Born in 1953 in Switzerland, Kristina Konrad studied history and philosophy in Paris before moving to Switzerland where she freelanced for Swiss Television. In 1983, she moved to New York City and decided to make films with Gabriel Baur in Nicaragua. From 1987 to 1994 she lived and worked in Montevideo, Uruguay and has since lived in Berlin where she works as an author, director and producer for weltfilm GmbH. She has produced over 20 films including The Red Phallus in 2018, which won the FIPRESCI Award at the Busan International Film Festival and was nominated for the Crystal Bear Generation 14plus – Best Feature Film prize at the Berlin International Film Festival and played at Edinburgh, Fribourg and Kerala film festivals. The Red Phallus is her first APSA nomination for Best Youth Feature Film. As a director and writer, her documentary Unser America (2005) won multiple awards.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
