Christian Petzold
Born: 1960-09-14 in Hilden, Germany
Known For: Directing
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
2025
- Miroirs No. 3 ... (Director)
2024
2023
- Afire ... (Writer)
2021
- The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art as Self - Filmmaker
2020
- Undine ... (Director)
2018
- Transit ... (Director)
2017
- Seven Songs as Self
- Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold? as Self
2015
2014
- Phoenix ... (Director)
- Bewegte Republik Deutschland as Self
- The Making of 'Phoenix' as Self
2012
- Barbara ... (Director)
2011
- Dreileben: Beats Being Dead ... (Director)
2009
- Jerichow ... (Director)
2008
2007
- Yella ... (Writer)
2005
- Ghosts ... (Screenplay)
- Who is Helene Schwarz? as Self
2003
- West.art am Sonntag as Self
- Wolfsburg ... (Director)
2002
- Something to Remind Me ... (Director)
2001
- The State I Am In ... (Director)
1999
- Volle Kanne as Self
- German Television Award as Self
1998
- The Sex Thief ... (Director)
1996
- Cuba Libre ... (Screenplay)
1995
- Pilots ... (Screenplay)
- Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun ... (Assistant Director)
1994
- Deduction ... (Director)
- Vergangen, vergessen, vorüber ... (Sound)
1993
1992
- The Warm Money ... (Director)
- Der Beigeschmack des Todes
- Die UFA ... (Assistant Director)
1991
- Eastward ... (Director of Photography)
- Barrage and Bunker
- Am Rand ... (Sound)
- The Cinema and the Wind and Photography ... (Co-Producer)
1990
- Romy Award as Self
- South ... (Director of Photography)
- Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee
- Glory and Misery of the Gifted ... (Director)
- 19 Portraits as himself
1989
- Broads ... (Director of Photography)
1988
- I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor! ... (Director)
1987
- Mission ... (Director)
1979
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
1971
- Polizeiruf 110 ... (Director)
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1951
- German Film Award as Self