Biographie:
Born in Switzerland in 1973, Andrea Staka graduated from the MFA film program at the School of Visual Arts in Zurich. Her previous films include Hotel Belgrad and Yugodivas which screened in numerous international film festivals including Sundance, Locarno, Munich and won several awards. Both films were nominated for Best Film at the Swiss Film Awards and theatrically released throughout Switzerland. In 2005 Ms. Staka received a NYSCA Individual Artist Grant (New York State Council on the Arts). Das Fräulein is her first feature film and won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno film festival in 2006, amongst other awards. Andrea Staka lives in Zurich and New York.
