Alexei Alexejewitsch German

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Alexei German (2015)

Alexei Alexejewitsch German ( Russian Алексей Алексеевич Герман , scientific transliteration Aleksej Alekseevič German ; born  September 4, 1976 in Leningrad , Soviet Union ) is a Russian film director and screenwriter . Since his father Alexei Jurjewitsch German (1938–2013) was also a film director and screenwriter, he will also be Alexei German jr. called to avoid confusion. His films won several awards, including the Silver Bear .

Origin and career

Alexei Alexejewitsch German was born on September 4, 1976 as the son of the director Alexei Jurjewitsch German and the screenwriter Swetlana Karmalita . His paternal grandfather is the Russian author and filmmaker of Baltic German origin, Juri German .

German jr. studied at the Gerasimow Institute for Cinematography (WGIK) in Moscow.

His first short films received awards at several festivals. In 2003 he made his feature film debut Posledny Poezd (The Last Train), which was invited to the Venice International Film Festival . In 2008 German jr. in Venice the Silver Lion for the feature film Paper Soldier . In his most recent film, Pod electricheskimi oblakami ( Under Electric Clouds ), he worked with actors Merab Ninidze and Chulpan Khamatova, as in Paper Soldier . Pod electricheskimi oblakami received a Silver Bear at the 65th Berlinale for outstanding artistic achievements in the camera category. Behind the camera were Evgeniy Privin and Sergey Mikhalchuk.

Filmography

  • 1998: Znamya ( banner ); Short film
  • 1999: Bolshoje Osenneje Pole ( Big Autumn Field )
  • 2001: Durachki ( Fools ); Short film
  • 2003: Posledniy poezd ( The Last Train )
  • 2005: Garpastum
  • 2008: Bumazhnyy soldat ( Paper Soldier )
  • 2009: Korotkoe zamykanie ( segment "Kim" )
  • 2011: From Tokyo; Short film
  • 2013: Venice 70: Future Reloaded; documentary
  • 2015: Pod electricheskimi oblakami ( Under Electric Clouds )
  • 2018: Dovlatov

Awards (selection)

  • 2006: Nika in the category Best Director for Garpastum
  • 2008: Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Paper Soldier in the Best Director category
  • 2009: Nika in the Best Director category for Paper Soldier
  • 2015: Silver Bear for Best Camera at the Berlinale 2015 for Pod electricheskimi oblakami
  • 2018: Silver Bear for costumes and production design at the Berlinale 2018 for Dovlatov

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Film data sheet for the 65th Berlinale, accessed on February 21, 2015
  2. ↑ Information on berlinale.de, accessed on February 21, 2015
  3. ↑ The 2008 Prize Winners ( Memento from February 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) 2008 Venice Film Festival winners on the Arte website , accessed on January 11, 2015
  4. ↑ Information on berlinale.de, accessed on February 21, 2015
personal data
SURNAME German, Alexei Alexejewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES German jr., Alexei; Герман, Алексей Алексеевич (Russian spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Leningrad , Soviet Union