Axel Ranisch
Alex RANISCH (1983, Germany) was born in Berlin and shot his first short film when he was 20. In the following years, he estimates he made around eighty short films, taking care of acting, composing, editing and directing. He studied film direction in 2004 at Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. His first feature film Dicke Mädchen (2012), won several awards, including the Jury Prize at Hamburg International Queer Film Festival. He admits he can never sit still and indulges in his love for classical music and opera when not making films. Ranisch has staged operas in Munich, Stuttgart and Lyon. His most recent film Orphea in Love (2022), has allowed him to combine his love for film and opera.
Filmography
(selection) Rythmus im Kopf (2005, short), Mehr als Nichts (2005, short), Hollbüllhuus (2006, short), Dicke Mädchen (2011), Ich Fühl Mich Disco/I Feel Like Disco (2013), Alki, Alki (2014), Tatort (2017/18, TV series), Wir (2021, TV series), Nackt über Berlin (2022, TV series), Orphea in Love (2022)
More info: Wikipedia, Axel Ranisch
Axel Ranisch at IFFR
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Orphea in Love
Axel Ranisch | 107' | Germany | International premiere
Nele dreams of becoming a soprano and falls in love with dancer Kolya. A razzmatazzy musical mixing realism, kitsch and classical ballet. -
Axel und Peter
Rosa von Praunheim | 41' | France | None
A four-day-long clash of titans starring Axel Ranisch and Peter Kern with an off-the-cuff duet about diets and a sex scene featuring two pointing fing