Calle Overweg
Calle Overweg (* 1962 in Krefeld ) is a German film director and film editor .
Life
Calle Overweg studied directing at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB) and at the "Higher Courses for Scenarios and Directors" in Moscow . His graduation film Grünschnäbel (1997) received the “Best Graduate Film from German Film Schools” award. For The Problem Is My Wife (2003) he received the 3sat documentary film award .
Overweg has made experimental documentaries, films about and for children (like Die Villa and Da A lot can happen ) and classic documentaries. He teaches at the Bauhaus University Weimar and the DFFB. Calle Overweg lives and works in Berlin .
Filmography (selection)
- 1996: Greenhorns, seven children who already know what they want to be
- 1998: Tumber Fool, Holy Gate
- 2000: dirt eater
- 2003: The problem is my wife
- 2004: the villa
- 2006: sounds of home
- 2007: Greenhorns, dreams live on
- 2008: A lot can still happen there
- 2011: Relationships
- 2013: land in sight
- 2014: 16 Years Til Summer
Awards (selection)
- 1996 Award for the best graduate film from German film schools for "greenhorns"
- 2003 3sat Documentary Award for The Problem is My Wife
- 2009 Academy for Children's Media Award for feature film creation "Good Boy"
- 2018 German Academy for Television : Award in the documentary category for Three Angels for Russia - Faith, Hope, Love (together with Katja Fedulova )
Web links
- Calle Overweg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Calle Overweg at filmportal.de
- ^ The Villa (2005) in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ dokumentarfilminitiative.de
- ↑ uni-weimar.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Overweg, Calle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film director and film editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Krefeld |