Aïda Ballmann
Aïda Ballmann | |
|---|---|
 Aïda Ballmann (©Selu Vega) | |
| Born | Canary Islands, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
| Notable work | The Extraordinary Tale |
| Website | https://aidaballmann.com/en/ |
Aïda Ballmann is an actress, director, and producer from the Canary Islands.
Early life and ducation
[edit]Aïda Ballmann studied drama in Gijón, and finished her degree in Seville in 2009. She trained in the Meisner technique in Germany and Spain.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Ballmann's first works in theatre were with the companies La Sonrisa del Lagarto, Fauna y Arte, and La Carbonería de la Lola, with which she participated in more than twelve productions.[1]
She also worked as a stunt performer, which led her to participate in the productions El Oro del Rin and La Valquiria of La Fura dels Baus.[2]
In 2012, Ballmann starred in her first feature film, The Extraordinary Tale, by J.F. Ortuño and Laura Alvea, shot in English, for which she was awarded best actress at the Cardiff Independent Film Festival.[3] and at Film Bizarro.[4] She was nominated for best actress at the Andalusian Film Writers' Association Awards (ASECAN),[5] and was reviewed in magazines such as Hollywood Reporter.[6]
She was awarded best actress at the Festivalito[7] for Perséfone and received the Leoncio Morales Award[8] for her contribution to the culture of her native island.
Ballmann participated in series such as Operación Barrio Inglés,[9] Una vida menos en Canarias,[10] Endlich Witwer,[11] Crossfire, Lo que escondían sus ojos,[12] El Tiempo entre Costuras,[13] Águila Roja, Brigada de Fenómenos[14] and Malviviendo,[15] and starred in various Spanish and international feature films. Among them were La Velocidad de nuestros Pensamientos[16] by Nacho Chueca, the German production Die Insel by Lars Ostmann, El Gigante y la Sirena[17] by Roberto Chinet, Atlánticas[18] by Guillermo García López, The Europeans[19] by Víctor García León, Gleich[20] by Jeniffer Castañeda, The metamorphosis of Narcissus, by the Iranian director Hamed Alizadeh, L´avia i el foraster[21] by Sergi Miralles or A una isla de ti[22], by Alexis Morante.
Of her short films, Five Minutes[23] by Genesis Lence and co-starring her sister Serai Ballmann, stands out. Its world premiere was at the Short Film Corner section of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. For this work, Ballman was nominated for best actress at VIFA 2022.[24]
Ballmann's debut as a director and producer was with the documentary Sand Path.[25]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Director | Character | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| A una isla de ti | Alexis Morante | Lara | 2026 |
| L´avia i el foraster | Sergi Miralles | Julia | 2024 |
| The metamorphosis of Narcissus | Hamed Alizadeh | María | 2024 |
| Gleich | Jeniffer Castañeda | Ebba | 2023 |
| Five Minutes (short film) | Genesis Lence | Aida | 2021 |
| Los europeos (The Europeans) | Víctor García León | Erika | 2020 |
| Sand Path | self | self | 2018 |
| El Gigante y La Sirena | Roberto Chinet | Lavinia | 2017 |
| La velocidad de nuestros pensamientos | Nacho Chueca | Erika von Brücken | 2017 |
| Die Insel | Lars Ostmann | self | 2016 |
| Perséfone (short film) | Cándido Perez Armas | Perséfone | 2016 |
| La Paradoja de la Calle Real (short film) | Selu Vega | Lucía | 2015 |
| Golosinas (short film) | Iván López | Ana | 2014 |
| Podredumbes (short film) | Juan Carlos Guerra | Linda | 2014 |
| The Extraordinary Tale | Laura Alvea and José F. Ortuño | She | 2013 |
TV credits
[edit]| Title | Episode | Character | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Una vida menos en Canarias | 2 | Erin Kelly | 2024 |
| Operación Barrio Inglés | 8 | Miss Eva | 2024 |
| Endlich Witwer 3 | TV movie | Frau Zindler | 2023 |
| Atlánticas | El Hierro and Clara Lago | Self | 2018 |
| Lo que escondían sus ojos | 3 | Hilde | 2016 |
| Air | 5 | Brigitte | 2015 |
| Brigada de fenomenos | 1 | Vampire | 2015 |
| Águila Roja | 1 | Spy | 2014 |
| El tiempo entre costuras | 2 | Anke Von Fries | 2013 |
| Malviviendo | 1 | Russian | 2011 |
Theater
[edit]| Title | Company | Character | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recetas para el Alma | La carbonería de la lola | Mía | 2021 |
| Principios | Colectivo Amazonas | La científica del amor | 2020 |
| Mi vida con Pablo | Micro teather Granada | Main cast | 2014 |
| Evidentemente | Micro teather Sevilla | Main cast | 2012 |
| El oro del Rhin | Fura del Baus | Stunwoman | 2011 |
| Valquiria | Fura del Baus | Stunwoman | 2010 |
| La Despedida | La sonrisa del lagarto | Federica | 2008 |
| Boneca | La sonrisa del lagarto | Nina | 2006 |
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | VIFA | Best Actress | Five minutes | Nominated | [26] |
| 2020 | South East Regional Film Festival | Best Runner up/ Documentary TV Short | Sand Path | Nominated | [27] |
| 2015 | Festivalito | Best Actress | Persefone | Won | [28] |
| 2014 | ASECAN | Best Actress | The Extraordinary Tale | Nominated | [29] |
| 2014 | Cardiff International Film Festival | Best Actress | The Extraordinary Tale | Won | [30] |
| 2013 | Film Bizarro | Best Actress | The Extraordinary Tale | Won | [31] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Biography | Aïda Ballmann". Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Aïda Ballmann: 'Actuar es un viaje a un país desconocido'". Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "'The Extraordinary Tale', mejor película y mejor actriz en el Festival de Cine Independiente de Cardiff". europapress.es. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "About the acting of Aïda Ballmann in 'The extraordinary tale' | Aïda Ballmann".
- ↑ "ASECAN - Cine Andaluz". asecan.org. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ Holland, Jonathan (11 December 2013). "The Extraordinary Tale: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "'Fuera de hora' se alza con la Estrella al mejor cortometraje del Festivalito La Palma". Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Premio Leoncio Morales | Aïda Ballmann" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Operación Barrio Inglés, la nueva serie de TVE: reparto y todo lo que sabemos de ella". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 8 May 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ Culturamanía (16 June 2023). "AtresPlayer anuncia el estreno de la serie "Una vida menos en Canarias", un thriller policiaco ambientado en el paraíso insular". Culturamanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ Powelz, Mike (1 May 2023). ""Endlich Witwer 3": Joachim Król ist als Ekel Georg Weiser zurück". www.goldenekamera.de (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "La actriz canaria Aïda Ballmann vive una de sus experiencias "más gratificantes" en 'Lo que escondían sus ojos'". europapress.es. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Dos isleñas ponen acento canario a 'El tiempo entre costuras'". Antena 3 Noticias (in Spanish). 29 November 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "AÏDA BALLMANN". Revista Binter (in European Spanish). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Malviviendo (web serie) | Aïda Ballmann" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Documental: La velocidad de nuestros pensamientos". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ Vilas, Pablo (25 June 2020). "Reseña de El Gigante y La Sirena ▷ Corto de Roberto Chinet. ¡Verlo Aquí!". Alegando! Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Aïda Ballmann - Teatro Cine y TV". Unagi Magazine (in Spanish). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Aïda Ballmann". SensaCine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Tenerife and El Hierro, locations for the filming of the movie 'Gleich'". The News 24. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ S.L, EDICIONES PLAZA. "Se rueda 'L'Àvia i el Foraster', el primer largometraje de Sergi Miralles". Cultur Plaza (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ↑ "A una isla de ti – Aïda Ballmann" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Serai Ballmann .- Actrices - STARCAST, Agencia Internacional de Representación Artística". starcast.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Vienna International Film Awards official website". viennainternationalfilmawards.com. 6 September 2023.
- ↑ Cruz, José Manuel (4 October 2017). "Aïda Ballmann, realizadora de Camino de tierra, su gran aventura africana". Moon Magazine - Revista Lúdico-Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "VIFA Vienna International Film Awards". www.viennainternationalfilmawards.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ↑ "Documentary". SER Film Festival. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ↑ Avisos, Diario de (22 May 2016). "'Fuera de hora' se alza con la Estrella al mejor cortometraje del Festivalito La Palma". diariodeavisos.elespanol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ↑ "ASECAN - Cine Andaluz". asecan.org. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ↑ Aisge (9 April 2014). "Aïda Ballmann, premiada en Cardiff". aisge.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ↑ Llorca, Mariola (12 December 2014). "'The Extraordinary Tale' se estrena en los cines Kinépolis de Alicante". Alicante Mag (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.