Christian Petzold

German director, born in 1960 in Hilden. Studied German and Theatre studies at the Free University in Berlin from 1982-89. Attended the German Film & Television Academy (DFFB) in 1994. With The State I Am in (2000) he proved himself to be one of the most talented film makers of his generation. His films Ghosts and Yella have been screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. Jerichow was nominated for Venice’s „Golden Lion”. Barbara won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2012 Berlinale and was selected as one of the „top five foreign language films” by the USA’s National Board of Review.

FILMOGRAPHY

1987 Mission – short
1989 Weiber – short
1990 Suden – docu short
1991 Ostwarts – docu short
1992-93 Das Warme geld – short
1994 Abzuge
1995 Pilotinnen – TV Movie
1995 Cuba Libre – TV Movie
1998 Die Beischlafdiebin – TV Movie
2000 Die Innere sicherheit
2001 Toter Mann
2003 Wolfsburg
2005 Gespenster
2007 Yella
2008 Jerichow
2011 Dreileben – TV Series (1 episode)
2012 Barbara
2014 Phoenix