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Kurdwin Ayub

Biography

Kurdwin Ayub was born in Iraq in 1990. Currently, she works as a director, screenwriter, and video and performance artist in Vienna, Austria. Studies in Painting and Animation with Christian Ludwig Attersee and Judith Eisler at the University for Applied Arts Vienna from 2008 to 2013. 2011, studies in Performing Arts with Carola Dertnig at the University of Fine Arts Vienna.

Elsa Okazaki

Vita
Born
1990, Dohuk
Education
University of Applied Arts
Occupation
Autorin, Regisseurin, Kamera
Contact
Awards
2022
GWFF Best First Feature Award (Berlinale, Encounters Competion)
2022
Special Jury Award Thomas-Pluch-Prize
2019
Jury Award for best Shortfilm (Max Ophüls Preis)
2016
Carte Blanche Prize (Duisburger Filmwoche)
2016
New Waves Non Fiction Award (Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo)
2016
Best Camera (Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film)
2013
Vienna Independent Short Newcomer Prize
2012
Mehrwert Short Film Prize (Viennale)
2011
Mehrwert Short Film Prize (Viennale)
Filmography
2022
Sonne, 87 min
2016
Paradise! Paradise!, 78 min, Regie, Kamera, Ton
Kurdwin Ayub
Sonne (2022)
Sonne
Kurdwin Ayub
Sonne (2022)
Sonne
Kurdwin Ayub
Sonne (2022)
Sonne
Trailer - SONNE - von Kurdwin Ayub! ***Eröffnungsfilm Diagonale***
Kurdwin Ayub
Sonne (2022)
Sonne
Kurdwin Ayub
Sonne (2022)
Sonne
Kurdwin Ayub
Paradise! Paradise! (2016)
Paradise! Paradise!
Kurdwin Ayub
Paradise! Paradise! (2016)
Paradise! Paradise!
Kurdwin Ayub
Paradise! Paradise! (2016)
Paradise! Paradise!
Films

Sonne (2022)

87 min

Ulrich Seidl Filmproduktion

Sonne (2022)

Synopsis

Three teenage girls from Vienna twerk in hijab and sing a pop song. A YouTube video of it makes them famous overnight, especially among Kurdish Muslims. Yesmin, the only one of the friends who is Kurdish herself, begins to distance herself more and more from her culture. Nati and Bella, on the other hand, seem fascinated by a world that is strange to them. When the girls meet two young Kurdish patriots, the situation threatens to escalate. A film about young people caught between social media and self-discovery, a story of rebellious young women.

Info
Produktion
Ulrich Seidl, Veronika Franz
Kamera
Enz Brandner
Schnitt
Roland Stöttinger
Premiere International
12. February 2022 — Berlinale (Encounters Competion) 
Premiere Österreich
5. April 2022 — Diagonale 
Kinostart
9. September 2022
Awards
GWFF Best First Feature Award (Berlinale 2022)
Special Jury Award Thomas-Pluch-Prize (Diagonale 2022)

Paradise! Paradise! (2016)

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78 min

Kurdwin Ayub

Paradise! Paradise! (2016)

Synopsis

In 1991 Kurdwin Ayub and her parents were forced to flee from Iraq. Years later her father (Omar) is homesick and has decided to visit relatives in his hometown of Dohuk again, but this time in order to purchase property there. With a camera in hand, Kurdwin accompanies her father on visits with relatives, real estate agents, and even soldiers in a war zone within reach of the IS. The places and people they encounter repeatedly call into question Omar’s glorified picture of Kurdistan, a place he calls ​“Paradise”.

Info
Regie
Kurdwin Ayub
Produktion
Rudi Takacs, Lixi Frank
Kamera
Kurdwin Ayub
Ton
Kurdwin Ayub
Premiere International
30. November ‑0001
Premiere Österreich
30. November ‑0001
Kinostart
30. November -0001
Awards
Award for best Camera (Diagonale 2016)
New Waves Non Fiction Award (Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo 2016) 
Carte Blanche Award (Duisburger Filmwoche 2016)
Kurdwin Ayub