- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 14, 1960
- Place of Birth
- Hilden, Germany
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 Far…
Filmography
movieMiroirs No. 3
2025 · Director, Screenplay
moviePeter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit
2024 · Self
movieAfire
2023 · Writer, Director
movieThe Cinematograph: Birth of an Art
2021 · Self - Filmmaker
movieUndine
2020 · Director, Screenplay
movieTransit
2018 · Director, Screenplay
movieWhere Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold?
2017 · Self, Director, Screenplay
Seven Songs
tvSeven Songs
2017 · Self
movieLove/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss
2016 · Self
movieWas heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
2015 · Self
moviePhoenix
2014 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Making of 'Phoenix'
2014 · Self
Bewegte Republik Deutschland
tvBewegte Republik Deutschland
2014 · Self
movieBarbara
2012 · Director, Screenplay
movieDreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Director, Writer
movieJerichow
2009 · Director, Writer
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
movieAuge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008 · Self
movieYella
2007 · Writer, Director
movieGhosts
2005 · Screenplay, Director
Who is Helene Schwarz?
movieWho is Helene Schwarz?
2005 · Self
movieWolfsburg
2003 · Director, Writer
West.art am Sonntag
tvWest.art am Sonntag
2003 · Self
movieSomething to Remind Me
2002 · Director, Writer
movieThe State I Am In
2001 · Director, Writer
German Television Award
tvGerman Television Award
1999 · Self
Volle Kanne
tvVolle Kanne
1999 · Self
movieThe Sex Thief
1998 · Director, Screenplay
movieCuba Libre
1996 · Screenplay, Director
moviePilots
1995 · Screenplay, Director
movieImaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun
1995 · Assistant Director
Vergangen, vergessen, vorüber
movieVergangen, vergessen, vorüber
1994 · Sound
Deduction
movieDeduction
1994 · Director
Navy Cut
movieNavy Cut
1993
movieDie UFA
1992 · Assistant Director
Der Beigeschmack des Todes
movieDer Beigeschmack des Todes
1992
movieThe Warm Money
1992 · Writer, Director
movieEastward
1991 · Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
movieBarrage and Bunker
1991
movieAm Rand
1991 · Sound
movieThe Cinema and the Wind and Photography
1991 · Co-Producer
movieSouth
1990 · Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee
movieIsaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee
1990
19 Portraits
movie19 Portraits
1990 · himself, Sound
Romy Award
tvRomy Award
1990 · Self
Glory and Misery of the Gifted
movieGlory and Misery of the Gifted
1990 · Director
movieBroads
1989 · Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
movieI'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor!
1988 · Director
Mission
movieMission
1987 · Director
Bavarian Film Awards
tvBavarian Film Awards
1979 · Self
tvPolizeiruf 110
1971 · Director, Writer
Grimme Award
tvGrimme Award
1964 · Self
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self