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Pia Marais (born 1971) is a South African filmmaker based in Germany.
Early life and education
Pia Marais was born in Johannesburg to a Swedish mother and South African father. She lived in South Africa, Sweden, and Spain as a child.
Marais studied sculpture and photography in London and Amsterdam as well as at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. She went on to study filmmaking at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin.
Career
Marais directed four short films at the start of her career: Loop (1996), Deranged (1998), Tricky People (1999), and 17 (2003). During this time, she also worked as a casting director and script supervisor.
The Unpolished, Marais' semi-autobiographical feature directorial debut, premiered at the 2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it won a Tiger Award. Her 2010 feature film, At Ellen's Age, starred Jeanne Balibar as a woman who roams the world after abandoning her former life. The film premiered in competition at the Locarno Film Festival in 2010.
Marais' third feature film, the South Africa-set thriller Layla Fourie about a young mother confronting her guilt after a hit and run accident, premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2013, where it was recognized with a special mention by the international jury.
In 2017, Marais became a professor at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. She was one of 45 directors from across Europe who contributed to the 2019 television documentary 24h Europe - The Next Generation.
Transamazonia, Marais' 2024 feature film about a girl in the Amazon rainforest whose father claims she is a faith healer, premiered in competition at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.
Personal life
Marais resides in Berlin.
Filmography
= Film
== Television
=Awards and nominations
References
External links
Pia Marais at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jeanne Moreau
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Pia Marais
- Transamazonia
- 2024 New York Film Festival
- Layla Fourie
- 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
- Joana Preiss
- 55th International Film Festival of India
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International
- 77th Locarno Film Festival
