Born in the German Democratic Republic, Sylke Enders studied sociology before entering the Berlin Film and Television Academy. Known for both writing and directing films with strong female leads, she has received numerous awards including a Schloss Wiepersdorf fellowship (2023), Best Director Award for Women in the Film Industry (2014) and the Juliane Bartel Media Prize (2014). Her debut feature, Kroko (2003), won the German Film Award.
Filmography
Schlamassel2023
Pia Piano2022
Lindenstraße (TV series)2017
Zwei verlorene Schafe2016
Schönefeld Boulevard2014
Du bist dran2013
Geliebtes Kind2012
Fragments d’Allemagne (short collective film)2009
Deutschland ’09 - 13 kurze Film zur Lage der Nation (short)2009