Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 14, 1960
Place of Birth
Hilden, Germany
Credits
52 titles
Christian Petzold
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mirrors No. 3
Director
Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit
Self
Afire
Director
The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art
Self - Filmmaker
Undine
Director
Transit
Director
Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
Self
Seven Songs
Self
Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss
Self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Self
Phoenix
Director
Bewegte Republik Deutschland
Self
The Making of 'Phoenix'
Self
Barbara
Director
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Director
Jerichow
Director
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Self
Yella
Director
Ghosts
Director
Who is Helene Schwarz?
Self
Wolfsburg
Director
West.art am Sonntag
Self
Something to Remind Me
Director
The State I Am In
Director
German Television Award
Self
Volle Kanne
Self
The Sex Thief
Director
Cuba Libre
Director
Pilots
Director
Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun
Assistant Director
Vergangen, vergessen, vorüber
Sound
Deduction
Director
Navy Cut
Die UFA
Assistant Director
Der Beigeschmack des Todes
The Warm Money
Director
Eastward
Director of Photography
Barrage and Bunker
The Cinema and the Wind and Photography
Co-Producer
Am Rand
Sound
South
Director of Photography
Romy Award
Self
19 Portraits
himself
Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee
Glory and Misery of the Gifted
Director
Broads
Director of Photography
I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
Director
Mission
Director
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
Polizeiruf 110
Director