Anette Guther

Costume Designer

© Anette Guther
About Filmography Work samples News and dates

1965 born in Edinburgh / UK

1993 diploma in fashion and costume design at University for Applied Sciences in Hamburg

since 1992 costume designer for film and commercials, since 2005 also for theatre productions

Languages
Deutsch, Englisch (fließend), Französisch (gut), Italienisch (gut)
Special experience
Theatre works for Akademietheater Wien, Deutsches Theater Berlin et al.

Commercials for Audi, Hornbach, Jever, Becks, Ikea, Mercedes, Nivea, Telecom, Vodafone, Wella et al.
Experience abroad
England, Finnland, France, Canada, Marocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania
Awards
Nomination Best Costume Design German Film Award 2012 for "Barbara" (dir. Christian Petzold)
Website
http://anetteguther.info
Cinema & TV (selection)
2025
My Wife Cries
Director: Angela Schanelec
76th International Berlin Film Festival 2026, Competition (WP)
Faktura Film
Kinospielfilm
2024
Delicious
Director: Nele Mueller-Stöfen
75th Berlinale 2025, Special Gala (WP)
Komplizenfilm with Netflix
Kinospielfilm
2022
Scorched Earth
Director: Thomas Arslan
74th Berlinale 2024, Panorama (WP)
Schramm Film Koerner & Weber with arte
Kinospielfilm
More Than Strangers
Director: Sylvie Michel
40th Munich Film Festival 2023
Pallas Film
Kinospielfilm
2021
Music
Director: Angela Schanelec
Faktura Film
Kinospielfilm
2020
I'm Your Man
Director: Maria Schrader
71st Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2021, Competition
Germany's official entry for the 2022 Academy Award for Best Foreign Picture
Letterbox Filmproduktion with NDR/WDR/rbb/SWR/arte/SRF2
Kinospielfilm
2019
Dark - 3rd Season
Director: Baran Bo Odar
Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion for Netflix
Fernsehserie
2018
Dark - 2nd Season
Director: Baran Bo Odar
Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion for Netflix
Fernsehserie
2017
Lara
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster
54th Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival 2019
Intl. Munich Film Festival 2019
Schiwago Film
Kinospielfilm
2016
Magical Mystery or The Return of Karl Schmidt based on the novel by Sven Regener
Director: Arne Feldhusen
International Film Festival Munich 2017
Razor Film Produktion
Kinospielfilm
Dark - 1st Season
Director: Baran Bo Odar
Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion for Netflix
Fernsehserie
Bright Nights
Director: Thomas Arslan
67. Berlinale 2017, Wettbewerb
Schramm Film Koerner & Weber
Kinospielfilm
2015
Desire - Hunter in the Night
Director: Brigitte M. Bertele
Zeitsprung Pictures for ARD Degeto/WDR
Fernsehfilm
Axolotl Overkill based on her novel of the same name
Director: Helene Hegemann
World Cinema Competition Sundance Film Festival 2017
Sydney Film Festival 2017
Wettbewerb LGBT Film Festival Tel Aviv
52. Intl. Filmfestival Karlovy Vary 2017
Vandertastic Film with Silverline TV/rbb/BR/MDR/sky cinema HD/sky cinema/one
Kinospielfilm
2014
Beware of People based on the novel by Ralf Husmann
Director: Arne Feldhusen
Lailaps Pictures for ARD/MDR/HR/3Sat/one
Fernsehfilm
Family Festival
Director: Lars Kraume
Intl. Film Festival Munich 2015
UFA Fiction
Kinospielfilm
2013
Phoenix
Director: Christian Petzold
Toronto Intl. Film Festival 2014
Film Festival San Sebastian 2014
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
2012
Gold
Director: Thomas Arslan
63th Berlinale 2013, Competition
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
Barbara
Director: Christian Petzold
62th International Film Festival Berlin 2012, Competition
Nomination Best Costume Design German Film Award 2012
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
2010
Summer Window nach dem Roman von Hannelore Valencak
Director: Hendrik Handloegten
Zentropafilm
Kinospielfilm
2008
Jerichow
Director: Christian Petzold
65th Intl. Film Festival Venice 2008
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
Blessed Events
Director: Isabelle Stever
Moneypenny Filmproduktion
Kinospielfilm
2006
Yella
Director: Christian Petzold
57th International Film Festival Berlin 2007, Competition
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
Afternoon
Director: Angela Schanelec
Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2007, Forum of Young Cinema
Nachmittag Film with ZDF
Kinospielfilm
Fay Grim
Director: Hal Hartley
Toronto Intl. Film Festival 2006
Possible Films/Zero Film
Kinospielfilm
The Heart is a Dark Forest
Director: Nicolette Krebitz
X Filme creative pool
Kinospielfilm
2004
Ghosts
Director: Christian Petzold
55th International Film Festival Berlin 2005, Competition
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
A Friend of Mine
Director: Sebastian Schipper
Hamburg Film Festival 2006
X Filme creative pool
Kinospielfilm
2003
Marseille
Director: Angela Schanelec
57th International Film Festival Cannes 2004, Un Certain Regard
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
2001
High Score
Director: Mathias Glasner
Olga Film for ProSieben
Fernsehfilm
2000
Passing Summer
Director: Angela Schanelec
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
The State I Am In
Director: Christian Petzold
57th International Film Festival Venedig 2000, Cinema of the Present
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
A Fine Day
Director: Thomas Arslan
Intl. Forum of Young Films, 51st Berlin Film Festival 2001
Pickpocker Film with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Kinospielfilm
1998
Places in Cities
Director: Angela Schanelec
51st Intl. Cannes Film Festival 1998, Un Certain Regard
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
A Surfire Deal
Director: M.X. Oberg
Claussen & Wöbke
Kinospielfilm
Dealer
Director: Thomas Arslan
Intl. Forum of Young Films, 49th Berlin Film Festival 1999
Transfilm with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Kinospielfilm
1997
The Sex Thief
Director: Christian Petzold
Schramm Film for ZDF/arte
Fernsehfilm
1996
The Hardship Test
Director: Janek Riecke
Lichtblick Film
Kinospielfilm
Siblings
Director: Thomas Arslan
Transfilm with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Kinospielfilm
1995
Cuba Libre
Director: Christian Petzold
Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize 1996, Competition
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
1994
Pilots
Director: Christian Petzold
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
1993
Turn Down the Music
Director: Thomas Arslan
Schramm Film
Kinospielfilm
1992
Swingpfennig / Deutschmark
Director: Margit Czenki
Boje Buck Filmproduktion
Kinospielfilm
Commercials

numerous commercials for Audi, Hornbach, Jever, Becks, Ikea, Mercedes, Nivea, Telecom, Vodafone, Wella

Theatre works

at Akademietheater Wien, Deutsches Theater Berlin i.a.
I'm Your Man
(2020)
Kinospielfilm, Letterbox Filmproduktion with NDR/WDR/rbb/SWR/arte/SRF2
Director: Maria Schrader
with Maren Eggert, Dan Stevens, Sandra Hüller, Hans Löw
71st Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2021, Competition
Germany's official entry for the 2022 Academy Award for Best Foreign Picture
Lara
(2017)
Kinospielfilm, Schiwago Film
Director: Jan-Ole Gerster
with Corinna Harfouch, Tom Schilling
54th Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival 2019
Intl. Munich Film Festival 2019
Dark - 1st Season
(2016)
Fernsehserie, Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion for Netflix
Director: Baran Bo Odar
Axolotl Overkill
based on her novel of the same name
(2015)
Kinospielfilm, Vandertastic Film with Silverline TV/rbb/BR/MDR/sky cinema HD/sky cinema/one
Director: Helene Hegemann
with Jasna Fritzi Bauer, Laura Tonke
World Cinema Competition Sundance Film Festival 2017
Sydney Film Festival 2017
Wettbewerb LGBT Film Festival Tel Aviv
52. Intl. Filmfestival Karlovy Vary 2017
Gold
(2012)
Kinospielfilm, Schramm Film
Director: Thomas Arslan
Szenenbild: Reinhild Blaschke
with Nina Hoss, Marco Mandić, Peter Kurth, Uwe Bohm
63th Berlinale 2013, Competition
Barbara
(2012)
Kinospielfilm, Schramm Film
Director: Christian Petzold
with Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Rainer Bock
62th International Film Festival Berlin 2012, Competition
Nomination Best Costume Design German Film Award 2012
Yella
(2006)
Kinospielfilm, Schramm Film
Director: Christian Petzold
with Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann
57th International Film Festival Berlin 2007, Competition

Angela Schanelecs new feature film My Wife Cries with the costume design by Anette Guther will celebrate its worls premiere in the competition of 76th Berlin International Film Festival 2026.

09.02.2026
Scorched Earth
Director: Thomas Arslan
21:55
arte
12.02.2026
Beware of People
Director: Arne Feldhusen
12:30
MDR
14.02.2026
Beware of People
Director: Arne Feldhusen
05:50
MDR
21.02.2026
Axolotl Overkill
Director: Helene Hegemann
10:30
Silverline TV
27.02.2026
Axolotl Overkill
Director: Helene Hegemann
05:35
Silverline TV