
His family emigrated to Uruguay in 1939. 1956 scholarship at the Hochschule der Kuenste (HDK) in Berlin, Germany. Between 1959 and 1964 he worked at the German TV channel Suedwestfunk, first as an assistant, later as a director. 1967/68 he was lecturer at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Berlin. Co-founder of the German distributor Filmverlag der Autoren. Since 1985 headmaster of the section Film- und Medienkunst at the Akademie der Kuenste in Berlin.
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008 · Self
movieCamilo: The Long Road to Disobedience
2008 · Director, Idea
movieCounter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
2008 · Self
Who is Helene Schwarz?
2005 · Self
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002 · Self
Ein Fremder
2001 · Narrator (voice), Writer, Director
movieAngesichts der Wälder
1995 · Director
movieDer Radfahrer von San Cristóbal
1988 · Screenplay, Director
movieThe Silence of the Poet
1987 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Autograph
1984 · Director, Writer, Set Decoration
Julius geht nach Amerika
1984 · Vertreter
movieDear Mr. Wonderful
1982 · Director
movieThe Uprising
1980 · Director, Writer, Set Decoration
movieMilo-Milo
1979 · Government member
movieDavid
1979 · Director, Writer
movieThe American Friend
1977 · Marcangelo
Kadir
1977 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieEs herrscht Ruhe im Land
1975 · Director, Writer
Hauptlehrer Hofer
1975 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieLa Victoria
1973 · Director, Writer
movieDead Pigeon on Beethoven Street
1972 · Carlos
movieShirley Chisholm for President
1972 · Director
movieJakob von Gunten
1971 · Writer, Director
Die Sonne angreifen
1971 · Director
Malatesta
1970 · Director, Writer
Horror
1969 · Director, Screenplay
movieNoon in Tunisia
1969 · Director
Tramp or the Only and Incomparable Lenny Jacobsen
1968 · Writer, Director
Verbrechen mit Vorbedacht
1967 · Director
movieThe Foundling
1967
Claire
1967 · Director
Der Beginn
1966 · Director
Abschied
1966 · Writer, Director
Robert
1966 · Writer, Director
Seraphine or the Wonderful Story of Aunt Flora
1965 · Director, Screenplay
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
1964 · Director
Grimme Award
1964 · Self
Jede Stunde verletzt und die letzte tötet
1963 · Director
Bit by Bit
1962 · Director
Biographie eines Schokoladentages
1961 · Director
Die Nachbarskinder
1960 · Director
German Film Award
1951 · Self