Sandra Wollner

Sandra Wollner (born 1983) is an Austrian film director and screenwriter. She made her feature directorial debut with The Impossible Picture (2016), and also directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born (2020).^[2][3]

Sandra Wollner
Wollner at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020
Born	1983 (age 41–42) Leoben, Austria[1]
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Education and career

In 2012, Wollner began studying documentary filmmaking at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.^[4] She has directed several short films,^[1][5] and directed her first feature film, The Impossible Picture (2016),^[4][6] while still a student at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. The Impossible Picture garnered a number of awards,^[4] including the German Film Critics' Award in 2019.^[2]

Wollner directed and co-wrote The Trouble with Being Born, which premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in 2020, as part of the festival's Encounters section.^[2][3] The film received the Special Jury Award in that section.^[7]