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German film director
Andreas Dresen
Born (1963-08-16 ) 16 August 1963 (age 60) Occupation Film director Years active 1989–present
Andreas Dresen (born 16 August 1963) is a German film director. His directing credits include
Cloud 9 ,
Summer in Berlin ,
Grill Point and Night Shapes . His film
Stopped on Track premiered at the
Un Certain Regard section at the
2011 Cannes Film Festival ,
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[2] where it won the Prize of Un Certain Regard.
[3] Dresen is known for his realistic style, which gives his films a semi-documentary feel. He works very teamoriented and heavily uses improvisation. In 2013 he was a member of the jury at the
63rd Berlin International Film Festival .
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Early life and education
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Dresen was born in
Gera .
From 1984-85 Dresen worked as a sound engineer for the Schwerin Theatre. From 1984-1986 he was a trainee at East Germany's DEFA Studio for Feature Films as an assistant director to Günter Reisch. Between 1989-91 he studied directing at the Konrad Wolf College of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg and was a Master student in Günter Reisch's class at the Berlin Art Academy.
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Career
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Starting in 1985, Dresen directed several short films, documentaries, and films for television, and wrote screenplays.
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Filmography
Documentaries
Awards
German Awards
German Film Critics Association Awards
o 1999: Best feature film for Night Shapes
o 2003: Best feature film for Grill Point
o 2003: Director's Award for Grill Point
o 2006: Director's Award for Summer in Berlin
o 1992: for Stilles Land
o 2001: Adolf-Grimme-Award in Gold for Policewoman
o 2011: Grimme-Award, Section Information and Kultur, for the artistic direction of 20 x Brandenburg
Fernsehfilm-Festival Baden-Baden
o 2000: Hauptpreis für Policewoman
o 1999: Nominated for the Film Award in Gold for Extraordinary Achievements in Directing for Night Shapes
o 2002: Film Award in Silber for Grill Point
o 2002: Nominated for the Film Award for Extraordinary Achievements in Directing for Grill Point
o 2009: Best Director for Cloud 9
o 2001: Award for best Director for Policewoman
Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney
o 1999: Nominated for the Film Award for Night Shapes
1992: German Film Critics Award
2007: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
International Awards
International Children's and Youth Filmfestival
o 1998: Lucas for the age group 12- and 13 for Changing Skins
o 1995: Sponsorship Award for Feature Film for Mein unbekannter Ehemann
International Filmfestival Berlin
o 1999: Nominated for the Golden Bear for Night Shapes
o 2002: Silver Bear of the jury for Grill Point
o 2000: Nominated for the Grand Prix for Policewoman
International Filmfestival Flandern
o 2002: Silver Spur for Grill Point
Chicago International Film Festival
o 2002: Silver Hugo – Best Director for Grill Point
o 2002: Nominated for Best Director for Grill Point
o 2008: Nominated for Best Director for Cloud 9
International Film Festival of Cannes
o 2008: Coup de coeur du jury for Grill Point
o 2011: Prix Un Certain Regard for Stopped on Track
International Filmfestival Karlovy Vary
o 2009: Best Director for Whiskey with Vodka
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