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