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    About Susan Gordanshekan

    Susan Gordanshekan is a German filmmaker of Iranian origins. After working for a German broadcaster and a film production company in Berlin, she decided to study film at the University of Television and Film in Munich.

    Over the years, she has made several documentaries and three short fiction films. Notably, her documentary GARÇONS MANQUÉS and the short fiction EISBLUMEN were screened at numerous films festivals worldwide and won several prizes. EISBLUMEN premiered at 61. BERLINALE.

    In 2013/14 Susan attended as one of six international filmmakers the 27th session of Cinéfondation Residence of Festival de Cannes where she developed her first feature film DIE DEFEKTE KATZE. In 2015 she took part at Berlinale Talents Training Programme.

    DIE DEFEKTE KATZE / A DYSFUNCTIONAL CAT premiered at 68. Berlin International Film Festival in February 2018 and was screened at numerous international film festivals e.g. the Shanghai International Film Festival. The Film was released in German Cinemas in October 2018. Susan Gordanshekan received for DIE DEFEKTE KATZE the German Director's Award METROPOLIS as best newcomer director.

    In 2022, Gordanshekan shot two of four episodes of the miniseries FÜXE, which was created in co-production with ZDF-Das Kleine Fernsehspiel.FÜXE won the special prize for serial formats at the Hamburg Film Festival 2023 and is nominated for the Grimme Prize 2024.

    Known for

    • 2022-2023
      Director
    • Plakat
      2017-2018
      Director, screenwriter
    • Filmplakat | © NEUESUPER Amberger Dufter Parente GbR
      © NEUESUPER Amberger Dufter Parente GbR
      2010-2011
      Director, screenwriter, editor

    Movies as director

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    YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
    2023SOKO Leipzig
    4 episodes
    TV Series, ZDF [de]Susan GordanshekanUFA Fiction4 episodes
    2022Füxe
    Episode 2&3
    Limited series, ZDF [de]Susan GordanshekanU5 Filmproduktion GmbH & Co.KGEpisode 2&3
    2022SOKO Potsdam
    Episode 52-54
    TV Series, ZDF [de]Susan GordanshekanBantry Bay Productions GmbHEpisode 52-54
    2018A Dysfunctional CatFeature FilmSusan GordanshekanGlory Film GmbH [de]
    2015In LimboShort FilmSusan GordanshekanSusan Gordanshekan Produktion
    2011EisblumenShort FilmSusan GordanshekanNEUESUPER GmbH
    2006Boys in DisguiseDocumentarySusan GordanshekanHFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
    2005TarofShort FilmSusan GordanshekanHFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]

    Movies in other capacities

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    YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
    2018A Dysfunctional CatFeature FilmSusan GordanshekanGlory Film GmbH [de]screenwriter
    2015In LimboShort FilmSusan GordanshekanSusan Gordanshekan Produktioneditor
    2015In LimboShort FilmSusan GordanshekanSusan Gordanshekan Produktionscreenwriter
    2015In LimboShort FilmSusan GordanshekanSusan Gordanshekan Produktionproducer
    2011EisblumenShort FilmSusan GordanshekanNEUESUPER GmbHeditor
    2011EisblumenShort FilmSusan GordanshekanNEUESUPER GmbHscreenwriter
    2006Boys in DisguiseDocumentarySusan GordanshekanHFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]editor
    2005TarofShort FilmSusan GordanshekanHFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]screenwriter

    Film awards

    YearFilmAwardCategory 
    2024FüxeGrimme Award [de]FictionNominated
    2019A Dysfunctional CatSnowdance Independent Film Festival [de]Beste RegieWinner
    2018A Dysfunctional CatMetropolis - Deutscher Regiepreis [de]Beste Regie Debüt / Nachwuchs:Winner
    2018A Dysfunctional CatInt. Filmfestspiele BerlinPerspektive Deutsches KinoNominated
    2018A Dysfunctional CatShanghai Int. Film Festival [cn]Focus GermanyNominated
    2018A Dysfunctional CatSehsüchte Film Festival [de]Nominated
    2018A Dysfunctional CatStony Brook Film FestivalJury AwardNominated
    2018A Dysfunctional CatSehsüchte Film FestivalcompetitionNominated
    2018A Dysfunctional CatFestival des deutschen Films [de]Stilbewusst und intensivNominated
    2012EisblumenFilmfestival Türkei/Deutschland [de]Best Short FilmWinner
    2011EisblumenBerlinale, Int'l Filmfestspiele Berlin [de]Perspektive Deutsches KinoNominated
    2011EisblumenAlpinale Kurzfilmfestival [at]Bester KurzfilmWinner
    2008Boys in DisguiseInterfilm Berlin [de]Prize for Best DocumentaryWinner
    2008Boys in DisguiseDocúpolis Barcelona [es]First Documentary AwardNominated

    Basic data

    NationalityGerman
    LanguagesEnglishFrenchGermanPersian / Farsi
    Experience abroadNorth America: USA
    West Asia: Turkey
    Western Europe: England, France
    Immediate working areaBerlin
    1st residence (federal state or country)Germany - Bavaria
    Accommodation possibilitiesHamburg, Hannover, Munich, Nuremberg