{"id":14316,"date":"2016-06-10T12:38:01","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T10:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berlin030.de\/?p=14316"},"modified":"2016-06-10T12:38:01","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T10:38:01","slug":"recht-auf-menschenrecht-interview-mit-katharina-kowalewski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berlin030.de\/en\/2016\/06\/10\/recht-auf-menschenrecht-interview-mit-katharina-kowalewski\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Human Rights – Interview with Katharina Kowalewski"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKatharina Kowalewski is a woman of many faces \u2013 she plays the lead role of Julia in “Hotel Amour”, Sister Anna in “Sweet Focus”, or the mournful Carol in the drama “War Child”; she is the suspect and snake dancer Olga in “SOKO Stuttgart: ZIRKUS FRATELLIN” and Elena, a Polish woman who provides key clues for investigations in the SOKO series episode “IN VINO VERITAS”. She plays the wife of Hans-J\u00fcrgen Soehring (Ken Duken) in “Arletty” and, in Nadia Szold’s “Joy de V”, the tough Ava who cannot be bribed. Her next role, for which she is currently in front of the camera, is Catherine in “The Frozen Sea”, who travels through contemporary history. A versatile actress who also works as a presenter and director.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tKatharina Kowalewski studied TV journalism at the Sorbonne in Paris as well as at the Free University of Berlin. In Germany, this multifaceted actress is known, for instance, from the ZDF television series “SOKO Stuttgart” or the detective film series “Polizeiruf 110”. Last year, she was seen in “Arletty” on French television. In addition to France, Kowalewski also made her way across the big pond to America, where the slender blonde is currently shooting feature films and realising her own film projects. From the very first moment of our conversation, the open-minded actress comes across as likeable. She is eloquent, in good spirits, and \u2013 as Kowalewski was raised multilingual \u2013 she could answer my questions in four different languages. The actress spoke with Sofie Flursch\u00fctz.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKatharina, how did you actually come to acting?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThat was pure chance and not planned at all! (laughs) I had just started writing my master’s thesis at the Sorbonne in Paris, I actually wanted to become a professor and stay at the university. When I used to walk my dog, I always passed a drama school and one day got into conversation with the actors from there. For a year I watched them, joined in, and then decided to fill out the enrolment forms and attend an audition. What was initially just a hobby on the side eventually became my profession over the years, and it continues to captivate me to this day.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tIn April, you were on the jury of the 12th New York Polish Film Festival. With what feelings do you look back on your experience as a jury member?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI was absolutely delighted! It was a fantastic experience. For one thing, it was the year of Kie\u015blowski, my favourite director, which meant that along with the nominated films, numerous classic Kie\u015blowski films were shown. On top of that, my work on the jury meant I had the opportunity to see an amazing number of excellent films in a very short time, such as the drama “Body” by director Ma\u0142gorzata Szumowska, which had already won awards at the Berlinale. The Polish Film Festival is intended to highlight films that appeal to an international audience. I have a particularly strong connection with Polish films myself, as I lived in Poland until I was seven years old.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAs Paris correspondent for Oyster Magazine, you’ve interviewed personalities like Carine Roitfeld. Who has been the most fascinating person you\u2019ve met so far?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI’m a huge fan of Karl Lagerfeld. He speaks what feels like five times faster than other people! (laughs) I like what he does and the way he expresses his vision. He gives his creativity free rein without limits and is a great inspiration to me.
\n\tAnother incredibly fascinating person is the linguist Julia Kristeva. I interviewed her for the magazine “Fr\u00e4ulein” and we talked about philosophy, feminism, religion and love. That too was a very inspiring conversation!\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYou’ve already had the chance to work with Jessica Alba. What was it like directing her?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIt was a very pleasant collaboration. We filmed for “braun” on the theme of women’s empowerment and it was incredibly fun. Jessica Alba is extremely professional, instantly alert when the camera starts rolling and always gives one hundred percent. Even when she was jetlagged \u2013 as we were filming in Berlin \u2013 she was always on top form and no retakes were necessary. I was truly impressed by that!\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn “Hotel Amour” as well as in the short film “Downtown Motel”, you took on the role of actress, director and producer. Do you obviously like taking projects into your own hands?<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYes, very much so! Of course, it\u2019s less effort just to focus on a single activity, but I enjoy taking on overall responsibility for a project. However, I do have to accept that some projects take more time and require a lot of patience when you\u2019re organising them yourself or writing the scripts. Even though I now try to delegate certain things, it\u2019s still important to me to express myself artistically.\n<\/p>\n

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