Andrea Staka

Andrea Staka is a Swiss film director best known for winning the Golden Leopard at the 59th Locarno International Film Festival in 2006 for her film, Das Fräulein.

Staka was born in Lucerne in 1973. She attended the film and video department of the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich. She lives in Zürich and New York.

Filmography

• Das Fräulein, 2006, motion picture, 81min., 35mm. Golden Leopard, 2006 Locarno International Film Festival.
• Yugodivas, 2000, documentary, 60 min., 35mm. Quality Award, Swiss Federal Office of Culture.
• Hotel Belgrad, 1998, drama, 13 min., 35mm. Various awards including Best Director, Brooklyn International Film Festival, New York; Feature Award, Seh-Süchte Festival, Berlin; Grand Prix du Jury, Rencontres Internationales Henri Langlois, Poitiers.
• several video clips, 1992–1999

References

• Thomas Stephens (2006-08-12). "Das Fräulein picks up the Golden Leopard". Swissinfo. 

External links

• Biography at dschointventschr.ch
• Biography at swissfilms.ch
• Video interview on the making of Das Fräulein
• DVD DAS FRÄULEIN
• Andrea Staka at the Internet Movie Database
• Andrea Staka at the Swiss Film Directory