Adolf Winkelmann (director)
Adolf Winkelmann (born April 10, 1946 in Hallenberg ) is a German film director , film producer and professor of film design (conception and draft) in the design department at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences . His cinema and television films have received numerous awards.
Life
At the age of three, Winkelmann moved with his parents to Dortmund, where, with the exception of his academic years from 1965 to 1968, he has lived at the Werkkunstschule Kassel. Winkelmann was one of the founders of the Kassel film collective together with his then wife Jutta Winkelmann and their twin sister Gisela Getty and Gerhard Büttenbender .
Many of his feature films are set in his hometown.
As part of the RUHR.2010 project , Winkelmann designed and implemented a video installation on the Dortmunder U building, which went into operation in May 2010.
In 2003, Adolf Winkelmann was one of the founding members of the German Film Academy .
Filmography as a director (excerpt)
- 1967: Kassel December 9, 1967 11H54
- 1968: 31 jumps
- 1969: Heinrich Viel
- 1978: The downhillers
- 1981: Lots of coal
- 1984: Great
- 1987: Bang! You are dead!
- 1989: The bodyguard
- 1993: north curve
- 1994: Dangerous Games
- 1996: The last courier
- 1999: Wash, cut, lay
- 2004: Angel fly
- 2007: The Shine of the Stars (Engelchen flies 2)
- 2007: Contergan (TV two-part)
- 2010: The Journey into the U - Flying Pictures - a film installation in three stations for the Dortmunder U
- 2016: Young light
Awards
- 1979: Silver film tape of the German Film Prize for Die Abfahrer
- 1990: Adolf Grimme Prize with silver for The Bodyguard
- 1993: German Film Prize in the categories of best director and best editing for Nordkurve
- 1996: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 1997: Adolf Grimme Prize for The Last Courier
- 1997: Television film award from the German Academy of Performing Arts for The Last Courier
- 1999: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
- 2007: Bambi
- 2008: Special prize of the Robert Geisendörfer Prize
- 2008: Golden Camera
- 2008: German television award and ver.di media award (director) for Contergan
- 2008: Romy in the category Best TV Film for Contergan
- 2009: Gold World Medal at the New York Festival for Contergan
- 2010: Iron Reinoldus of the Ruhr Press Association
- 2016: Main prize of the Recklinghausen Church Film Festival for the film Young Light
- 2016: Mayor 's Prize for the Günter Rohrbach Film Prize for Young Light
Publications
- Winkelmann's journey into the U: Roman . Henselowsky Boschmann Verlag , Bottrop 2011, ISBN 978-3-942094-17-7 (together with Jost Krüger).
- Adolf Winkelmann, The Downhill Riders. The original script and the film . Henselowsky Boschmann Verlag, Bottrop 2015, ISBN 978-3-942094-55-9 .
- Adolf Winkelmann, I often see things that don't exist. Graphic novel about the future of the Ruhr area . Henselowsky Boschmann Verlag, Bottrop 2019, ISBN 978-3-942094-14-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The end of ease. Focus, accessed May 22, 2011 .
- ^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, "The lighthouse keeper of Dortmund", April 9, 2016.
- ↑ The bell ringer from the Dortmund U-Tower. www.wdr.de, accessed on August 7, 2012 .
- ^ Recklinghäuser Zeitung March 14, 2016, Marl
Web links
- Adolf Winkelmann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Production company
- Biography at CineGraph
- Christian Sujata "The Ruhr area has always been underestimated" Detailed interview with Adolf Winkelmann about the entire work
- www.fliegende-bilder.de Pictures and backgrounds for the video installation at the Dortmunder U
- Webcam on the flying pictures 1st station / roof crown, outside U-tower picture clock
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winkelmann, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hallenberg |