Biography
Born in Braunschweig, Germany in 1962, he attended primary school in Ankara from 1967 before completing school in Essen in 1982. After community service (in lieu of military service) in Hamburg, he moved to Munich. He took up a degree in history and German before transferring to the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin in 1986. After several shorts, he presented his debut feature Mach die Musik leiser (Turn Down the Music) at the 1994 Panorama. A professor of narrative film at the Berlin University of the Arts since 2007, he has often taken part in the Berlinale, most recently in 2013 with Gold in the Competition.
Berlinale
Director
Movies | |
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2024 |
Scorched Earth |
2017 |
Bright Nights |
2013 |
Gold |
2010 |
In the Shadows |
2007 |
Vacation |
2001 |
A Fine Day |
1999 |
Dealer |
1997 |
Geschwister - Kardesler |
1994 |
Mach die Musik leiser (TV movie) |
Documentaries | |
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2006 |
From Far Away |
1991 |
Am Rand |
Short | |
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1992 |
Im Sommer - Die sichtbare Welt |
1990 |
19 Portraits |
Screenwriter
Movies | |
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2024 |
Scorched Earth |
2017 |
Bright Nights |
2013 |
Gold |
2007 |
Vacation |
2001 |
A Fine Day |
Documentaries | |
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2006 |
From Far Away |
Cinematographer
Documentaries | |
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2006 |
From Far Away |
1995 |
Mädchen am Ball (TV movie) |
1994 |
Deutschländer (TV movie) |
1991 |
Ostwärts |
Actor
Documentaries | |
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2016 |
Die Berliner Nouvelle Vague (TV movie) |
Producer
Documentaries | |
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2006 |
From Far Away |