Sina Seiler, director, Berlin

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Jurymember Underground Award "Karlsruhe - UNESCO City of Media Arts"

She is since 2021 a member of the the "Underground Award" Jury by Filmboard Karlsruhe as part of the label "Karlsruhe - UNESCO City of Media Arts". This year the prize with production budget went to the filmmaker Patience Mitumwesiga from UGANDA for her film JANGU (COME).
https://www.filminkarlsruhe.de/media-arts-scholarship/
They called us Krauts!

Sina Seiler has currently realized the oral history documentary "They called us the Krauts" about a Nazi contemporary witness. The film is currently in international festival exploitation and has already won several awards, including the Sweden Film Award for best documentary.

About Sina Seiler

Sina Seiler completed her film and media studies at the University of Karlsruhe (KIT) in cooperation with the University of Design, Karlsruhe (HfG), the University of Tübingen and at the Film and Theater University DAMS (Drama, Art and Music Studies) Bologna, Italy . Sina Seiler is currently working as an actress and assistant director. Her debut film "One Night in Summer” is looking for Filmfunding.

Known for

Sina Seiler©

Four Colours
2016
Director, delegate producer
© Sina Seiler

Elefant
2012-2013
Director, producer, screenwriter
© Filmboard Karlsruhe e. V.

Treasures of the Past
2017
Transcriptor
The Triad Project - Waiting (WT)
2011-2012
Assistant production manager
Die drei Räuber
2007
PA intern

Movies as director

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	They called us Krauts Koproduzentin	Short Documentary	Sina Seiler	Filmboard Karlsruhe e. V.	Koproduzentin
2020	Frau Holle will zum Film (Mini Webserie) Corona Characters	Series	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]	Corona Characters
2016	Im Sommer eine Nacht	Teaser (Film Concept)	Sina Seiler	Coaching Company Berlin [de]
2016	Four Colours	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Filmwerkstatt Münster [de]
2013	Elefant	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]
2012	Fluter - Magazin der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung	Web Magazine	Sina Seiler	Redaktion und Alltag, Flor Lay GbR [de]
2011	Fluter - Magazin der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung	Web Magazine	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]
2010	Fluter - Magazin der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung	Web Magazine	Sina Seiler	Redaktion und Alltag, Flor Lay GbR [de]
2006	Grieser Luft- und Filtertechnik GmbH - Landluft am Arbeitsplatz	Corporate Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]
2005	In the Space of The Other	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]
2005	About Konrad Zuse Koproduktion mit ZKM - Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe	Workshop-Production	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]	Koproduktion mit ZKM - Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe
2002	Esho Funi	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]

Movies in other capacities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	All of us are saints	Series Pilot	Simon Oblescak	Catalyst - Institute for Creative Arts and Technology (formerly Dbs Berlin) [de]	delegate producer
2023	All of us are saints	Series Pilot	Simon Oblescak	Catalyst - Institute for Creative Arts and Technology (formerly Dbs Berlin) [de]	producer
2021	Rohbau	Feature Film	Tuna Kaptan	Wood Water Films	assistant set/floor manager and Set AL Mannheim
2021	They called us Krauts	Short Documentary	Sina Seiler	Filmboard Karlsruhe e. V.	screenwriter
2019	Soko Bukarest	Showreel Production	Esther Zimmering	Berliwerk [de]	screenwriter
2018	Das Lehrerzimmer	Showreel Production	André Bolouri	Actors Space [de]	screenwriter
2017	Treasures of the Past	Documentary	Oliver Langewitz	Filmboard Karlsruhe e. V.	transcriptor Untertitelung
2016	Im Sommer eine Nacht	Teaser (Film Concept)	Sina Seiler	Coaching Company Berlin [de]	screenwriter
2016	Four Colours	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Filmwerkstatt Münster [de]	delegate producer
2013	Elefant	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]	producer
2013	Brot und Spiele - Wenn Menschen bei Olympia stören	Documentary, WDR [de]	Steffi Wurster	Sinafilm GmbH [de]	assistant production manager
2013	Elefant	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]	screenwriter
2011	The Triad Project - Waiting (WT)	Independent Feature Film	Simone Orlandini	Sinafilm GmbH [de]	assistant production manager
2010	Fluter - Magazin der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung	Web Magazine	Sina Seiler	Redaktion und Alltag, Flor Lay GbR [de]	head of development
2009	Wie alles endet	Short Film	Kai Seekings	Wilsdorf & Seekings GbR	Crowd 2nd AD (local system)
2008	Lychener 64 - Berlin Prenzlauer Berg	Documentary, rbb [de]	Jakob Rühle	Sinafilm GmbH [de]	assistant production manager
2007	Die drei Räuber	Feature Film	Hayo Freitag	Animation-X, Gesellschaft zur Produktion von Animationsfilmen mbH	PA intern
2007	Gutes Wedding, schlechtes Wedding - Best of (Theatermitschnitt, DVD)	TV-Event	Oliver Tautorat	Sinafilm GmbH [de]	script continuity
2005	In the Space of The Other	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]	screenwriter
2005	C.O.B. Civilians on the Battlefield	Documentary	Teresina Moscatiello	Sinafilm GmbH [de]	assistant production manager

Other projects

Year	Project type	Title	Activity	Company
2023	stage play	Er. Sie. Es by Karen Köhler directed by Alexander Weise	Assistant Director	Stadttheater Fürth
2017 - 2020	Script Development	One summer night (AT)	Screenwriter for Debut	Miriquidifilm
2016	Theatre directing	Two Boxes by Daniel Michalos	Director for Theatre	Blackboxx Theater Berlin
2015 - 2016	stage play	Die Affäre Rue de Lourcine	Regiehospitanz	Deutsches Theater Berlin
2015 - 2016	Theatre directing	The Zoo Story by Edward Albee	Director for Theatre	Blackboxx Theater Berlin

Film awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2023	They called us Krauts	Mokkho International Filmfestival [in]	Best Indie Short Film	Winner
2023	They called us Krauts	Mokkho International Filmfestival [in]	Best Female Director	Winner
2023	They called us Krauts	Adria Shorts - monthly online festival [hr]	January - Best Director	Winner
2022	They called us Krauts	Sweden Film Awards - monthly online festival [se]	August - Best Director	Winner
2017	Four Colours	Independent Days Karlsruhe	Best female Award	Nominated
2006	Esho Funi	Cineslam Tübingen [de]	Experimental Film	Winner
2002	Esho Funi	Kurzfilmfestival Tübingen [de]	Audience Award	Winner

Basic data

Nationality	German
Languages	EnglishGermanItalian
Experience abroad	Southern Europe: Italy Southeastern Europe: Rumania
Licences	B (car) [eu], C (truck > 3,5 t) [eu], C1 (truck < 3,5t <= 7,5t) [eu]
Education	Sina Seiler completed her film and media studies at the Universities of Karlsruhe (KIT) in cooperation with the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, Eberhardt-Karls-University Tubingen and DAMS (Drama, Arts and Music Studies) Bologna, Italy. She worked for several years at the ZKM, Center for Art and Media, Karlsruhe (https://zkm.de/de)
Further references	https://zkm.de/de
Immediate working area	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin

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