Alina Cyranek, born in Poland, since 1989 German citizenship
Since 2008 Double-Master-Program in Media Art at the Bauhaus University / Weimar, and Tongji University / Shanghai

2008
MA in English, Slavonic Studies and Geography at the Dresden University of Technology with focus on Cultural Studies / British and Polish Film
2006
visiting student at the Polish National Film School in Lodz / Poland

Film and New Media projects include short fiction films, music clips, documentaries, commercials as well as video installations in galleries and on theatre stages.

Filmography
2007
my visit’ - fiction, 5 min
2008
Brachycera’ - experimental, 4 min
2009
Oddzwiek / Resonances’ - documentary, 25 min
'enjoy' - FairTrade commercial
La Deesse’ - documentary, 14 min
2010
May I Speak Now?’ - documentary, 14 min
'Black Is White' - Super 8 experimental, current production

Awards
2007
wellenreiter’ – Sponsorship Award (Filmfest Dresden, European Centre of Arts Hellerau, saek) for the film concept ?Brachycera’
1. Jury Award / 2. Audience Award at the Klotzsche Film Autumn for the short film ?my visit’
2008
2. Audience Award at the 1. Sukuma Millennium Award for the commercial ?Comfort Food’
Filmfest Dresden Sponsorship Award for the film concept ?Rendezvous’
2. Jury Award at the Klotzsche Film Autumn for the short film ?Brachycera’
2009
Grand Award ?The Golden Beggar’ at the 15. International Festival of Local Televisions (Slovakia) for the documentary ?Oddzwiek / Resonances’
1. Audience Award at the 2. Sukuma Millennium Award for the commercial ?enjoy’
2. Jury Award at the Procinema Festival (Poland) for ?Oddzwiek / Resonances’
Brachycera’ and ?May I Speak Now?’ are currently a part of the exhibition She’s Vision - 2009 International Contemporary Female Artists Exhibition in Chongqing