
Valeska Grisebach’s directorial debut,
Be My Star, won the Critics’ Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival and the main prize at the Torino Film Festival. Her second feature film,
Longing, received many awards at international festivals, including the Special Jury Award in Buenos Aires, the Grand Prix of Asturias at the Gijón International Film Festival, and the Special Jury Award at the Warsaw International Film Festival. Her latest film,
Western, made its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and has already received awards from several international festivals.