Katharina Rivilis studied acting at the University of Film and Television “Konrad Wolf” in Potsdam-Babelsberg and has since worked extensively in theatre, film and television and both in Germany and internationally.

She later studied film directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB), where she directed the short films ARIANA FOREVER! and DAY X. Both films were selected for numerous international festivals and received multiple awards, with DAY X earning a nomination for the Student Academy Awards in 2021.

Her short film RONDO (2022) premiered at the 72nd Berlinale.

I’LL BE GONE IN JUNE is her debut feature film, inspired by her experience as an exchange student in New Mexico.

FILMOGRAPHY

2015 ARIANA FOREVER! | short film, 23 min | dffb

2019 DAY X | short film, 20 min | dffb & RBB

2022 RONDO | short film, 29 min | dffb & Road Movies

2026 I‘LL BE GONE IN JUNE | feature film, 124 min | Road Movies,                 Wolfskind Films, 8horses