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Emily Atef

Emily Atef

Actor, Director, Writer

Born January 1, 1973 in Berlin, Germany

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Emily Atef (born 6 May, 1973; Berlin) is a German filmmaker based in Berlin.

At the age of 7, Atef moved from Berlin to Los Angeles with her French-Iranian parents and her brother the drummer Cyril Atef. She was 13 when they moved to France, where Atef finished school, and later she went to London to work as an actor in the London theater scene. Atef returned to Berlin to study film direction at the prestigious Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin.

Her first feature-length film Molly's Way which, like her 2 following feature films was co-authored by Esther Bernstorff received an advancement award at the Filmfest München (film festival Munich) in 2005 for best script and the Grand Jury Award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, the only A-Festival in South America as well as several other awards. Her second feature-length film The Stranger in Me which deals with a young mother having postnatal depression also received several awards and was screened at the International Critics' Week of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, Emily Atef wrote and directed the feature film 3 Days in Quiberon It depicts 3 emotional days of one of Europe's biggest stars, Romy Schneider where she gave her last German interview to ‘Stern’ magazine. 3 Days in Quiberon had its world premiere in the competition section of the 68. Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bear. 3 Days in Quiberon was the big winner at the German Academy Awards in 2018 taking home seven Lolas. In 2022 her film More Than Ever, starring Vicky Krieps and Gaspard Ulliel, was shown in the section Un certain regard at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

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9 wins and 12 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

6

Type

Year

Der Deutsche Fernsehpreis 2021 TV Special2021Self

Deutscher Filmpreis 2018 TV Movie2018Self - Winner

Passage des arts Poster

Passage des arts TV Series2018Self

Die Akademie bin ich - People i met on my 40th Birthday Documentary2006Self

On n'est pas couché Poster

On n'est pas couché TV Series2006Self

Marseille Poster

Marseille Feature Film2004Zelda

Director

14

Type

Year

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything Poster

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything Feature Film2023

More Than Ever Poster

More Than Ever Feature Film2022

Jackpot TV Movie2020

3 Days in Quiberon Poster

3 Days in Quiberon Feature Film2018

Killing Eve Poster

Killing Eve TV Series2018

Macht euch keine Sorgen! Poster

Macht euch keine Sorgen! TV Movie2018

Königin der Nacht Poster

Königin der Nacht TV Movie2017

Wunschkinder Poster

Wunschkinder TV Movie2016

Töte mich Poster

Töte mich Feature Film2012

The Stranger in Me Poster

The Stranger in Me Feature Film2008

Molly's Way Poster

Molly's Way Feature Film2005

Asyl Feature Film2004

XX to XY: Fighting to Be Jake Poster

XX to XY: Fighting to Be Jake Short Film2003

Tatort TV Series1970

Writer

7

Type

Year

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything Poster

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything Feature Film2023

More Than Ever Poster

More Than Ever Feature Film2022

3 Days in Quiberon Poster

3 Days in Quiberon Feature Film2018

Töte mich Poster

Töte mich Feature Film2012

The Stranger in Me Poster

The Stranger in Me Feature Film2008

Molly's Way Poster

Molly's Way Feature Film2005

Tatort TV Series1970

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