Filmography

2020/ 21
Daniel Richter Painting

Feature-length documentary - CinemaScope, approx. 117 min., DCP

2020
Ahead Of Me The South

Documentary, 117 min.

Germany, 2018–2020

2018
Raw Material

Literary adaptation, film noir

Feature film, approx. 100 min., unfinished

2016/ 2017
On The Other Side, The Grass Is Much Greener

101 min., feature film, produced by NFP* (Halle/Saale)

2014
THE REALITY NONSENSE ART OF JAYBO MONK

26 min., digital/Super 8 mm, ARTE

YOUTALENT

Status: pre-production, stereoscopic feature-length documentary

2012/ 14
Run Boy, Run!

127 min., 35 mm CinemaScope, feature film, German-French co-production by bittersuess pictures GmbH, Vandertastic Filmproduktion, A Company, Ciné-Sud Promotion and Quinte Film

  • Audience Award, Festival of Eastern European Films, Cottbus, 2014
  • Audience Award, Festival of Eastern European Films, Cottbus, 2014
  • Audience Award for Best Fiction, Jewish Film Festival, Boston, 2014
  • Best Actress for Elisabeth Duda, Kozzi Gangsta Festival, Poland
  • Audience Award for Best Drama, Jewish Film Festival, Los Angeles
  • Metropolis Director’s Award for Best Children’s and Youth Film, 2014
  • Three German Film Award nominations: Best Cinematography (Gottschalk), Best Production Design (Müsse), Best Makeup (Kratschke)
  • Audience Award, International Film Festival Cottbus, 2013
  • Rating: “Especially Valuable” (FBW)
2008–11
Joschka and Mr. Fischer

Feature-length documentary; production: Quintefilm, Freiburg, and Dschoint Ventschr, Zurich. Distributor: X Verleih; international sales: Quintefilm

  • Hessian Film Award, 2011
  • Audience Award, San Francisco Film Festival, 2011
  • Lifetime Award, main award at the Biografilm Festival, Bologna, 2012
Whores Glory

Directed by Michael Glawogger, 118 min., feature-length documentary; co-producer and artistic collaborator. Production: Lotus Film, Vienna, and Quintefilm, Freiburg. Distributor: Delphi Filmverleih; international sales: The Match Factory

  • Special Jury Prize, Orizzonti, Venice Film Festival
  • Austrian Film Award, 2012 (Best Documentary and Best Cinematography)
2006/ 07
To the Limit

96 min., feature-length documentary (final part of the sports trilogy). Production: Quintefilm, Freiburg, Hager Moss Film, Munich, and Lotus Film, Vienna. Distributor: Kinowelt; international sales: Telepool, Munich

  • Bavarian Film Award for Best Documentary
  • Silver Gentian for Best Artistic Contribution, Trento Mountain Film Festival, Italy
  • Documentary Film of the Month, FBW
  • Nomination for the European Film Award for Best Documentary, 2007
  • Golden Camera, International Mountain Film Festival, Graz
2006
A DAY OF PASSION

20 min., inspired by Jim Jarmusch’s “Night on Earth”; commissioned production for BMW AG. Production: Bigfish Filmproduktion

HUMAN VOICES

Overall concept and direction; stage production featuring seven sopranos and video recordings, inspired by Pepe Danquart’s film “Im Herzen des Lichts”. Tipi am Kanzleramt, Berlin. Production: Bar jeder Vernunft (Lutz Deisinger)

2005/ 06
Working Man's Death

Directed by Michael Glawogger, 127 min., feature-length documentary; co-producer and artistic collaborator. Production: Lotus Film, Vienna, Quintefilm, Freiburg, and ARTE G.E.I.E., Strasbourg

  • Nomination for the European Film Award, 2005
  • Lola (German Film Award) for Best Documentary, 2007
  • Golden Gate Award, San Francisco Film Festival, 2006
  • DOX Award, Copenhagen Film Festival, 2005
  • Grierson Award, London Film Festival, 2005
  • Special Jury Prize, Gijón Film Festival, 2005
  • FIPRESCI Jury Prize, Leipzig Film Festival, 2005
2004/05
C(r)ook

104 min., theatrical feature film (gangster comedy). Production: Dorfilm, Vienna. Distributor: NFP; DVD distribution: Universal

  • Premio Award, Biberach Film Festival, 2005
2003/ 04
Hell on Wheels

Feature-length documentary, 124 min. (second part of the sports trilogy). Featuring Erik Zabel and Rolf Aldag; music by Till Brönner. Production: Quintefilm, Freiburg, Dschoint Ventschr, Zurich, and Multimedia, Hamburg. Distributor: NFP; DVD distribution: Universal

  • German Film Critics’ Award for Best Editing, 2004
  • Best Film (Golden Shell), Santander International Film Festival, 2005
2001/ 02
In the Heart of Light – Night of the Prima Donnas

The Night of the Prima Donnas, 85 min., based on an idea by André Heller. Production: Dor-Film Produktion/artEvent for ARTE/ORF

  • Nomination for the Adolf Grimme Award for Best Cultural Film
2000/01
Semana Santa

Thriller, 95 min., starring Mira Sorvino, Olivier Martinez, Alida Valli, Feodor Atkin and others. Production: Wandering Stars, England; Schlemmer Film, Germany; Septieme Production, France. Distributor: Buena Vista France/Spain; DVD release: Buena Vista France

2000
Mörderinnen (Murderesses)

Television feature film, 90 min., ZDF, featuring Cornelia Schmaus, Katja Studt, Michael Gwisdek, Jürgen Schornhagel, Rüdiger Vogler and others. Production: Multimedia, Germany

  • Two nominations for the German Television Award, 2001 (Best Actress)
1998/99
Home Game

Feature-length documentary, 95 min. (first part of the sports trilogy). Production: Quinte Film, Germany

  • German Film Award for Best Director, 2000
  • Nomination for the German Film Award for Best Film, 2000
  • Special Mention, European Film Awards, 2000
  • German Camera Award, 2001
1997
Playboys

12 min., short film

  • Premiere in competition at the Berlinale, 1998
  • Rating: “Especially Valuable” (FBW)
1994–97
Nach Saison (Off Season)

Documentary filmed in Bosnia, 125 min.

  • Premiere at the Berlinale, 1997
  • Peace Film Prize, Berlinale, 1997
  • Nomination for the German Film Award (Best Film)
  • Best Film, Minsk Film Festival
  • Film of the Month, May 1997 (epd)
  • Grand Prize, 42nd Valladolid Film Festival, Spain
  • Grand Prize, San Francisco Film Festival
  • German Camera Award (Michael Hammon, BVK)
  • IDA Award, Los Angeles, for Best Documentary
1997

ELSASS - STREIFZÜGE

50 min., documentary, ARTE

1996
Old Indians Never Die

50 min., documentary, BBC

1995
Phoolan Devi

80 min., co-directed with Mirjam Quinte. Production: Quintefilm, Freiburg

Premiere at the Berlinale, 1994

  • Festivals: Solothurn, Munich Documentary Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Galway, Helsinki, Viennale (Vienna), and many others

BERLIN MEETING “BAABA MAAL”

Music video, 4 min. 32 sec.

  • Festivals: International Black Cinema Festival, Augsburg Short Film Festival
1993
Schwarzfahrer (Black Rider)

Short fiction film, 12 min., 35 mm, black and white

  • Screened at more than 100 film festivals worldwide and, among numerous other awards, won the 1993 Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Live Action Short Film
1992

DER PANNWITZBLICK

90 min., together with Didi Danquart. Production: Medienwerkstatt Freiburg

  • Silver Plaque, Chicago Film Festival
  • L’Âge d’Or Film Festival, Brussels
1991/92

UND ANDERE ERGÜSSE

60 min., production: Medienwerkstatt Freiburg; co-directed with Mirjam Quinte

  • Audience Award, Videoforum Freiburg, 1991
1989/90
Daedalus

96 min., docudrama. Production: Medienwerkstatt Freiburg and Videoladen, Zurich. Distribution: Unidoc, Filmcoop, Zurich

  • First Prize, Schwerin Film Festival, 1991
  • Special Jury Prize, International Film Festival, Puerto de la Cruz (Spain), 1991
  • Critics’ Prize, Moscow Film Festival, 1992

Between 1978 and 1991, more than 30 documentary films/videos as writer, director and producer with the Medienwerkstatt Freiburg film collective.

A selection:

1987

DIE NEUE KUNST DES STRAFENS

35 min.

  • First Prize, Hamburg Short Film Festival, 1986
1986

SCHATILA

60 min. (festivals: Duisburg, Jerusalem, among others)

1985

GEISTERFAHRER - EINE UTOPISCHE KOLPORTAGE

75 min./ZDF (festivals: Duisburg, Rotterdam, Zurich, among others)

1984

EIN WORT KANN EINE KARIKATUR SEIN - FRIEDE

85 min. (festivals: Duisburg, Solothurn, among others)

1983

DIE LANGE HOFFNUNG

90 min./ZDF (festival: Berlin International Film Festival, Forum)

1982

S’WESCHPENNÄSCHST

85 min. (festival: Solothurn, among others)

1981

NACHRICHTEN ÜBER EINE VERÄNDERUNG

55 min.

1980

PASST BLOSS AUF…

90 min./ZDF (festivals: Berlin, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, among others)