Drei Sterne : About The Filmmakers


SANDRA NETTELBECK
Director / Screenwriter
Mostly Martha is writer/director Sandra Nettelbeck's first major film project.
Nettelbeck made her feature debut in l995 as writer/director of the film, Loose Ends for Luna Film in Berlin. This was followed by Mammamia which won the Max Ophuls Prize for Best Film and Best Script in l997.
Born in Hamburg, Sandra Nettelbeck began her studies of film at San Francisco State University in 1988. During that time she produced several videos and two films on 16mm, including A Certain Grace in l992, which won Best Short Film at the San Francisco International Film Festival. Following her education, Nettelbeck worked for Spiegel TV and as a freelance editor for Premiere television in 1993-1994.

CHRISTOPH FRIEDEL
Producer
Christoph Friedel has produced five films with Karl Baumgartner, including Mostly Martha and Samsara.
In addition to these two feature films, Friedel and Baumgartner produced The Quickie and Luna Papa; executive produced Super 8 Stories. Independently, Friedel has produced Bear's Kiss and Ayurveda: Art of Being. Friedel is a member of the pre selection committee for competition at the International Berlin Film Festival.

KARL BAUMGARTNER
Producer
Karl Baumgartner has produced five films with Christoph Friedel including Mostly Martha and Samsara.
In addition to these two feature films, Baumgartner and Friedel produced The Quickie; executive produced Super 8 Stories and co-produced Luna Papa.
A prolific producer, Baumgartner has produced 12 films since 1999. These films include Clouds: Letters to my Son, Normalni ljudi, My Sweet Home and No Quarto da Vanda. Additionally, during the last 5 years he produced internationally distributed films including Black Cat White Cat and Pola X.

MICHAEL BERTL
Director of Cinematography
Michael Bertl reunites with director Sandra Nettelbeck on Mostly Martha after working with her on two previous projects - Mammamia in 1998 and Loose Ends in 1995.
Bertl began his career in cinematography with the 1991 project, Con Amore, Fabia. This was followed by Nah am Wasser, Bandagistenglueck, Schwarze Sonne and Liebe, Lugen und Geheimnisse.
His most recent work can be seen in the 2001 German TV movie Hand in Hand and Mozart, a feature film to be released in December 2002.

BETTINA HELMI
Costumer
In Mostly Martha, German costume designer, Bettina Helmi created costumes that complimented Martha's lifestyle -- uncomplicated, clean and precise. This is Helmi's first feature film.
Prior to working on Mostly Martha, Helmi designed the costumes for
German television shows including "Jenseits," "Alphateam - Die Lebensretter im op," "Freundschaft Mit Herz" (aka "Girlfriends"), and "Unbestandig und Kuhl" (aka "Loose Ends").

THOMAS FREUDENTHAL
Production Designer
Thomas Freudenthal designed his first feaure film, Der Campus, in 1998. That same year, he designed the look for Solo Fuer Klarinette (aka Solo for Clarinet). These were followed by St. Pauli Nacht (aka St. Pauli Night) and Schnee in der Neujahrsnacht (aka Snow on New Year's Eve).
Freudenthal began his career in 1995 as production designer on the German television movie, "Der Sandmann. " Other television projects quickly followed including "Das madchen Rosemarie," "Es geschah am hellichten Tag," "Bella Block" (with Martina Gedeck) and the television series "Zwei Manner am Herd. "

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