Ulrike Ottinger
Born in Konstanz, southern Germany, on June 6, 1942. From 1962 to 1969, Ottinger worked as an artist in Paris. After returning to West Germany, she made her first film, Laocoön and His Sons (1975). In 2020, she received the Berlinale Camera for lifetime achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2021 and 2022, major retrospectives and symposia dedicated to her work were held across Europe.
From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39
