Jacqueline KORNMÜLLER (DE/AT)

Jacqueline Kornmüller was born in 1961 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and studied art history and modern German literature. She completed the acting program at the Folkwang School of Music, Theater and Dance in Essen. Her first professional engagement was from 1990 to 1998 in Cologne, where her directorial work included “Himmelwärts” by Ödon von Horvath and “Messer in Hennen” by David Harrover. From 1998 to 2000, she worked as a free-lance director. From 2000 to 2005, Kornmüller served as in-house director at Staatstheater Stuttgart. She staged 12 productions during this
period, the most important of which was “Elektra” by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal. From 2005 to 2007, she directed at Schauspielhaus Hamburg, where her work included “Rosi, das hast du gut gemacht,” a project for ladies and gentlemen age 65+. In 2007, she wrote her first screenplay, “Blaubeer-sommer” based on novel by Polly Horvath. In 2008, she shot her first short film, “Regula Benedicti.” Jacqueline Kornmüller is presently at work on her second screenplay, “Midas.” Jacqueline Kornmüller is the mother of a daughter and lives in Vienna.