Mandra Wabäck Born in 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden education 1987-1989 School of Photography, Stockholm 1989-1994 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam audio-visual department 1992 San Francisco Art Institute 1996-1997 Science of Film & Television, University of Amsterdam 1997-2001 Dutch Film & Television Academy department of directing fiction screenings Beautiful Frenzy, director, cinematographer, producer 2007 Feb Cinemateket, Bergen Feb Cinemateket, Trondheim May Canada 2006 Okt Cinemateka, Sao Paolo Jul Konstfilmfestivalen, Wagermanska Konsthallen, Skarhamn March Dublin St Nicholas of Myra Parish Centre, Dublin 2005 Dec Cinema Nova, Bruxelle Nov Bastard, Berlin, Germany Nov Kassablanca, Jena, Germany May The DVDrome selection at Witte de With, Centre for Contemporary Art, International Film Festival Rotterdam May 27 20 years Slachthof Wels festival, Austria April The Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago, USA 2004 Nov Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Austin,Texas, USA Nov The Ex 25th Anniversary Tour, Netherlands, France and Belgium including Nov 28/29 Paleis voor de Schone Kunsten, Brussel Aug Lost Film Festival,Philadelphia, USA 2003 Sep Antimatter Film Festival, Victoria, Canada Aug Subterraneancinema, Florida, Verenigde Staten May Washington Underground Film Festival, USA Feb Noisepop, San Fransisco, USA Feb Rome Independent Film Festival, Rome Italy 2002 Nov 6 Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden Sep Sound and Fury, New York, USA Sep Fylkingen Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden Sep Sound Unseen Film and Music Festival, Minnesota, USA Sep 20 Cinematexas, Austin, USA Aug 28 Festival Nights of little Film, Subotica,Yugoslavia Aug 27, 28 Chicago Underground Film Festival, USA June 26 art gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Jun 6 University of Chicago, Smartmuseum of art, USA May 19 University of Chicago, Smartmuseum of art, USA Apr 13 Filmhuis Cavia, Amsterdam, Netherlands Mar 30 Muziekclub 4 AD Diksmuide, Belgium Mar 20 Pasthei, ACU, Utrecht, Netherlands March 10 New York Underground Film Festival, USA Feb 28 Viewpoint Documenatry Film Festival, Gent, Belgium Feb 17 alternative bookmarket, Plantagedoklaan Amsterdam, Netherlands Jan 26 ACU, Utrecht, Netherlands 2001 première Nov 26, 27 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands Dec 16 ADM, Netherlands broadcasting 2003 May 16 3 to12, web-tv VPRO, Holland 2003 Feb 23 Artchannel Amsterdam 2002 Slovenian television screenings Doors, director, co-writer 2007 Jan Zinegoak, Bilbao, 2006 Okt Outcast Film Festival, Liverpool 2006 Sep NOFF, Utrecht 2006 June NewFest, New York 2006 May Divan du Monde, Paris 2005 Okt Greek Independent Festival, Athens 2005 Sep Divan du Monde, Paris 2005 May Kurze Filmtage, Hamburg 2005 Apr Kriterion Cinema Amsterdam 2005 Apr Melkweg Cinema Amsterdam screenings For You #1., director, writer, producer, performer 2007 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam screenings it’s over / credits, director, writer, producer, performer 2007 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam 2006 Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Berlin screenings Catkin, director, cinematographer, producer 2006 Film & Video Festival, Vasteras 2006 VIPER Festival, Basel 2003 Impakt Festival Utrecht 2003 Skipper Boetlek Rotterdam screenings Öö, director, cinematographer, editor, producer 2006 Film & Video Festival, Vasteras 2005 International Film Festival Rotterdam in Groningen screenings Spellbound, director 2002 Skipper Boetlek, Hoorn exhibitions 2006 - 2007 dresscode; seek & hide, performance, photography, Das Historisches und Volkerenkunde Museum, St Gallen 2005 dresscode; seek & hide, performance, photography Centraal Museum, Utrecht 2005 Dark Rooms, Gallery Chiellerie, Amsterdam: all the dead men I whished I fucked installation, embroidery, radio play right here, right now installation, embroidery, text the diary photography, drawings, paintings, texts red performance 2004 hellevision, performance Gallery Hedah, Maastricht Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam 1997 the democracy show, multi-media The Gate Foundation, Amsterdam 1995 the furniture king, installation, Hoorn 1994 graduation work Gerrit Rietveld Academie: a silent woman is a gift by god photography run for your life part 2 photography there is no place like homeless 1994 inside me – three angelshapes, photography and text Gallery Fotogram, Amsterdam 1994 sea horse, photography, 4 Knop, Stockholm installation 1993 dreams made of dust, mixed media Het Glas Pavillion, Amsterdam 1992 mandrala nr 1, photography, S.F.A.I, San Francisco 1992 run for your life, mixed media, S.F.A.I, San Francisco 1992 who knows, who cares, why bother photography, Galleri Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam 1991 legs, photography Museum Fodor, Amsterdam 1991 visitors, photography Gallery W139, Amsterdam performance / theater / dance 2005 Red, 10 min ADM, Amsterdam Gallery Chiellerie, Amsterdam Sugar Factory, Amsterdam 2003 phonecall to maxima, 10 min Amsterdam 2003 tits & train tickets 45 min director, writer, performer, 5 performances 2001-2002 5 Kamers, camera, visual concept, performance 90 min together with Hans Dagelet, 60 performances In Holland 1994 silence, 30 min Amsterdam 1991 12.000, 20 min Paris 1991 sleeping beauty 60 min Amsterdam, 1991 messages, 60 min Mertola, Portugal 1991 camping, 120 min Together with Ulay and 10 students in gallery W139, Amsterdam assignments 2006 The Meeting, documentary / dv cam / 10 min interviews, camera 2006 Robodock, documentary / dv cam / 25 min interviews, camera 2005 Robodock, documentary / dv cam / 25 min interviews, camera 2004 Robodock, documentary / dv cam / 25 min interviews, camera 2003 Toren Tijd, filmprojections for the Silo Theater Julidans Festival, NL 2003 Media Markt, commercial / digi beta / 30 sec director 2002 Stadsbank van lening, commercial / S-16 / 30 sec director 1999 NFTA 40 years, film / beta sp / 10 min script, director 1997 Stadsdeel De Pijp, photography 1993 Hollandse Hogeschool, multi-media installation 1991 ANC, painting 1991 Het parool, billboard-painting publications 2005 Okt Athen Independent Film Festival 2005 Feb Gonzo Circus nr 67 2005 Jan The Wire 2003 Jul MEERtv Impakt Festival 2002 Oct Maximum Rock n’ Roll, Lance J. Church 2002 Sep City Pages Chicago, Nick Phillips 2002 Sep DIFA 2002 June Niewsbrief, NFF 2002 Jan The Village Voice New York, Jessica Winter 2002 Jan NFTVM, Jos Werkhoven 2001 Nov 28 IDFA dagkrant, Wendy 2001 Nov 23 Ravage, Freek Kallenberg 2001 Oct The Ex newsletter, G.W Sok grants & nominations 2006 nomination VIPER International Award, Zwitserland 1995 grant from the Swedish Art Foundation 1995 grant from BUF, Sweden 1995 grant from the Workers Union, Sweden 1991 nominated National Illustration Award, Holland X-tras 2006 Guest teacher Performance Art Design Academy Eindhoven 2004 Masterclass film & music, led by Frank Scheffer 1998 IDFA script writing workshop, led by Paul Cohen 1997 Bring the Minority to the Majority, scriptwriting workshop Maurits Binger Institute Amsterdam