David Nawrath

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David Nawrath (* 1980 in Berlin ) is a German director , screenwriter and editor .

Live and act

Nawrath was born to an Iranian mother and a German father. He grew up mostly in Berlin, from the age of 11 to 13 he lived in Tehran . He directed his first work together with Florian Schewe on the documentary Moharram - Youth of Eternal Dawn , which accompanies young people in Tehran. In the same year he enrolled in directing at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin . As part of his training, he made the multi-nominated short film What remains , based on a script he wrote .

In 2011 Nawrath was selected as one of six international filmmakers for the Résidence du Festival de Cannes in Paris . After his return to Germany he shot various documentary series and reports on behalf of RBB and arte , among others with the cook Sarah Wiener .

The movie Atlas premiered in 2018, and Nawrath and his former fellow student Paul Salisbury were responsible for the script and directing it. Atlas was nominated for the German Film Award.

Filmography (selection)

As a director

  • 2005: Muharram - Youth of Eternal Dawn (documentary)
  • 2008: What remains (short film)
  • 2009: The New Day (short film)
  • 2013: Sarah Wiener's first choice
  • 2014: The culinary adventures of Sarah Wiener
  • 2017: My wonderful snack - across the country with Kim Fisher
  • 2018: Atlas
  • 2019: Blindly determined - The House of Lies (in D .: Blindly determined - Der Feuerteufel von Wien)

As a screenwriter

  • 2005: Muharram - Youth of Eternal Dawn (documentary)
  • 2008: What remains (short film)
  • 2009: The New Day (short film)
  • 2013: Sarah Wiener's first choice
  • 2018: Atlas

As an editor

  • 2008: What remains (short film)
  • 2009: The New Day (short film)

Awards (selection)

German Short Film Award 2008

  • Nomination in the feature films category with a running time of more than 7 to 30 minutes for What remains

European Film Award 2009

International film festival Emden-Norderney 2015

  • Award winner in the category Best Script for Atlas

Torino Film Festival 2018

  • Winner of the Special Jury Award for Atlas

German Film Award 2019

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Ranze: Interview with David Nawrath about his film "Atlas". In: filmdienst.de. April 25, 2019, accessed July 25, 2020 .
  2. ^ Atlas. In: Torino Film Fest. Retrieved July 25, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Nominations 2008. In: Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis. Retrieved July 25, 2020 .
  4. ^ Paul Salisbury. Retrieved July 25, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Nawrath, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German screenwriter, director and editor
DATE OF BIRTH 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin