Laurentia Genske, *1989 

Works and lives in Cologne, DE 

FILMOGRAPHY

2021  Zuhur's Daughters, Documentary, 3sat/ZDF, 90 min, Germany 

2017  El Manguito, Documentary, 19 min, Cuba 

2015  Afuera, Documentary, 64 min, Cuba 

2014  Am Kölnberg, Documentary, 88 min, Germany 

TV

2021  Dieselgate, Directors Assistant, Documentary, 90 min, arte/WDR 

2016  24h Bayern, Director Team, Documentary, BR 

2016  Operation Peter Pan, Directors Assistant; Documentary, 60 min, ZDF/arte 

2014  Straßenstrich in Köln, Magazine Report, Documentary, 5 min, 3sat 

2012  Mama, hör auf damit!, Camera Person, Documentary, 45 min, ARD 

2012  Mein Mann der Möder, Camera Person, Documentary, 30 min, ARD 

RESIDENCIES & AWARDS

2023 Nomination CIVIS Media Prize 2023 for Zuhur’s Daughters

2022 Best International Feature Film, Amor Film Festival Chile for Zuhur’s Daughters

2022  Preselection Deutscher Filmpreis for Zuhur’s Daughters

2022  Nomination German Dokumentary Film Award for Zuhur’s Daughters

2021  DOK.fest Munich / VIKTOR DOK.deutsch for Zuhur’s Daughters

2019  Santiago Indie Film Awards, WINNER Best Documentary Short for El Manguito

2019  Photography Residency Tijuana, Goethe Institute Mexico 

2018  Seal of Approval 'highly recommended' for El Manguito

2017  Editing Award, Honorary Mention, Filmplus for El Manguito

2017  3sat-Promotional Award, IKF Oberhausen, for El Manguito 

2017  Meduc Award for Am Kölnberg

2016  dpa news talent, Residency, Mexico City 

2016  Subvention Grant for young artists, Ministry of Culture NRW 

2016  Best Documentary, RDOC for Afuera

2016  Preselection, German Film Award, Lola, Berlinale for Am Kölnberg

2015  TheWIFTS, Diversity Award for Afuera

2015  Bild-Kunst Editing Award, Filmplus, for Am Kölnberg 

2015  First Steps Award, Nominierung for Am Kölnberg

2015  Seal of Approval 'highly recommended' for Am Kölnberg 

2015  Promotional Award, German Documentary Film Award for Am Kölnberg

2015  Nonfiktionale Award for Am Kölnberg 

2014  Honorary Mention, Dok Leipzig for Am Kölnberg

FELLOWSHIPS & STIPENDS

2021 Project Development Subvention, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW for Vom Wandeln im Wald (WT)

2020 Project Development Subvention, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW for Once we loved stories about the future

2020 Research Scholarship, Fine Arts, Cologne, for Once we loved stories about the future

2020  Berlinale Talents, Short Form Station for Yade

2019  Production Subvention DFFF for Zuhur's Daughters 

2019  Berlinale Talents 

2019 DokArt, Project Development Scholarship for Once we loved stories about the future

2019 Grenzgänger Europa, Research Scholarship of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for Once we loved stories about the future 

2018 Cinema/TV- Coproduction Subvention 3sat/ZDF for Zuhur's Daughters

2018 Production Subvention P1, Foundation for Film and Media NRW, for Zuhur's Daughters

2018  Filmlab Düsseldorf, Project Subvention 

2012  KHM Stipend Overseas Stay EICTV Cuba