Melanie Waelde
Date of Birth
Geburtsort
Dachau
Biography
Born in Dachau, Germany in 1992, she graduated with a degree in screenwriting from the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB) in 2017. She works as a freelance writer and filmmaker, and her short films have screened at several festivals. Her short documentary, "Like in Africa", won the Young German Filmmaker Award at the Up-and-Coming International Film Festival Hannover. Alongside her film work she also writes experimental short stories and poetry. "Nackte Tiere" ("Naked Animals") is her feature-length debut.
Source: 70. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Filmography