Mascha Schilinski (1984) is a German film director and screenwriter. She studied screenwriting at Filmschule Hamburg Berlin and directing at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. Her early notable works include the medium-length film “Die Katze” (2015) and her first feature film “Die Tochter” (“Dark Blue Girl”, 2017), which premiered at the Berlinale and was shown at some 40 international film festivals, earning awards in various categories. In 2025, her second feature “Sound of Falling” was co-written with Louise Peter and premiered in the main competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize. It has also been selected as Germany’s submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
Filmography:
Die Tochter (Dark Blue Girl, 2017), In die Sonne schauen (Sound of Falling, 2025)