Andrea Štaka

Andrea Štaka, was born 1973 in Lucerne, Switzerland. She graduated from the MFA film program at the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK. Her films 'Hotel Belgrad' and 'Yugodivas' have brought her great recognition at film festivals such as Locarno and Sundance and have won several awards. Both films were nominated for Best Film at the Swiss Film Awards and theatrically released in Switzerland. Her first feature film 'Fraulein' won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival, the Heart of Sarajevo and the Swiss Film Award for Best Script. In 2007 Andrea Štaka founded Okofilm Productions in Zurich together with Thomas Imbach. Her second feature film 'Cure – Život druge' (2014) was awarded at the Max Ophüls Film Festival among others. 'Mare' (2020), her new feature film premiered at the 70. Berlinale Film Festival. Andrea Štaka is a member of the European Film Academy.