Eicke Bettinga

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Eicke Bettinga (born September 13, 1978 in Aurich ) is a German film director and screenwriter .

life and work

Eicke Bettinga studied film directing at the renowned National Film and Television School (NFTS) in Great Britain. He completed his studies with a Master of Arts . He made numerous short films and commercials , as well as documentaries and two fictional television plays . He also wrote a number of plays . He was invited to the Cannes International Film Festival with the short films Shearing (2002), Together (2009) and GASP (2012) . From 2017 to 2019 he was a member of the jury of the German Short Film Award .

Eicke Bettinga is active in Germany and Great Britain and is currently working on various feature film projects.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2002: Shearing (short film): screenplay and direction
  • 2007: TRUST.Wohltat (Sci-Fi television play): Director
  • 2009: Together (short film): screenplay and direction
  • 2012: GASP (short film): screenplay and direction
  • 2014: Chain (short film): screenplay and direction
  • 2015: The Romeo Principle (TV film): Director

Awards (selection)

Cannes International Film Festival

  • 2002 nomination Cinéfondation Award (Shearing)
  • 2009 Nomination for the Kodak Short Film Award (Together)
  • 2012 Nomination Palme d'Or - Best Short Film (GASP)

Max Ophüls Prize

  • 2013 nomination for Best Short Film (GASP)
  • 2015 nomination for Best Short Film (Chain)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jury. German Short Film Award , accessed on November 1, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Cannes International Film Festival 2009
  3. ↑ Cannes International Film Festival 2012
  4. ↑ Franziska Knupper: GASP by Eicke Bettinga Germany - Short Film Competition , Nisimazine, June 19, 2012 (English)

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personal data
SURNAME Bettinga, Eicke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Aurich