Maja Classen
Encyclopedia
Maja Classen is a German film director
and screenwriter
, primarily known for her 2006 documentary on the Berlin
techno
scene, Feiern
.
She studied film production at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Potsdam "Konrad Wolff" (The Konrad Wolff University of Film and Television, in Potsdam
, Germany). During her time there, she produced several short films, including the documentary film
Feiern
(2006); this film was a portrait of the Berlin
techno
scene in the early 2000s, composed primarily of interview footage. The film was premiered at Kino Babylon in Berlin in 2006, made the circuit of film festivals, and was released on DVD in the same year. She also completed her studies in 2006 with the documentary film Osdorf, a sensitive portrait of young first- and second-generation immigrant men with long police records; this film was released in 2007 and also made the rounds of film festivals. Maja Classen lives and works in Berlin.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, primarily known for her 2006 documentary on the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
scene, Feiern
Feiern (film)
Feiern is a 2006 documentary film about the electronic dance music scene . Maja Classen wrote and directed the film.- Synopsis :...
.
She studied film production at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Potsdam "Konrad Wolff" (The Konrad Wolff University of Film and Television, in Potsdam
Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
, Germany). During her time there, she produced several short films, including the documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Feiern
Feiern (film)
Feiern is a 2006 documentary film about the electronic dance music scene . Maja Classen wrote and directed the film.- Synopsis :...
(2006); this film was a portrait of the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
scene in the early 2000s, composed primarily of interview footage. The film was premiered at Kino Babylon in Berlin in 2006, made the circuit of film festivals, and was released on DVD in the same year. She also completed her studies in 2006 with the documentary film Osdorf, a sensitive portrait of young first- and second-generation immigrant men with long police records; this film was released in 2007 and also made the rounds of film festivals. Maja Classen lives and works in Berlin.
Filmography
- 1998: Nightshot, short film (screenwriter, director)
- 1999: The Juggler, short film (screenwriter, director)
- 2001: Alles soll in Erfüllung gehen, documentary short (screenwriter, director)
- 2002: Sieben Werden, short film (screenwriter, director)
- 2003: Heimat, experimental documentary film (screenwriter, director)
- 2004: Tançu, documentary short (screenwriter, director)
- 2006: FeiernFeiern (film)Feiern is a 2006 documentary film about the electronic dance music scene . Maja Classen wrote and directed the film.- Synopsis :...
, documentary film (screenwriter, director) - 2007: OsdorfOsdorfOsdorf may refer to places in Germany:*Osdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde*Osdorf, Hamburg, a quarter of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg*Osdorfer Straße, a railway station in Berlin...
, documentary film (screenwriter, director) - 2009: 24 Hours Berlin, television documentary (director)