Felix Hassenfratz

Felix Nicolas Julien Hassenfratz (* 1981 in Heilbronn ) is a German film director and screenwriter .

Life

After graduating from high school, Felix Hassenfratz worked as a freelance writer and editor for magazine articles, as a set photographer and assistant director, etc. a. for Romuald Karmakar . From 2004 to 2007 he studied film directing at the International Film School Cologne (ifs). His graduation film there is the short film Der Verdacht , which u. a. was awarded the German Short Film Prize in the “Best Feature Film” category. The film was shown at the film festivals in Montréal, Palm Springs, Buenos Aires and St. Petersburg. In 2011, his directorial work for the documentary series Scavenger Hunt in the Holy Land was awarded the Grimme Prize .

The cinema debut Lost was invited to the official program of the 68th Berlinale 2018 and premiered in the “Perspective German Cinema Section”. The film has received numerous awards.

Felix Hassenfratz is a member of the German Film Academy. In spring 2019 he was a fellow at Villa Aurora Los Angeles. He lives and works in Cologne.

Filmography (selection)

• 2006: heart sound
• 2006: It was the baker
• 2007: The suspicion
• 2009: Where there is no more / A Triangle Dialogue
• 2010: Scavenger hunt in the Holy Land
• 2018: lost

Awards (selection)

Lost

• 2019: Festival of German Films - Nominated for the Film Art Award & Rheingold Audience Award
• 2019: Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize , MOP - Watchlist
• 2018: Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney - NDR-Spielfilmpreis
• 2018: 40th Biberach Film Festival - Best feature film debut
• 2018: Kinofest Lünen - Hans W. Geißendörfer script award
• 2018: MFG Star - Won
• 2018: Internationales Filmfest Emden-Norderney - Nomination: SCORE Bernhard Wicki Prize, Best Director
• 2018: German Film and Media Assessment (FBW) - Predicate particularly valuable
• 2018: Filmschau Baden-Württemberg - Nominated for the Baden-Württemberg Film Prize
• 2018: German Director Award Metropolis - Nominated for the best debut
• 2018: 68th Berlinale - Nominated for the Kompass Perspective Award

Scavenger hunt in the Holy Land (documentary series)

• 2011: Grimme Prize Winner 2011 in the category "Special Prize for Culture of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia"
• 2011: CFF Film Award David - nomination
• 2012: Prix Jeunesse - nomination

The suspicion

• 2008: German Short Film Award 2008 in the "Best Fiction" category
• 2008: Panther Award of the International Festival of Film Schools in Munich : Best German Film - ex aequo with On the Line by Reto Caffi
• 2008: First Steps Award - nomination in the category "Best Short Film"
• 2008: Winner of the Studio Hamburg Young Talent Award in the "Best Screenplay" category
• 2008: BMW Short Film Award - II. Jury Award of the Landshut Short Film Festival
• 2007: Predicate : Particularly Valuable - Short Film of the Month from the Filmbewertungsstelle
• 2007: Inclusion in the catalog of the AG Kurzfilm
• 2015: Dekalog Film Prize of the Guardini Foundation

Other

• 2006: NIL short film award

Web links

• Website of the director
• Felix hassenfratz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Felix Hassenfratz at filmportal.de
• Felix Hassenfratz at Crew United

Individual evidence

1. ^ Perspective German Cinema - Perspective German Cinema 2018: "Whatever Happens Next". (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 15, 2018 ; accessed on January 15, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Show member - German Film Academy . In: German Film Academy . ( deutsche-filmakademie.de [accessed on November 27, 2018]).
3. ↑ Scholarship holders details - VATMH (de). Retrieved August 6, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Lost. In: Festival of German Film Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Retrieved on August 6, 2019 (German). 
5. ↑ LOST | Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize. Retrieved January 23, 2020 . 
6. ↑ 29th International Film Festival Emden-Norderney - SUPA MODO wins the SCORE Bernhard Wicki Prize at the 29th International Film Festival Emden-Norderney . Article dated June 11, 2018, accessed August 7, 2018.
7. ^ Lost by Felix Hassenfratz: Festival Winner in Biberach | Communication | Company . In: swr.online . ( swr.de [accessed on November 27, 2018]).
8. ↑ Lünen Cinema Festival | Florian Heinzen-Ziob's “Klasse Deutsch” wins the LÜDIA audience award at the 29th Lünen Cinema Festival. Retrieved November 27, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Baden-Baden TV Film Festival | Lost. Retrieved November 27, 2018 . 
10. ↑ SUPA MODO wins the SCORE Bernhard Wicki Prize at the 29th Emden-Norderney International Film Festival. Retrieved January 23, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Lost. Retrieved January 23, 2020 . 
12. ↑ Film Show 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018 . 
13. ↑ BVR - Article -. Retrieved November 27, 2018 . 
14. ↑ Lost. Retrieved November 27, 2018 . 
15. ↑ [1]
16. ↑ Nominations 2011. Accessed January 23, 2020 . 
17. ↑ Scavenger hunt in the Holy Land - IMDb. Retrieved January 23, 2020 . 
18. ↑ [2]
19. ↑ http://www.filmschoolfest-munich.de/rc/hff_de/filmfest/preise.asp
20. ↑ Die Welt : The Talents of Young Film Clearing Away , April 11, 2008, found April 11, 2008
21. ^ Website of the Landshut Festival - Prize Winners 2008 [3]
22. ↑ The FBW's predicate is particularly valuable for Der Verdacht
23. ↑ The suspicion at the short film group . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
24. ↑ www.ekbo.de | Detail. Accessed November 27, 2018 (German).