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Zora Rux studied at dffb and Columbia University. Her short films were shown at Palm Springs, Austin, Montreal World, Tel Aviv, Riga, Sao Paulo, Reykjavik, Talinn Black Nights and sold to ARTE.
Having worked for Roy Andersson's films About Endlessness and A Pigeon as Casting Director, Zora teamed up with some of Andersson's crew for her first feature ICH ICH ICH/ Second Thoughts. She is currently in postproduction of her second feature MEN BEHIND FAMOUS WOMEN and co-writing the Hamburg-Schleswig-Holstein-funded feature GIRLSPLAINING.


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FILMOGRAPHY as Writer/Director

2025	Männer berühmter Frauen | the most delicate flower, Leuchtstoff-funding by MBB & RBB, feature film in postproduction
2025	Männer und Kinder zuerst | Girlsplaining, feature film in development, co-writer, treatment and screenplay funding by MOIN-Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Skalar Filmproduktion
2021	Ich Ich Ich | Second Thoughts, feature film, 85 minutes, DFFB FESTIVALS (Selection): Zürich Filmfestival, Taipei Filmfestival, Mostra Sao Paulo, Raindance, Max-Ophüls-Preis, Cinequest, USA, Cinema Jove Opening Film, Festival for Women's Rights Seoul, South Korea AWARDS (Selection): Best Cinematography at FilmZ, Best Cinematography at Achtung Berlin Cinema distribution: UCM.One
2021	Biesendorf, feature film in development, treatment funded by FFA
2015	What happens in your brain if you see a german word like...? short film, 5 min, DFFB FESTIVALS (Selection): Stockholm IFF 2015, Interfilm 2015, Regensburger Short Film Week 2016, Filmfestival Max-Ophüls 2016, Montreal World FF 2015, FEST - New Directors/ New Films Festival 2016, Palm Springs ISFF 2016, Tel Aviv ISFF 2016, Riga IFF 2016, Next Generation Short Tiger in Cannes 2016 AWARDS (Selection): Short Tiger German Films, Audience Award and Student's Jury Award at StopTrick IFF 2016, Best Experimental Film at FIAFest, Columbia, FBW- besonders wertvoll Cinema distribution: Interfilm and AG Kurzfilm, ARTE
2014	Geschützter Raum | Safe Space, short film, 13 min, DFFB FESTIVALS (Selection): Montreal World FF 2015, Filmfest Dresden 2015, Sao Paulo ISFF 2015, Reykjavik IFF 2015, Riga IFF 2015, Austin FF 2015, Leeds IFF 2015, Filmschoolfest Munich 2015, Talinn Black Nights 2015, Next Generation Short Tiger in Cannes 2015, Hof 2014, Regensburger Short Film Week 2015, Durban IFF AWARDS (Selection): Max-Bresele-memorial-prize at Regensburger Short Film Week, 2nd prize at Mosaic Film Experience, US, Hot Issue Award at Luksuz FF, prize for special artistic achievement at Wendland Shorts, best student film at Logan FF, US, 1st prize for a social relevant film at Entretodos Sao Paulo Human Rights Festival, FBW - besonders wertvoll, Nominated for Best Short Film at German Critic's Award 2016