Franziska Buch

Intensely imaginative and profoundly perceptive, Franziska Buch is a powerful voice in the realm of film. Born in 1960 in Stuttgart, Germany, she has been actively making films since the early 1980s, predominantly in the genre of children's and family films. Her most famous films, including "Emil and the Detectives" and "Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls", have won her numerous awards, including the German Film Award for best children's film. Franziska Buch's authorial style is marked by a unique blend of humor, depth, and sensitivity, effortlessly drawing audiences into the magical worlds she creates. Through her lens, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the mundane, magical.