Maren Ade
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Maren Ade is a German producer, writer, and director born in Karlsruhe on 12 December 1976. She studied cinema at Munich's Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film and co-founded the "Komplizen" film company in 2001. Her first feature, Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (2003), was a grueling drama about the difficult beginnings of a new teacher. Six years later, she released Alle Anderen (2009), a taut drama about two newly married couples on holiday. Her greatest success came in 2015 and 2016 with Toni Erdmann (2016), an offbeat comedy with a philosophical approach that was met with great acclaim. With only three full-length movies to her credit, Maren Ade has become a name that counts in today's German cinema.
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Who is it? Producer, Writer, Director
Birth Day December 12, 1976
Birth Place  Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Germany
Age 47 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Capricorn
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active 2000–present
Spouse(s) Ulrich Köhler
Children 2

💰 Net worth: $8 Million (2024)

Maren Ade, a renowned figure in the German film industry, has garnered substantial success and wealth throughout her career. As of 2024, her estimated net worth stands at an impressive $8 million. Ade's expertise lies in multiple domains, as she has proven her talents as a producer, writer, and director. Her creative vision, combined with her exceptional skills, has enabled her to create impactful and critically acclaimed films. With her remarkable achievements, Maren Ade continues to solidify her position as an influential and prosperous figure within the German film community.

Biography/Timeline

1998

In 1998, she began studying film production and media management, and later film direction at the University of Television and Film (HFF) in Munich, which she successfully completed in 2004.

2001

In 2001, Ade co-founded the film production company Komplizen Film together with Janine Jackowski, a fellow graduate from HFF. It was with Komplizen Film that she produced her final student film The Forest for the Trees at HFF in 2003. Among other honors, the film received the Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005. The Forest for the Trees was screened at a large number of international festivals.

2009

In 2009, her second film Everyone Else celebrated its world premiere in the Official Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival, where it received the Silver Bear for Best Film (Jury Grand Prix) and the Best Actress Silver Bear for Birgit Minichmayr. Everyone Else was released in theatres in over 18 countries.

2012

In 2012, Ade announced she would be writing and directing a film called Toni Erdmann about a man who begins to play pranks on his adult daughter after he finds she has become too serious. The film debuted In Competition at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the first German film to debut there in 10 years. The film won the top prize at the European Film Awards (Best European Film), thus making Ade the first woman to direct a movie that won the top prize at those awards.

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