Christian Petzold

Christian Petzold

  • Birthday: 1960-09-14
  • Place of birth: Hilden, Germany
  • Also know as: Кристиан Петцольд

Biography

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.

Filmography

Production

Eastward

1991

As Director of Photography

South

1990

As Director of Photography

Broads

1989

As Director of Photography

The State I Am In

2001

As Director

Ghosts

2005

As Director

Yella

2007

As Director

Jerichow

2009

As Director

Barbara

2012

As Director

Wolfsburg

2003

As Director

Cuba Libre

1996

As Director

Pilots

1995

As Director

The Sex Thief

1998

As Director

Something to Remind Me

2002

As Director

Phoenix

2014

As Director

Transit

2018

As Director

Eastward

1991

As Director

The Warm Money

1992

As Director

Undine

2020

As Director

Broads

1989

As Director

South

1990

As Director

Afire

2023

As Director

Mission

1987

As Director

Die UFA

1992

As Assistant Director

Deduction

1994

As Director

South

1990

As Editor

Eastward

1991

As Editor

Broads

1989

As Editor

Am Rand

1991

As Sound

19 Portraits

1990

As Sound

Ghosts

2005

As Screenplay

Yella

2007

As Writer

Barbara

2012

As Screenplay

Cuba Libre

1996

As Screenplay

Pilots

1995

As Screenplay

The Sex Thief

1998

As Screenplay

Wolfsburg

2003

As Writer

Something to Remind Me

2002

As Writer

Phoenix

2014

As Screenplay

Transit

2018

As Screenplay

Eastward

1991

As Writer

The Warm Money

1992

As Writer

Undine

2020

As Screenplay

South

1990

As Writer

The State I Am In

2001

As Writer

Afire

2023

As Writer

Jerichow

2009

As Writer

Broads

1989

As Writer

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