Wiebke von Carolsfeld won the Chlotrudis “Someone-to-Watch” Award in 2004, as well as picking up the Buried Treasure Award for her debut feature, MARION BRIDGE. Now after spending a couple of years working BRIDGE, the director is involved with several new projects. Her next film project will be an adaptation of Aislinn Hunter’s award-winning novel, Stay for the screen. Set in Spiddal, a small Irish town in the midst of transformation, Wiebke says that STAY will be a film about history and obligation. Her screenplay cuts between the stories of five characters as they struggle to find a place to stay, a place to call home.
In addition to the adaptation, Wiebke is working on an original screenplay. It is a tale of loss and healing, centered on nine-year-old Tom, entitled ADRIFT. Wiebke was recently in Garmany shooting a documentary about Canadian artists Janet Cardiff and George Miller called WALK WITH ME. Our Chlotrudis “Someone to Watch” is certainly working on a lot of projects for us to watch out for!