Maren Ade

Career Overview

Maren Ade has 53 screen credits in a career dating back to 1995. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Arabian Nights with 3 titles. Signature works include Toni Erdmann, Everyone Else, Magic Word. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

female

Known Credits

53

Birth Date

1976-12-12 00:00:00

Birth Place

Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany [now Germany]

Known For

• 

  Toni Erdmann
• 

  Everyone Else
• Magic Word
• 

  A Summer Without Gitti
• 

  The Forest for the Trees
• Vegas

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Arabian Nights (3 titles)
• Arabian Nights Collection (3 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Birgit Minichmayr (2 collaborations)
• Lars Eidinger (2 collaborations)
• Hans-Jochen Wagner (2 collaborations)
• Sandra Hüller (1 collaborations)
• Peter Simonischek (1 collaborations)
• Michael Wittenborn (1 collaborations)
• Thomas Loibl (1 collaborations)
• Trystan Pütter (1 collaborations)
• Ingrid Bisu (1 collaborations)
• Hadewych Minis (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (39 credits)

  • The Girl with the Leica

    producer

    production
    2026
  • The Dreamed Adventure

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Alma

    co-producer

    production
    2026
  • Oh, This Unspeakable Void

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Yes

    co-producer

    production
    2025
  • Sentimental Value

    co-producer

    production
    2025
  • Delicious

    producer

    production
    2025
  • Maria

    producer

    production
    2024
  • About Dry Grasses

    co-producer

    production
    2023
  • When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before

    producer

    production
    2023
  • You Will Not Have My Hate

    producer

    production
    2022
  • Corsage

    co-producer

    production
    2022
  • A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love

    producer

    production
    2022
  • Spencer

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Prince

    producer

    production
    2021
  • The Story of My Wife

    co-producer

    production
    2021
  • The Fever

    co-producer

    production
    2021
  • The Girl and the Spider

    co-producer

    production
    2021
  • Exile

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Giraffe

    producer

    production
    2020
  • The Whistlers

    co-producer

    production
    2019
  • A Tale of Three Sisters

    co-producer

    production
    2019
  • O Beautiful Night

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Roads

    co-producer

    production
    2019
  • Synonyms

    co-producer

    production
    2019
  • I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

    co-producer

    production
    2018
  • In My Room

    co-producer

    production
    2018
  • Western

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Scarred Hearts

    co-producer

    production
    2016
  • Toni Erdmann

    producer

    production
    2016
  • Arabian Nights: Volume 3, The Enchanted One

    producer

    production
    2015
  • Arabian Nights: Volume 2, The Desolate One

    producer

    production
    2015
  • Arabian Nights: Volume 1, The Restless One

    co-producer

    production
    2015
  • Hedi Schneider Is Stuck

    producer

    production
    2015
  • Redemption

    co-producer

    production
    2013
  • Tabu

    co-producer

    production
    2012
  • Sleeping Sickness

    producer

    production
    2011
  • Everyone Else

    producer

    production
    2009
  • Karma Cowboy

    producer

    production
    2002

• directing (7 credits)

  • Magic Word

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Toni Erdmann

    director

    directing
    2016
  • A Summer Without Gitti

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Everyone Else

    director

    directing
    2009
  • The Forest for the Trees

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Vegas

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Ebene 9

    director

    directing
    2000

• writing (5 credits)

  • Toni Erdmann

    screenplay

    writing
    2016
  • Everyone Else

    writer

    writing
    2009
  • The Forest for the Trees

    writer

    writing
    2004
  • Vegas

    writer

    writing
    2001
  • Ebene 9

    writer

    writing
    2000

• actors (2 credits)

  • Redemption

    Angela Merkel (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Kulturzeit

    - Episode 37 (2016) ... self actor actors
    1995