Hapke-Prenczina, Sabine

(1954, East Ber­lin, Germany-)

   Both her parents were teachers. From 1966 to 1976, she successively lived in Ethiopia, where she completed her secondary studies, and then in Iran, and Italy. She settled in Paris to study cinema. Having graduated with several bachelors' degrees (sinology, modern letters, and cinema), she entered films as an assistant editor and assistant director. She also was a journalist for Radio France International.

 Filmography

        ◘ Et pourtant elles tournent (short; also screenwriter)

        ◘ La Mort dans l'Âme (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

1989 ◘ Touchstone (short; also screenwriter)

1991 ◘ Farendj (also co-screenwriter, co-dialogist; shot in 1989)

   Video Documentaries

        ◘ Les Fables géométriques

        ◘ Goran Brégovic—Portrait of a Film Composer (short; also cinematographer)

1996 ◘ Baby Blues (also screenwriter, cinematographer)

1997 ◘ Dernier Coup de Pinceau (short; also screenwriter, cinematographer)

1998 ◘ Le Trèfle à Quatre Feuilles (co-director)

2001 ◘ Yuri Buenaventura