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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
	Henckel von Donnersmarck in 2015
Born	Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck; 2 May 1973 (age 51); Cologne, West Germany
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Christiane Asschenfeldt
Children	3 (including Lara Cosima)
Parent(s)	Count Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck; Countess Anna Maria von Berg

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Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (German: [ˈfloː.ʁi.aːn ˈhɛŋ.kl̩ fɔn ˈdɔ.nɐsˌmaʁk] ^ⓘ; born 2 May 1973)^[1] is a German film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He also wrote and directed the 2010 romantic thriller The Tourist starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, and the 2018 epic drama Never Look Away.

Early years

Henckel von Donnersmarck was born in 1973 in Cologne, West Germany, into the aristocratic Roman Catholic Henckel von Donnersmarck family. He grew up in New York City, Brussels, Frankfurt, and West Berlin and is fluent in English, German, French, Russian, and Italian.

After graduating at the top of his class from the German section of the European School of Brussels I, he studied Russian literature in St. Petersburg for two years and passed the State Exam for Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language. He then read philosophy, politics, and economics at New College, Oxford, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, later promoted to a Master of Arts degree per tradition. He also studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich, receiving a diploma in Film Directing.^[2]^{[not specific enough to verify]}

Family

The younger son of Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck, a former president of the German division of the Order of Malta, and literary scout Countess Anna Maria von Berg, Henckel von Donnersmarck holds German and Austrian citizenships. His father's only brother, Gregor Henckel Donnersmarck, is the emeritus abbot at Heiligenkreuz Abbey, a Cistercian monastery in the Vienna Woods where Henckel von Donnersmarck spent a month writing the first draft of The Lives of Others (German: Das Leben der Anderen).^[3] His grandfather, Count Friedrich-Carl Henckel von Donnersmarck, was a Thomist philosopher.^[4]

Henckel von Donnersmarck is married to Christiane Asschenfeldt, the first International Executive Director of Creative Commons. They have three children, including Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck, and currently live in Los Angeles.^[5] He stands 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) tall.^[6]

Career

In 1977 (aged 4 or 5), while living as a child in New York, he saw his first movie at the Museum of Modern Art. He expected to see Doctor Dolittle but was "exposed instead to" the German melodrama Varieté. He cites this experience as the start of his interest in film.^[7]

In 1996, he won a directing apprenticeship with Richard Attenborough on In Love and War, and then went to study at the Fiction Directing Class of the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (University of Television and Film Munich), Germany, alma mater of directors as diverse as Wim Wenders, Roland Emmerich and Maren Ade, who was Donnersmarck's classmate. His first short film, Dobermann (which he wrote, produced, directed and edited), broke the school record for the number of awards won by a student production. It became an international festival sensation, and Donnersmarck traveled the festival circuit for over a year.^[8]^[9]

His first feature film Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), which Donnersmarck spent three years writing, directing and completing, won the European Film Award for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Screenplay in 2006. Donnersmarck won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's award for Best Foreign Film, was nominated for the Golden Globe (which went to Clint Eastwood instead), and on 25 February 2007 won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.^[10] In 2007, Donnersmarck was one of 115 new members to be invited to join AMPAS.^[11]

His next film, The Tourist, was released in 2010. Donnersmarck re-wrote, directed and completed his sophomore work in under eleven months, telling Charlie Rose he had wanted a break from writing a dark screenplay about suicide. The Tourist was a thriller starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, and was nominated for three Golden Globes: Best Musical or Comedy, Depp for Actor Musical or Comedy and Jolie for Actress Musical or Comedy.^[12]^[13] It also won three Teen Choice Awards nominations (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress) of which it won two. The film opened to middling number, but eventually ended up grossing US$278.3 million at the worldwide box office,^[14] prompting The Hollywood Reporter belatedly to proclaim it an "international hit".^[15]

In 2019, his third feature film Never Look Away was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, for a Golden Globe by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and for two Oscars in the Best International Feature Film and Best Cinematography categories at the 91st Academy Awards.^[16] This was only the second time in history that a German language film by a German director was nominated for an Oscar in multiple categories, the other film being Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot 36 years prior. It became one of less than two dozen German language features since the end of World War II to surpass one million dollars at the North American box office.^[17] Donnersmarck and Christian Petzold are the only directors to have two films in that list. In most international territories, beginning with the Netherlands, Never Look Away became the most successful German language film since The Lives of Others.^[18]^[19]

In 2022, he was set to direct the psychological thriller Vent for Alcon Entertainment.^[20]

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
1997	Mitternacht	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-directed with Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck
1998	Das Datum	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-directed with Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck
1999	Dobermann	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2002	Der Templer	Yes	No	No	No	Co-directed with Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2004	Petits mythes urbains	Episode "Témoin à charge"

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2006	The Lives of Others	Yes	Yes	Co-producer
2010	The Tourist	Yes	Yes	No
2018	Never Look Away	Yes	Yes	Yes

Influence

In a 2010 interview with The Guardian, director Howard Davies named Donnersmarck as the artist he most admired.^[21]

René Pollesch wrote a play, L'Affaire Martin!, which poked fun at von Donnersmarck. According to Pollesch, the director's parents attended a performance and came backstage to say they liked it.^[22]

After meeting him at the Davos World Economic Forum, Jay Nordlinger, writing for National Review, described Donnersmarck as "one of the most impressive people on the planet".^[23]

The Europe List, a largest survey on European culture, named Donnersmarck's The Lives of Others second on a list of the best films in European culture, after Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful and followed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie.^[24]

Kyle Smith writing for National Review ranked Donnersmarck's Never Look Away as the No. 1 Best Film of the Decade 2010–2019.^[25]

Honours

Commander of the Bavarian Order of Merit
Commander of the North Rhine-Westphalian Order of Merit

In 2011, Donnersmarck was honoured by the University of Oxford, his alma mater, as one of its 100 most distinguished members from 10 centuries. The university named 100 streets in Oxford's historical centre after these graduates, with Upper Oxpens Road renamed for Donnersmarck.^[26]

Selected awards and nominations

2020 – Winner – Grand Prix – Belgian Film Critics Association for Never Look Away
2018 – Winner – Audience Award – Leiden Film Festival for Never Look Away
2018 – Winner – Leoncino d'Oro for Best Picture – Venice Film Festival for Never Look Away
2018 – Winner – Young Cinema Award for Best Picture – Venice Film Festival for Never Look Away
2013 – Named Young Global Leader by the Davos World Economic Forum
2011 – 2 Teen Choice Award wins for The Tourist
2011 – 3 Teen Choice Award nominations for The Tourist
2011 – 3 Golden Globe nominations for The Tourist
2009 – Dante Alighieri Society Gold Medal of Merit
2008 – 4 BAFTA nominations for The Lives of Others
2008 – César Award for The Lives of Others
2007 – New York Film Critics Circle Award for The Lives of Others
2006 – 2 European Film Awards for The Lives of Others
- Best Film
- Best Screenplay
2006 – Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Award) for The Lives of Others
- Best Direction
- Best Screenplay
2006 – Screenwriter Award within the Cologne Conference
2003 – Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation Award for Best Short Film for The Crusader
2002 – Eastman Award at the Hof International Film Festival for The Crusader (shared with Sebastian Henckel von Donnersmarck)

References

^ O'Neill, Phelim (7 April 2007). "First sight: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "Startseite – HFF München". University of Television and Film Munich. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ McNamee, Dardis (April 2008). "Singing Monks Of Heiligenkreuz". The Vienna Review. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Goodyear, Dana (14 January 2019). "An Artist's Life, Refracted in Film". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Levy, Shawn (19 February 2007). "Interview: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck of The Lives of Others". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
^ Rottenberg, Josh (7 February 2019). "Never Look Away puts director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck back in the Oscar race". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Rother, Larry (8 December 2010). "German Director Plunges Beyond His Comfort Zone". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^ "Donnersmarcks Dobermann". Stern. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Dobermann". University of Television and Film Munich. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "German Stasi Drama Wins Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film". Deutsche Welle. 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Academy Invites 115 to Become Members". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^ "The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations". Golden Globes. 14 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
^ "HFPA – Nominations and Winners 2010". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ "The Tourist (2010)". Box Office Mojo. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
^ McClintock, Pamela (2 June 2011). "Box Office Shocker: The Tourist has Become an International Hit". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ "Foreign Language Film Nominations 2019 Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "Foreign Language Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ "2019 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ "2007 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^ Grobar, Matt (5 April 2022). "The Lives Of Others Helmer Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck To Direct Psychological Thriller Vent, From Scribe Steven Karczynski, For Alcon Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Laura Barnett (18 October 2010). "Portrait of the artist: Howard Davies, director". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ J. S. Marcus (17 August 2007). "Theater With a Biting View of Society". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Jay Nordlinger (23 January 2008). "Davos Journal, Part I". National Review. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "The self-perception of Europeans in comparison with the perception of other countries". Goethe-Institut. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Smith, Kyle (31 December 2019). "The Ten Best Movies of the 2010s". National Review. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Los Angeles Reception". New College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

External links

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck at IMDb
Biography and Interview Archived 5 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine in German Films Quarterly
photographs of Donnersmarck on official site
Interview Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine in indieWIRE
Interview, by Charlie Rose, aired 2010-12-07, with transcript.
The Lives Of Others Interview 5 April 2008 at Future Movies

[1] O'Neill, Phelim (7 April 2007). "First sight: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[2] "Startseite – HFF München". University of Television and Film Munich. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[3] McNamee, Dardis (April 2008). "Singing Monks Of Heiligenkreuz". The Vienna Review. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[newyorker-4] Goodyear, Dana (14 January 2019). "An Artist's Life, Refracted in Film". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[5] Levy, Shawn (19 February 2007). "Interview: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck of The Lives of Others". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

[6] Rottenberg, Josh (7 February 2019). "Never Look Away puts director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck back in the Oscar race". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[7] Rother, Larry (8 December 2010). "German Director Plunges Beyond His Comfort Zone". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

[8] "Donnersmarcks Dobermann". Stern. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[9] "Dobermann". University of Television and Film Munich. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[10] "German Stasi Drama Wins Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film". Deutsche Welle. 26 February 2007. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[11] "Academy Invites 115 to Become Members". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[GGblog-12] "The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations". Golden Globes. 14 December 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

[GGnoms2010-13] "HFPA – Nominations and Winners 2010". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[14] "The Tourist (2010)". Box Office Mojo. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

[15] McClintock, Pamela (2 June 2011). "Box Office Shocker: The Tourist has Become an International Hit". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[16] "Foreign Language Film Nominations 2019 Oscars". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

[17] "Foreign Language Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[18] "2019 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[19] "2007 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[20] Grobar, Matt (5 April 2022). "The Lives Of Others Helmer Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck To Direct Psychological Thriller Vent, From Scribe Steven Karczynski, For Alcon Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[21] Laura Barnett (18 October 2010). "Portrait of the artist: Howard Davies, director". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[22] J. S. Marcus (17 August 2007). "Theater With a Biting View of Society". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[23] Jay Nordlinger (23 January 2008). "Davos Journal, Part I". National Review. Archived from the original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[europelist-24] "The self-perception of Europeans in comparison with the perception of other countries". Goethe-Institut. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[25] Smith, Kyle (31 December 2019). "The Ten Best Movies of the 2010s". National Review. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[26] "Los Angeles Reception". New College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 23 March 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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-'''Florian Maria Georg Christian [[Henckel von Donnersmarck|Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck]]''' ({{IPA-de|ˈfloː.ʁi.aːn ˈhɛŋ.kl̩ fɔn ˈdɔ.nɐsˌmaʁk|lang|De-Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.ogg}}; born 2 May 1973)<ref>O'Neill, Phelim. [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/apr/06/3 "First sight: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck"], ''The Guardian,'' (6 April 2007)</ref> is an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning German and Austrian film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller ''Das Leben der Anderen ([[The Lives of Others]])'', the 2010 romantic thriller ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' starring [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Johnny Depp]], and the 2018 epic drama ''[[Never Look Away]]''.
+'''Florian Maria Georg Christian [[Henckel von Donnersmarck|Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck]]''' ({{IPA-de|ˈfloː.ʁi.aːn ˈhɛŋ.kl̩ fɔn ˈdɔ.nɐsˌmaʁk|lang|De-Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.ogg}}; born 2 May 1973)<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Neill |first1=Phelim |title=First sight: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/apr/06/3 |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=7 April 2007 |archive-date=30 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174300/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/apr/06/3 |url-status=live }}</ref> is a German film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller ''Das Leben der Anderen ([[The Lives of Others]])'', which won the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. He also wrote and directed the 2010 romantic thriller ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'' starring [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Johnny Depp]], and the 2018 epic drama ''[[Never Look Away]]''.
 ==Early years==
 Henckel von Donnersmarck was born in 1973 in [[Cologne]], [[West Germany]], into the aristocratic Roman Catholic [[Henckel von Donnersmarck]] family. He grew up in New York City, [[Brussels]], Frankfurt, and [[West Berlin]] and is fluent in English, German, French, Russian, and Italian.
-After graduating at the top of his class from the German section of the [[European School of Brussels I]], he studied [[Russian literature]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] for two years and passed the State Exam for Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language. He then read [[Philosophy, politics and economics|philosophy, politics, and economics]] at [[New College, Oxford]], and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, later [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)|promoted to a Master of Arts degree per tradition]]. He also studied at the [[University of Television and Film Munich|University of Television and Film in Munich]], receiving a diploma in Film Directing .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hff-muenchen.de/de_DE/die-hff-muenchen|title = Startseite – HFF München}}</ref>
+After graduating at the top of his class from the German section of the [[European School of Brussels I]], he studied [[Russian literature]] in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] for two years and passed the State Exam for Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language. He then read [[Philosophy, politics and economics|philosophy, politics, and economics]] at [[New College, Oxford]], and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree, later [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin)|promoted to a Master of Arts degree per tradition]]. He also studied at the [[University of Television and Film Munich|University of Television and Film in Munich]], receiving a diploma in Film Directing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hff-muenchen.de/de_DE/die-hff-muenchen|title=Startseite – HFF München|publisher=[[University of Television and Film Munich]]|access-date=31 May 2015|archive-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420205953/http://www.hff-muenchen.de/de_DE/die-hff-muenchen|url-status=live}}</ref>{{nonspecific|date=February 2024}}
 ==Family==
 {{details|topic=the family|Henckel von Donnersmarck}}
-The younger son of [[Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck|Dr. Leo-Ferdinand Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck]], a former president of the German division of the [[Order of Malta]], and literary scout Anna Maria [[von Berg]], Henckel von Donnersmarck holds German and Austrian citizenships. His father's only brother, Gregor Henckel Donnersmarck, is the emeritus [[abbot]] at [[Heiligenkreuz Abbey]], a [[Cistercian]] monastery in the [[Vienna Woods]] where Henckel von Donnersmarck spent a month writing the first draft of ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' (German: ''Das Leben der Anderen'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viennareview.net/news/front-page/singing-monks-of-heiligenkreuz|title = NameBright – Coming Soon}}</ref> His grandfather, Count [[Friedrich-Carl Henckel von Donnersmarck]], was a [[Thomist]] philosopher.
+The younger son of [[Leo-Ferdinand Henckel von Donnersmarck]], a former president of the German division of the [[Order of Malta]], and literary scout [[Anna-Maria Henckel von Donnersmarck|Countess Anna Maria von Berg]], Henckel von Donnersmarck holds German and Austrian citizenships. His father's only brother, Gregor Henckel Donnersmarck, is the emeritus [[abbot]] at [[Heiligenkreuz Abbey]], a [[Cistercian]] monastery in the [[Vienna Woods]] where Henckel von Donnersmarck spent a month writing the first draft of ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' (German: ''Das Leben der Anderen'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNamee |first=Dardis |url=http://www.viennareview.net/news/front-page/singing-monks-of-heiligenkreuz|title = Singing Monks Of Heiligenkreuz |date=April 2008 |access-date=15 February 2024 |work=[[The Vienna Review]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113182242/https://www.falter.at/the-vienna-review/0000/singing-monks-of-heiligenkreuz |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His grandfather, Count [[Friedrich-Carl Henckel von Donnersmarck]], was a [[Thomist]] philosopher.<ref name= newyorker>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/21/an-artists-life-refracted-in-film|title=An Artist's Life, Refracted in Film|first=Dana|last=Goodyear|date=14 January 2019|work=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021080856/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/21/an-artists-life-refracted-in-film|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Henckel von Donnersmarck is married to Christiane Asschenfeldt, the first International Executive Director of [[Creative Commons]]. They have three children, including [[Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck]], and currently live in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2007/02/the_lives_of_others_florian_he.html|title=Interview: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck of ''The Lives of Others''|date=19 February 2007|publisher=Blog.oregonlive.com|access-date=8 October 2010}}</ref> He stands 2.05&nbsp;m (6&nbsp;ft 9 in) tall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-never-look-away-oscars-20190207-story.html|title='Never Look Away' puts director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck back in the Oscar race}}</ref>
+Henckel von Donnersmarck is married to Christiane Asschenfeldt, the first International Executive Director of [[Creative Commons]]. They have three children, including [[Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck]], and currently live in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Levy |first=Shawn |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2007/02/the_lives_of_others_florian_he.html|title=Interview: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck of ''The Lives of Others''|date=19 February 2007|work=[[The Oregonian]]|access-date=8 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102180520/https://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2007/02/the_lives_of_others_florian_he.html |archive-date=2 November 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He stands 2.05&nbsp;m (6&nbsp;ft 9 in) tall.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rottenberg |first=Josh |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-never-look-away-oscars-20190207-story.html |title=''Never Look Away'' puts director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck back in the Oscar race |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=7 February 2019 |access-date=15 February 2024 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414133255/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-never-look-away-oscars-20190207-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Career==
-In 1977 (aged 4 or 5), while living as a child in New York, he saw his first movie at the [[Museum of Modern Art]]. He expected to see ''[[Doctor Dolittle (1967 film)|Doctor Dolittle]]'' but was "exposed instead to" the German melodrama ''[[Variety (1925 film)|Varieté]]''. He cites this experience as the start of his interest in film.<ref>Rohter, Larry. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/movies/09florian.html "German Director Plunges Beyond His Comfort Zone"], ''The New York Times'', 8 December 2010 (9 December 2010 p. C1 NY ed.). Retrieved 8 December 2010.</ref>
+In 1977 (aged 4 or 5), while living as a child in New York, he saw his first movie at the [[Museum of Modern Art]]. He expected to see ''[[Doctor Dolittle (1967 film)|Doctor Dolittle]]'' but was "exposed instead to" the German melodrama ''[[Variety (1925 film)|Varieté]]''. He cites this experience as the start of his interest in film.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rother |first1=Larry |title=German Director Plunges Beyond His Comfort Zone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/movies/09florian.html |access-date=8 December 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209054506/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/movies/09florian.html |archive-date=9 December 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 1996, he won a directing apprenticeship with [[Richard Attenborough]] on ''In Love and War'', and then went to study at the Fiction Directing Class of the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München ([[University of Television and Film Munich]]), Germany, alma mater of directors as diverse as [[Wim Wenders]], [[Roland Emmerich]] and [[Maren Ade]], who was Donnersmarck's classmate. His first short film, ''Dobermann'' (which he wrote, produced, directed and edited), broke the school record for the number of awards won by a student production. It became an international festival sensation, and Donnersmarck traveled the festival circuit for over a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stern.de/tv/sterntv/kurzfilm-donnersmarcks-dobermann-584818.html |title=Kurzfilm: Donnersmarcks "Dobermann" – Stern TV {{!}} STERN.DE |website=www.stern.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312095507/http://www.stern.de/tv/sterntv/kurzfilm-donnersmarcks-dobermann-584818.html |archive-date=12 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hff-muenchen.de/en_EN/film-detail/dobermann.104|title = Film Detail – HFF Munich}}</ref>
+In 1996, he won a directing apprenticeship with [[Richard Attenborough]] on ''In Love and War'', and then went to study at the Fiction Directing Class of the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München ([[University of Television and Film Munich]]), Germany, alma mater of directors as diverse as [[Wim Wenders]], [[Roland Emmerich]] and [[Maren Ade]], who was Donnersmarck's classmate. His first short film, ''Dobermann'' (which he wrote, produced, directed and edited), broke the school record for the number of awards won by a student production. It became an international festival sensation, and Donnersmarck traveled the festival circuit for over a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stern.de/tv/sterntv/kurzfilm-donnersmarcks-dobermann-584818.html |title=Donnersmarcks ''Dobermann''|website=[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]] |date=15 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312095507/http://www.stern.de/tv/sterntv/kurzfilm-donnersmarcks-dobermann-584818.html |archive-date=12 March 2010 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hff-muenchen.de/en_EN/film-detail/dobermann.104|title=Dobermann|publisher=[[University of Television and Film Munich]]|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=25 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925190219/https://www.hff-muenchen.de/en_EN/film-detail/dobermann.104|url-status=live}}</ref>
-His first feature film ''Das Leben der Anderen'' (''[[The Lives of Others]]''), which Donnersmarck spent three years writing, directing and completing, won the [[European Film Award]] for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Screenplay in 2006. Donnersmarck won the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]]'s award for Best Foreign Film, was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Golden Globe]] (which went to [[Clint Eastwood]] instead), and on 25 February 2007 won the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dw.de/german-stasi-drama-wins-oscar-for-best-foreign-language-film/a-2364270 | title=German Stasi Drama Wins Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film &#124; DW &#124; 26.02.2007 }}</ref> In 2007, Donnersmarck was one of 115 new members to be invited to join [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|AMPAS]].<ref>[http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html Academy Invites 115 to Become Members]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701110728/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html |date=1 July 2007 }}</ref>
+His first feature film ''Das Leben der Anderen'' (''[[The Lives of Others]]''), which Donnersmarck spent three years writing, directing and completing, won the [[European Film Award]] for Best Film, Best Actor and Best Screenplay in 2006. Donnersmarck won the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]]'s award for Best Foreign Film, was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Golden Globe]] (which went to [[Clint Eastwood]] instead), and on 25 February 2007 won the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dw.de/german-stasi-drama-wins-oscar-for-best-foreign-language-film/a-2364270 | title=German Stasi Drama Wins Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film |publisher=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=26 February 2007 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401022302/http://www.dw.de/german-stasi-drama-wins-oscar-for-best-foreign-language-film/a-2364270 |archive-date=1 April 2015 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref> In 2007, Donnersmarck was one of 115 new members to be invited to join [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|AMPAS]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Academy Invites 115 to Become Members |url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date= June 18, 2007 |access-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701110728/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html |archive-date=1 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-His next film, ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'', was released in 2010. Donnersmarck re-wrote, directed and completed his sophomore work in under eleven months, telling [[Charlie Rose]] he had wanted a break from writing a dark screenplay about suicide. ''The Tourist'' was a thriller starring [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Johnny Depp]], and was nominated for three [[68th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]]: Best Musical or Comedy, Depp for Actor Musical or Comedy and Jolie for Actress Musical or Comedy.<ref name="GGblog">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |title=The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards NOMINATIONS &#124; OFFICIAL WEBSITE of the HFPA and the GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS |publisher=Goldenglobes.org |date=14 December 2010 |access-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505130819/http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |archive-date=5 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="GGnoms2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |title=HFPA – Nominations and Winners 2010 |access-date=22 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911090824/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |archive-date=11 September 2012 }}</ref> It also won three [[Teen Choice Awards]] nominations (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress) of which it won two. The film opened to middling number, but eventually ended up grossing US$278.3&nbsp;million at the worldwide box office,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm|title=The Tourist (2010)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=24 April 2011|access-date=24 April 2011}}</ref> prompting ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' belatedly to proclaim it an "international hit".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-shocker-tourist-has-194383|title=Box Office Shocker: The Tourist has Become an International Hit|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2 June 2011|access-date=14 September 2011}}</ref>
+His next film, ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'', was released in 2010. Donnersmarck re-wrote, directed and completed his sophomore work in under eleven months, telling [[Charlie Rose]] he had wanted a break from writing a dark screenplay about suicide. ''The Tourist'' was a thriller starring [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Johnny Depp]], and was nominated for three [[68th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]]: Best Musical or Comedy, Depp for Actor Musical or Comedy and Jolie for Actress Musical or Comedy.<ref name="GGblog">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |title=The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations |website=Golden Globes |date=14 December 2010 |access-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505130819/http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/ |archive-date=5 May 2012 }}</ref><ref name="GGnoms2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |title=HFPA – Nominations and Winners 2010 |access-date=22 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911090824/http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2010/ |archive-date=11 September 2012 }}</ref> It also won three [[Teen Choice Awards]] nominations (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress) of which it won two. The film opened to middling number, but eventually ended up grossing US$278.3&nbsp;million at the worldwide box office,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm|title=''The Tourist'' (2010)|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=24 April 2011|access-date=24 April 2011|archive-date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629204955/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> prompting ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' belatedly to proclaim it an "international hit".<ref>{{cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-shocker-tourist-has-194383|title=Box Office Shocker: ''The Tourist'' has Become an International Hit|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2 June 2011|access-date=14 September 2011|archive-date=3 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903040634/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-shocker-tourist-has-194383|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2019, his third feature film ''[[Never Look Away]]'' was nominated for the [[Golden Lion]] at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, for a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] by the [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] and for two [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] in the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] and [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] categories at the [[91st Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/foreign-language-film-nominations-2019-oscars|title=Foreign Language Film Nominations 2019 Oscars|work=oscar.go.com|date=22 January 2019|access-date=22 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010246/https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/foreign-language-film-nominations-2019-oscars|archive-date=23 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was only the second time in history that a German language film by a German director was nominated for an Oscar in [[List of foreign-language films nominated for Academy Awards|multiple categories]], the other film being [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Das Boot]]'' 36 years prior. It became one of less than two dozen German language features since the end of [[World War II]] to surpass one million dollars at the North American box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?view=main&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=4&id=foreign.htm|title=Foreign Language Movies at the Box Office – Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> Donnersmarck and [[Christian Petzold (director)|Christian Petzold]] are the only directors to have two films in that list. In most international territories, beginning with the Netherlands, ''Never Look Away'' became the most successful German language film since ''[[The Lives of Others]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/netherlands/yearly/|title=2019 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/netherlands/yearly/?yr=2007&p=.htm|title=2007 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=7 April 2019}}</ref>
+In 2019, his third feature film ''[[Never Look Away]]'' was nominated for the [[Golden Lion]] at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, for a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] by the [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] and for two [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] in the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] and [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] categories at the [[91st Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/foreign-language-film-nominations-2019-oscars|title=Foreign Language Film Nominations 2019 Oscars |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=22 January 2019|access-date=22 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010246/https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/foreign-language-film-nominations-2019-oscars|archive-date=23 January 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was only the second time in history that a German language film by a German director was nominated for an Oscar in [[List of foreign-language films nominated for Academy Awards|multiple categories]], the other film being [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s ''[[Das Boot]]'' 36 years prior. It became one of less than two dozen German language features since the end of [[World War II]] to surpass one million dollars at the North American box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?view=main&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=4&id=foreign.htm|title=Foreign Language Movies at the Box Office|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=7 April 2019|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403002422/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?view=main&sort=gross&order=DESC&pagenum=4&id=foreign.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Donnersmarck and [[Christian Petzold (director)|Christian Petzold]] are the only directors to have two films in that list. In most international territories, beginning with the Netherlands, ''Never Look Away'' became the most successful German language film since ''[[The Lives of Others]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/netherlands/yearly/|title=2019 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=7 April 2019|archive-date=7 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407002047/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/netherlands/yearly/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/netherlands/yearly/?yr=2007&p=.htm|title=2007 Netherlands Yearly Box Office Results|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=7 April 2019|archive-date=7 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407002102/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/netherlands/yearly/?yr=2007&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In 2022, he was set to direct the psychological thriller ''Vent'' for Alcon Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/florian-henckel-von-donnersmarck-to-direct-vent-for-alcon-entertainment-1234994696/|title='The Lives Of Others' Helmer Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck To Direct Psychological Thriller 'Vent', From Scribe Steven Karczynski, For Alcon Entertainment|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=5 April 2022|work=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
+In 2022, he was set to direct the psychological thriller ''Vent'' for Alcon Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/florian-henckel-von-donnersmarck-to-direct-vent-for-alcon-entertainment-1234994696/|title=''The Lives Of Others'' Helmer Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck To Direct Psychological Thriller ''Vent'', From Scribe Steven Karczynski, For Alcon Entertainment|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=5 April 2022|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=15 February 2024|archive-date=2 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202175341/https://deadline.com/2022/04/florian-henckel-von-donnersmarck-to-direct-vent-for-alcon-entertainment-1234994696/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
+'''Short film'''
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"
+{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-! rowspan=2| Year
-! rowspan=2| Title
-! colspan=4| Credited as
-! rowspan=2| Notes
 |-
+! Year
-! width=75 | Director
+! Title
-! width=75 | Producer
-! width=75 | Writer
+! width=65 | Director
-! width=75 | Other
+! width=65 | Writer
+! width=65 | Producer
+! width=65 | Editor
+! Notes
 |-
 | 1997
 | ''Mitternacht''
-| {{Yes|Co-Director}}
 | {{Yes}}
 | {{Yes}}
-| {{Yes|Editor}}
+| {{Yes}}
+| {{Yes}}
-| rowspan=4| Short film
+|rowspan=2| Co-directed with Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck
 |-
 | 1998
 | ''Das Datum''
-| {{Yes|Co-Director}}
 | {{Yes}}
 | {{Yes}}
-| {{Yes|Editor}}
+| {{Yes}}
+| {{Yes}}
 |-
 | 1999
 | ''Dobermann''
+| {{Yes}}
 | {{Yes}}
 | {{No}}
 | {{Yes}}
+|
-| {{Yes|Editor}}
 |-
 | 2002
 | ''Der Templer''
-| {{Yes|Co-Director}}
+| {{Yes}}
 | {{No}}
 | {{No}}
 | {{No}}
+| Co-directed with Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck
+|}
+'''Television'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Year
+! Title
+! Notes
+|-
+| 2004
+| ''Petits mythes urbains''
+| Episode "Témoin à charge"
+|}
+'''Feature film'''
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Year
+! Title
+! width=65 | Director
+! width=65 | Writer
+! Producer
 |-
 | 2006
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 | {{Yes}}
-| {{Yes}}
+| {{Yes|Co-producer}}
-| {{No}}
-| Feature film début
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 | 2010
 | ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]''
 | {{Yes}}
-| {{No}}
 | {{Yes}}
 | {{No}}
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 | 2018
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 ==Influence==
-In a 2010 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', director [[Howard Davies (director)|Howard Davies]] named Donnersmarck as the artist he most admired.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portrait of the artist: Howard Davies, director |author=Laura Barnett |newspaper=The Guardian |date=18 October 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/18/howard-davies-director}}</ref>
+In a 2010 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', director [[Howard Davies (director)|Howard Davies]] named Donnersmarck as the artist he most admired.<ref>{{cite news |title=Portrait of the artist: Howard Davies, director |author=Laura Barnett |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=18 October 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/18/howard-davies-director |access-date=15 February 2024 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226173615/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/oct/18/howard-davies-director |url-status=live }}</ref>
-[[René Pollesch]] wrote a play, ''L'Affaire Martin!'', which poked fun at von Donnersmarck. According to Pollesch, the director's parents attended a performance and came backstage to say they liked it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Theater With a Biting View of Society |author=J. S. Marcus |newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]] |date=17 August 2007 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118729750601900091}}</ref>
+[[René Pollesch]] wrote a play, ''L'Affaire Martin!'', which poked fun at von Donnersmarck. According to Pollesch, the director's parents attended a performance and came backstage to say they liked it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Theater With a Biting View of Society |author=J. S. Marcus |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=17 August 2007 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118729750601900091 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307215410/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118729750601900091 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
-After meeting him at the [[World Economic Forum|Davos World Economic Forum]], [[Jay Nordlinger]], writing for ''[[National Review]]'', described Donnersmarck as "one of the most impressive people on the planet".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/node/223465/print|title = Print on Demand|website = [[National Review]]|date = 13 March 2003}}</ref>
+After meeting him at the [[World Economic Forum|Davos World Economic Forum]], [[Jay Nordlinger]], writing for ''[[National Review]]'', described Donnersmarck as "one of the most impressive people on the planet".<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jay Nordlinger |author-link=Jay Nordlinger |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/node/223465/print|title = Davos Journal, Part I|website = [[National Review]]|date = 23 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910085619/http://www.nationalreview.com/node/223465/print |archive-date=10 September 2014 |access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>
-The Europe List, a largest survey on European culture, named Donnersmarck's ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' second on a list of the best films in European culture, after [[Roberto Benigni|Roberto Benigni's]] ''[[Life Is Beautiful|Life is Beautiful]]'' and followed by [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet|Jean-Pierre Jeunet's]] ''[[Amélie]]''.<ref name=europelist>{{cite web|url = http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/prj/eli/erg/ges/enindex.htm|publisher = Goethe Institute|title = The self-perception of Europeans in comparison with the perception of other countries|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180522080201/http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/prj/eli/erg/ges/enindex.htm|archive-date = 22 May 2018}}</ref>
+The Europe List, a largest survey on European culture, named Donnersmarck's ''[[The Lives of Others]]'' second on a list of the best films in European culture, after [[Roberto Benigni]]'s ''[[Life Is Beautiful]]'' and followed by [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]]'s ''[[Amélie]]''.<ref name=europelist>{{cite web|url = http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/prj/eli/erg/ges/enindex.htm|publisher = [[Goethe-Institut]]|title = The self-perception of Europeans in comparison with the perception of other countries|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180522080201/http://www.goethe.de/ins/be/prj/eli/erg/ges/enindex.htm|archive-date = 22 May 2018 |access-date=15 February 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
-[[Kyle Smith (critic)|Kyle Smith]] writing for ''[[National Review]]'' ranked Donnersmarck's ''[[Never Look Away]]'' as the No. 1 Best Film of the Decade 2010–2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/movie-reviews-10-best-films-last-decade/|title = The Ten Best Movies of the 2010s|website = [[National Review]]|date = 31 December 2019}}</ref>
+[[Kyle Smith (critic)|Kyle Smith]] writing for ''[[National Review]]'' ranked Donnersmarck's ''[[Never Look Away]]'' as the No. 1 Best Film of the Decade 2010–2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Kyle |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/movie-reviews-10-best-films-last-decade/ |title=The Ten Best Movies of the 2010s |website=[[National Review]] |date=31 December 2019 |access-date=15 February 2024 |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604014450/https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/movie-reviews-10-best-films-last-decade/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 ==Honours==
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 *[[File:DE-NW Der Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen BAR.png|80px]] Commander of the [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]n [[Order (decoration)|Order]] of Merit
-In 2011, Donnersmarck was honoured by the [[University of Oxford]], his alma mater, as one of its 100 most distinguished members from 10 centuries. The university named 100 streets in Oxford's historical centre after these graduates, with Upper Oxpens Road renamed for Donnersmarck.<ref>[http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events/los-angeles-reception Reference to Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck at Oxford University website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323103623/http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events/los-angeles-reception |date=23 March 2013 }}, 24 March 2013</ref>
+In 2011, Donnersmarck was honoured by the [[University of Oxford]], his alma mater, as one of its 100 most distinguished members from 10 centuries. The university named 100 streets in Oxford's historical centre after these graduates, with Upper Oxpens Road renamed for Donnersmarck.<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Angeles Reception |url=http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events/los-angeles-reception |publisher=[[New College, Oxford]] |access-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323103623/http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/alumni/events/los-angeles-reception |archive-date=23 March 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 ==Selected awards and nominations==
 * 2020 – Winner – [[Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association)|Grand Prix]] – [[Belgian Film Critics Association]] for ''Never Look Away''
-* 2019 – Winner – Audience Award – [https://miamijewishfilmfestival.org/ Miami Jewish Film Festival] for ''Never Look Away''
-*2019 – Winner – Best Picture – [https://www.ramdamfestival.be/palmares-2019/ Tournai Ramdam Festival] for ''Never Look Away''
-*2019 – Winner – Audience Award – [https://aspenfilm.org/aspen-academy-screenings-2018/ Aspen Film 27th Academy Screenings] for ''Never Look Away''
 *2018 – Winner – Audience Award – [[Leiden International Film Festival|Leiden Film Festival]] for ''Never Look Away''
 *2018 – Winner – Leoncino d'Oro for Best Picture – [[75th Venice International Film Festival|Venice Film Festival]] for ''Never Look Away''
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 * 2008 – 4 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nominations for ''The Lives of Others''
 * 2008 – [[César Award]] for ''The Lives of Others''
-* 2007 – [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Academy Award]] for ''The Lives of Others''
 * 2007 – [[New York Film Critics Circle]] Award for ''The Lives of Others''
 * 2006 – 2 [[European Film Awards]] for ''The Lives of Others''
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 * 2006 – Screenwriter Award within the [[Cologne Conference]]
 * 2003 – [[Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation]] Award for Best Short Film for ''The Crusader''
-* 2002 – Eastman Award at the [http://www.hofer-filmtage.com/40jahre_ihf/preise.html Hof International Film Festival] for ''The Crusader'' (shared with Sebastian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
+* 2002 – Eastman Award at the [[Hof International Film Festival]] for ''The Crusader'' (shared with Sebastian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
-* 2000 – [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]' Shocking Shorts Award for ''Dobermann''
-* 2000 – Max Ophüls Preis for ''Dobermann''
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Henckel von Donnersmarck|Florian]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Alumni of the European Schools]]

v t e Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1947–1955 (Honorary)	1947: Shoeshine – Vittorio De Sica 1948: Monsieur Vincent – Maurice Cloche 1949: Bicycle Thieves – Vittorio De Sica 1950: The Walls of Malapaga – René Clément 1951: Rashomon – Akira Kurosawa 1952: Forbidden Games – René Clément 1953: No Award 1954: Gate of Hell – Teinosuke Kinugasa 1955: Samurai, The Legend of Musashi – Hiroshi Inagaki
1956–1975	1956: La Strada – Federico Fellini 1957: Nights of Cabiria – Federico Fellini 1958: My Uncle – Jacques Tati 1959: Black Orpheus – Marcel Camus 1960: The Virgin Spring – Ingmar Bergman 1961: Through a Glass Darkly – Ingmar Bergman 1962: Sundays and Cybèle – Serge Bourguignon 1963: 8½ – Federico Fellini 1964: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Vittorio De Sica 1965: The Shop on Main Street – Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos 1966: A Man and a Woman – Claude Lelouch 1967: Closely Watched Trains – Jiří Menzel 1968: War and Peace – Sergei Bondarchuk 1969: Z – Costa-Gavras 1970: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri 1971: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio De Sica 1972: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel 1973: Day for Night – François Truffaut 1974: Amarcord – Federico Fellini 1975: Dersu Uzala – Akira Kurosawa
1976–2000	1976: Black and White in Color – Jean-Jacques Annaud 1977: Madame Rosa – Moshé Mizrahi 1978: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs – Bertrand Blier 1979: The Tin Drum – Volker Schlöndorff 1980: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears – Vladimir Menshov 1981: Mephisto – István Szabó 1982: Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') – José Luis Garci 1983: Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman 1984: Dangerous Moves – Richard Dembo 1985: The Official Story – Luis Puenzo 1986: The Assault – Fons Rademakers 1987: Babette's Feast – Gabriel Axel 1988: Pelle the Conqueror – Bille August 1989: Cinema Paradiso – Giuseppe Tornatore 1990: Journey of Hope – Xavier Koller 1991: Mediterraneo – Gabriele Salvatores 1992: Indochine – Régis Wargnier 1993: Belle Époque – Fernando Trueba 1994: Burnt by the Sun – Nikita Mikhalkov 1995: Antonia's Line – Marleen Gorris 1996: Kolya – Jan Svěrák 1997: Character – Mike van Diem 1998: Life Is Beautiful – Roberto Benigni 1999: All About My Mother – Pedro Almodóvar 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Ang Lee
2001–present	2001: No Man's Land – Danis Tanović 2002: Nowhere in Africa – Caroline Link 2003: The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand 2004: The Sea Inside – Alejandro Amenábar 2005: Tsotsi – Gavin Hood 2006: The Lives of Others – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 2007: The Counterfeiters – Stefan Ruzowitzky 2008: Departures – Yōjirō Takita 2009: The Secret in Their Eyes – Juan José Campanella 2010: In a Better World – Susanne Bier 2011: A Separation – Asghar Farhadi 2012: Amour – Michael Haneke 2013: The Great Beauty – Paolo Sorrentino 2014: Ida – Paweł Pawlikowski 2015: Son of Saul – László Nemes 2016: The Salesman – Asghar Farhadi 2017: A Fantastic Woman – Sebastián Lelio 2018: Roma – Alfonso Cuarón 2019: Parasite – Bong Joon-ho 2020: Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg 2021: Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi 2022: All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger 2023: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer

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