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Maren Ade (German: [ˈmaːʁən ˈʔaːdə]; born 12 December 1976) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer. Ade lives in Berlin, teaching screenwriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. Together with Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach, she runs the production company Komplizen Film.
Maren Ade is a director, writer and producer of acclaimed films such as Toni Erdmann, Everyone Else and Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen. She was born in Karlsruhe in 1976 and co-founded the "Komplizen" film company in 2001.
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Maren Ade is a German filmmaker who has directed three features, including the acclaimed comedy Toni Erdmann (2016). Learn about her life, career, awards, trivia and quotes on IMDb.
- December 12, 1976
Mar 8, 2017 · Learn about Maren Ade, the director of Toni Erdmann and Everyone Else, who explores the nuances of interpersonal relationships in her dramas. Find out her place of birth, accolades, contemporaries, style, genre and fun fact.
Dec 20, 2016 · With only three features under her belt, German director Maren Ade has become one of contemporary cinema’s keenest observers of human behavior.
Jan 27, 2017 · The director of the Oscar-nominated comedy talks about her interest in power dynamics, embarrassment and surrealism in her third film. She reveals how she created the character of Toni Erdmann, a life coach who wears a wig and false teeth, and why she admires Andy Kaufman's radical hiding.
Directing. Writing. Acting. Maren Ade began studying at the HFF Munich in 1998 majoring in Production and Media Economics and then changed to the Film and Television Department in 2000 at the HFF Munich.
