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Christina Kallas

Christina Kallas

Writer, Producer, Director

Born June 6, 1974 in Thessaloniki, Greece

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Christina Kallas is an award winning filmmaker, whose tense ensemble drama, 42 Seconds of Happiness (2016) won a number of awards and nominations in regional and international festivals in the US and abroad, granting her among others a nomination for the Emerging Director Award in St. Louis. The US independent filmmaker with a remarkable past as a Berlin-based writer and producer - and credits such as John Hurt starring political thriller, The Commissioner; BBC Films and Polygram's hooligan drama, I.D.; Toronto and Berlin selection hybrid narrative/doc Mothers; and European TV series hit, Danni Lowinski, has just completed her sophomore feature film as a director, The Rainbow Experiment, which was one of five works-in-progress selected for the prestigious US in Progress Paris program in 2017.

Christina Kallas was President of the Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) from 2005 to 2013. She was honored for her outstanding contribution to the international writers community, including the European Screenwriters Manifesto and the World Conferences of Screenwriters.

She has written several books on the art of writing for the screen including Creative Screenwriting: Understanding Emotional Structure (Palgrave/Macmillan, 2010) and Inside the Writers Room: Conversations with American TV Writers (Palgrave/Macmillan, 2014). She also wrote a monthly column for Ted Hope's blog Hope for Film, and was featured in Filmmaker Magazine and in Directed by Women. She served on several festival and European film subsidy juries, and is a member of the European Film Academy, the German Film Academy, the Writers Guild of America East, and the Film Fatales Narrative NY Chapter. She was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and graduated from FU Berlin with a double master's degree in film and music studies and a PhD in film studies. She has previously taught at the German Film and Television Academy DffB, and is currently teaching at Columbia University's and Barnard College's Film Programs.

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3 wins and 16 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

1

Slamdance TV Poster

Slamdance TV TV Series2018Self

Writer

9

Type

Year

Paris is in Harlem Poster

Paris is in Harlem Feature Film2022

The Rainbow Experiment Poster

The Rainbow Experiment Feature Film2018

42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Seconds of Happiness Feature Film2016

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness TV Series2012

Danni Lowinski Poster

Danni Lowinski TV Series2010

Honey and the Pig Poster

Honey and the Pig Feature Film2005

Edel & Starck Poster

Edel & Starck TV Series2002

Männer sind wie Schokolade Poster

Männer sind wie Schokolade TV Movie1999

The Commissioner Poster

The Commissioner Feature Film1998

Producer

9

Type

Year

Paris is in Harlem Poster

Paris is in Harlem Feature Film2022

The Rainbow Experiment Poster

The Rainbow Experiment Feature Film2018

42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Seconds of Happiness Feature Film2016

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness TV Series2012

Mothers Feature Film2010

The Commissioner Poster

The Commissioner Feature Film1998

Liebe Lügen TV Movie1997

I.D. Feature Film1995

White King, Red Queen (Russians) Poster

White King, Red Queen (Russians) Feature Film1993

Director

4

Type

Year

Paris is in Harlem Poster

Paris is in Harlem Feature Film2022

The Rainbow Experiment Poster

The Rainbow Experiment Feature Film2018

42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Seconds of Happiness Feature Film2016

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness TV Series2012

Camera and Electrical Department

1

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Short Films on 42 Seconds of Happiness TV Series2012

Thanks

2

Hey, Night Poster

Hey, Night Short Film2021

Love of Fate Poster

Love of Fate Short Film2005

Music Department

1

42 Seconds of Happiness Poster

42 Seconds of Happiness Feature Film2016

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