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Elena Weiss

 

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Country: Germany

T-Port Partner: Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis

Eléna Weiss grew up in Spain and Germany. She studied acting in Stuttgart and Barcelona and has been working as an actress since 2012 in German theaters and for film and television. In 2015 she began directing theatre plays. She also started developing plays in collaboration with art collectives such as DIE WOHLPRÄPARIERTE FRAU (nominated for Friedrich Luft Preis) and the feminist performance BITCH PERFECT. In 2016 she began directing her first own films,  such as the SCI-FI silent movie ROB UND BOB and the Short film ALIEN INSIDE. Since 2020 Eléna has been studying directing at Hamburg Media School. Her short film Flick-a-Cig is shortlisted for the Yugo Student BAFTA. It is currently being screened at various festivals, such as Max Ophüls, Nordische Filmtage Lübeck and Euroshorts and was awarded best student short at Venezia Short Film Festival.

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Filmography on T-Port

Of kisses and capes

Isi and Finn are planning their first time. A difficult endeavor, not only because of...