Christian Petzold
Directing
Born 1960-09-14
Hilden, Germany
52 credits
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 5
Grimme-Preis 3
German Film Award for Best Feature Film 2
Awards
Won 5 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik Awards
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 5 won
- 2012 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik Won Barbara
- 2008 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik Won Jerichow
- 2007 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik Won Yella
- 2005 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik Won Ghosts
- 2001 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik Won The State I Am In
Grimme-Preis 3 won
- 2012 Grimme-Preis Won Dreileben trilogy
- 2005 Grimme-Preis Won Wolfsburg
- 2003 Grimme-Preis Won Something to Remind Me
European Film Award for Best Film 2 nominated
German Film Award for Best Feature Film 2 won
- 2012 Best Feature Film Won Barbara
- 2001 Best Feature Film Won The State I Am In
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Christian Petzold (born September 14, 1960; Hilden) is a German filmmaker, best known for directing the films Barbara, Jerichow, and Phoenix. He is credited to the Berlin School and has received numerous prizes and awards.
Petzold writes his own scenarios, often collaborating with Harun Farocki. As his former teacher at dffb, Farocki was a major influence on Petzold, who, along with Angela Schanelec and Thomas Arslan, is generally considered to be part of the Berlin School. While the Berlin School is often associated with a new turn towards realism and political cinema, Petzold's films, while they address issues of work and employment, also deal with conflicts between life and death.
His first film was "Pilots" (1995), which he directed for his film school graduation in 1995. While "The State I Am In" (2000) was his first feature film, also noting his first collaboration with Harun Farocki. In 2005, his film "Ghosts"was presented at the Berlin International Film Festival, as was his 2007 film "Yella". Petzold's film Barbara (2012) competed in competition at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival and Petzold won the Silver Bear for Best Director. The film was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. For the film Afire (2023), Christian Petzold received the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2023.
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Filmography
Directing
23 credits
Polizeiruf 110
Afire
Mirrors No. 3
Undine
Phoenix
Transit
Ghosts
Barbara
Jerichow
The State I Am In
Yella
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Pilots
Wolfsburg
The Sex Thief
The Warm Money
Cuba Libre
Something to Remind Me
Deduction
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Glory and Misery of the Gifted
Mission
Acting
20 credits
Volle Kanne
Romy Award
German Film Award
Grimme Award
Bavarian Film Awards
German Television Award
West.art am Sonntag
19 Portraits
Seven Songs
The Making of 'Phoenix'
Bewegte Republik Deutschland
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Vergangen, vergessen, vorüber
Who is Helene Schwarz?
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss
Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Am Rand
Writing
19 credits
Polizeiruf 110
Afire
Mirrors No. 3
Undine
Phoenix
Transit
Ghosts
Barbara
Jerichow
The State I Am In
Yella
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Pilots
Wolfsburg
Broads
The Sex Thief
The Warm Money
Cuba Libre
Something to Remind Me
Other credits
9 credits
Barrage and Bunker
South
Navy Cut
Die UFA
Eastward
Der Beigeschmack des Todes
Broads
Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun
Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee
Producing
1 credit
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