Franz Müller (director)
Franz Müller (born October 20, 1965 in Mosbach ) is a German director and screenwriter .
Live and act
Franz Müller first studied prehistory and early history before he began studying fine art with Gerhard Richter and cybernetics with Oswald Wiener in 1990 in Düsseldorf . He finished his studies in 1995. He began postgraduate studies in 1999 at the Art Academy for Media in Cologne . In 1997 he shot his first short film with intermittent breaks . In 1998 Madonna ist Löwe followed , in 1998 Six Degrees of Separation , 1999 Coffee x Café , 2000 Monte Carlo and 2002 the episode Father and Son for the omnibus film Friday Night .
His first feature-length film was the satirical film No Science Fiction , for which he received the advancement award for the best graduate film from the Babelsberg media awards . For his second feature film Die Liebe der Kinder (The Love of Children) , which was released in 2009, he received the Flying Ox , the main prize of the feature film competition at the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Film Festival .
Franz Müller is co-editor of the film magazine Revolver .
Filmography (selection)
- 2002: Friday night ( omnibus film , director and screenplay for the episode father and son )
- 2003: No Science Fiction (direction, screenplay, editing and production )
- 2009: The Love of Children (Director and Screenplay)
- 2010: 24h Marrakech ( omnibus film , direction and screenplay for the episode Ordinary Seamen )
- 2012: Leichtmatrosen II (short film, director, screenplay, production)
- 2014: Worst Case Scenario (direction, screenplay, production)
- 2015: Happy Hour (screenplay, director)
- 2015: Billions of years before the end of the world (experimental film, direction, screenplay, production)
Awards
- 2003: Winner of the advancement award for the best graduate film of the Babelsberg Media Awards for No Science Fiction
- 2009: Winner of the Golden Beaver Prize of the Biberach Film Festival for Children's Love
- 2010: Winner of the Flying Ox award at the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Film Festival
- 2015: Winner of the sponsorship award for the best production for Happy Hour at the Munich Film Festival
- 2016: German Acting Award for Samuel Finzi for Worst Case Scenario , best actor in a comedic role
useful information
Franz Müller is a nephew of the publicist Albrecht Müller .
Web links
- Portrait of Franz Müller on filmportal.de
- Franz Müller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of his film "The Love of Children" with the filmography by Franz Müller
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mosbach |