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JENNY GAND

Jenny Gand is a Vienna-based director who was born in East-Berlin in 1978. After graduating in German literature, philosophy and art history in Cologne, she moved to Vienna in 2006 and worked as assistant director at the Burgtheatre.

During her studies, an interest in the concepts of home/ heimat, identity, memory and space arises in the fields of culture and media studies and philosophy.

She is working in the film industry since 1998 and gained experiences in different fields: at a TV-Station (WDR), at filmproductions (Regina Ziegler, UFA, Endemol) as well as in theatre (Schauspielhaus Bochum, Ruhrtriennale). In 2008 Jenny Gand applied at Hamburg Media School (HMS) for a 2-year-Master in film directing. Although accepted out of 600 applicants she decided instead to enrol with Danube University Krems for a Master in film- & TV production.

After three short films and two theatre plays Jenny Gand started working as a director with her first feature film in 2008, the documentary “Wild Mint” (2009). And in 2014 follows her 4th short film “Snowdrop” which had its international premiere in competition at the Max Ophüls Filmfestival.

Her work covers fiction and documentary films as well as commercials, narrative fashion/ music videos & art/ theartre projects. Currently she´s working for her debut on the feature “ZwischenZeit”, an Eastern Western topic, which is in script development stage.

Jenny Gand is member of the Austrian Directors’ Association (ADA) for which she had been a board member for 10 years and co-chairwoman for 5 years. She is also member of the drehbuchFORUM Wien (Screenwriters Forum Vienna) & member of FC Gloria, a network for women in the film industry.

Over 10 years Jenny Gand is giving film workshops for kids, teens and young adults in Germany, Austria and Croatia. She lives and works in Vienna and has got a 4-year-old daughter.

Director´s Statement:

"My films are often told in a subtle way, the image needs time and space to be revealed as well as the characters in the story. I am often dealing with the subject of memory, searching for traces of time and finding a beauty and magic in it. For me It´s about letting the story and characters develop out of their inner quest and their personal environment.

To be dedicated to work with people, on stories, with actors and carve out the essence - story- and visual- wise, is my great ambition."

Fotos by Marisa Vranješ

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