Nadja Götze started her career in Moscow where she lerned painting at the Art Academy Moscow before she moved to Austria where she studied architecture at the academy of fine arts in Vienna and won her first two architecture prizes. After graduating she worked as a stage design assistant at the renown Burgtheater Vienna. Shortly after she successfully finished her studies at the Filmacademy of Baden-Württemberg in 2016, she was awarded twice for "Best Art Direction" at the New York Festival and Young Ones ADC. After that, she worked on several major productions, including Babelsberg Film Studios. Now she works as a production designer for feature films, commercials, series and art installations.
Filmography as Production Designer
Feature Film
SORRY Director: Frederike Migom Director of Photography: Esmoreit Lutters
ODERBRUCH 2 Director: Adolfo J. Kolmerer Director of Photography: Christian Huck
POLIZEIRUF 110 Director: Christian Werner Director of Photography: Katharina Bühler
SIEGER SEIN Director: Soleen Yusef Director of Photography:Stephan Burchardt
IM HAUS MEINER ELTERN Director: Tim Ellrich Director of Photography: Konstantin Pape, Camilla Topuntoli
EUPHORIA Director: Julian Rosefeldt Director of Photography:Christoph Krauss
Commercial
THE MAN WITH A COIN Director: Christian Schilling Director of Photography: Tim Weskamp
TEARS IN HEAVEN Director: Bernd Faass Director of Photography: Markus Gebhart
ALLIANZ Director: Gabriel Borgetto Director of Photography: Markus Gebhart
DALÌ - LE RUSTIQUE Director: David Gesslbauer Director of Photography: Markus Gebhart
AMERICAN APPAREL Director: Dimitri Tsvetkov Director of Photography: Chris McKissick
Shorts
INANNA Director: Ragda Alazizi Director of Photography: Ayse Alacakaptan
CATHARSIS Director: Sascha Vredenburg Director of Photography: Martin L. Ludwig
QUEEN OF OASIS Director: Lynn Oona Baur Director of Photography: Philip Matousek
ALBTRAUF Director: Bernd Faass Director of Photography: Markus Gebhart
POST-WAR ROMANCE Director of Photography: Dennis Mill
LOST SON Director of Photography: Anne Bolick
Awards
2019 Nominierung “Best Production Design” Commercials Berlin20192. Platz New York Festivals / Student Film Craft Art Direction / Production Design
2019 1. Golden Cube ADC Art Director Club New York
2019 1. Platz D&AD 2019 For Creative Excellence / Next Production Designer / London
2018 New York Festival "Best Art Direction" Project Mentos
2018 Young Ones ADC "Best Art Direction" Project Mentos
2013 Pfann-Ohmann Preis Architecture project "Rem Koolhaas"
2010 Pfann-Ohmann Preis Architecture project "The Flamingo"
2006 Ilmenauer-Mediapreis Short Film "Versunken in weißen Tränen"
Education
2013-2016 Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg post-graduate study in Production Design, Prof. Silke Buhr Diploma as Production Designer
2009-2013 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Bachelor of Architecture
Languages
German (native)
English (fluent)
Russian (conversant)
Other positions in film productions
Art Director
JUGEND OHNE GOTT Director: Alain Gsponer Directorof Photography: Frank Lamm Production Design: Erwin Prib
JONATHAN Director: Piotr J. Lewandowski Directorof Photography: Jeremy Rouse Production Design: Erwin Prib
Art Director Assistance
HAVEN: ABOVE SKY Director: Tim Fehlbaum Directorof Photography: Markus Förderer Production Design: Julian Wagner
GRÜNER WIRD´S NICHT Director: Florian Gallenberger Directorof Photography: Daniela Knapp Production Design: Erwin Prib
Production Desgin Assistance
WEST OF LIBERTY Director: Barbara Eder Directorof Photography: Carl Sundberg Production Design: Erwin Prib
ABGESCHNITTEN Director: Christian Alvart Directorof Photography: Jakub Bejnarowicz Production Design: Thomas Stammer
DIE AUSERWÄHLTEN Director: Christoph Röhl Directorof Photography: Peter Steuger Production Design: Erwin Prib
Assistant Stage Designer
HYSTERIKON by Ingrid Lausund premiere 11.1.2011, Vestibül, Burgtheater Vienna Stage Director: Peter Rafalt Stage-Designer: Vincent Mesnaritsch
EINE MITTSOMMERNACHTS-SEX-KOMÖDIE by Woody Allen premiere 31.12.2011, Burgtheater Vienna Stage Director: Matthias Hartmann Stage-Designer: Stéphane Laimé
YELLOW MOON by David Greig premiere: 6.5.2012, Vestibül, Burgtheater Vienna Stage Director: Peter Rafalt Stage-Designer: Vincent Mesnaritsch
DIE FLEDERMAUS by Peter Raffalt premiere: 6.5.2012, Vestibül, Burgtheater Vienna Stage Director: Peter Rafalt Stage-Designer: Vincent Mesnaritsch
Skills
ArchiCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Model-Making, Studiosets, drawing and painting
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