Lara Juliette Sanders is a German director, producer and TV personality. She first gained media attention after winning a lifetime achievement award for her period-spanning feature documentary "Celebration of Flight".
Lara Juliette Sanders | |
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| Born | 1969 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | director, producer and TV personality |
Career
editSanders studied communication science and business administration at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and worked as a freelance journalist for the Bayerischer Rundfunk and ZDF. From 1996 she worked at Westdeutscher Rundfunk as a producer and host while script supervising at Odeon Film. Subsequently, Sanders was responsible for the development of new television pilots at Teletime TV Production as an executive producer.
In 2000 Sanders left her hometown in Germany and met the Swedish pilot Daniel Rundstroem on the island of Dominica, who is the real-life character of Sander's debut film Celebration of Flight. After filming for over 4 years, the award-winning feature-documentary was completed and broadcast in Germany (ZDF, Arte ), Italy ( RAI ), Sweden ( SVT), Finland ( YLE ), Denmark ( DR ) Norway ( NRK ), and France (France2). Lara received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences in regards to her directorial debut.[1][2][3][4][5]
Personal life
editIn 2020 Sanders married Eritrean actor and businessman Samuel Mekonnen.[6]
Selected filmography
editDirector and writer
edit- 2016 Truth for Foods
- 2007 The Real Daktari
- 2007 Celebration of Flight
Producer
edit- 2016 Truth for Foods
- 2016 Hanna's Sleeping Dogs
- 2007 The Real Daktari
- 2007 Celebration of Flight
Awards
edit- Special Jury Prize for Celebration of Flight at Barcelona International Film Festival[citation needed]
- Best Documentary award for Celebration of Flight at Gloria Film Festival[citation needed]
- Best Feature Documentary Director's Award for Celebration of Flight at Texas Film Festival[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT". German Documentaries. 13 May 2020.
- ^ ""Goodbye Deutschland"-Star Lara Sanders Skurrile Hochzeit: Sie heiratet im Videostream". Bunte.de. 13 May 2020.
- ^ "Personal Info Lara Juliette Sanders". Germanfilms.de. Archived from the original on July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Richard Häussler". Film Portal. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Lara Juliette Sanders". 17 October 2012.
- ^ "Newlywed Biracial Couple Cheered on at Protests in L.A.: 'There Is No Limit for Love'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ^ "Lara Sanders erhält zusammen mit Daniel Rundstroem Preis für ihr Lebenswerk auf Dominica -"Über allen Horizonten"/"Celebration of Flight"- der weltweit preisgekrönte Film hat seine Premiere auf Dominica".
- ^ "Gloria Film Festival 2007 awards". IMDb.
- ^ "Barcelona International Film Festival 2009 awards". IMDb.
- ^ "Le palmarès du 29e festival international du film d'aventure de Dijon".