Helke Misselwitz
Helke Misselwitz (born July 18, 1947 in Zwickau ) is a German director . Since 1991 she has been a member of the Berlin Academy of the Arts , Film and Media Art section. From 1997 to 2014 Helke Misselwitz was professor of directing at the Konrad Wolf Academy of Film and Television in Babelsberg .
Professional background
Helke Misselwitz came to film indirectly. After graduating from high school with vocational training as a cabinet maker and training as a physiotherapist at the technical college of the Medical Academy in Erfurt (1966 to 1969), she went to Berlin. She initially worked there as a freelance assistant director and director for television in the GDR . After her permanent position in 1973, she was delegated by the broadcaster to the University of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg, where she studied directing from 1978 to 1982. After completing her studies, she did not return to television, but worked as a freelance writer and director during this time. She earned her living as a cleaner in a train station restaurant and as a supervisor in the SOPHIENSTRASSE 8 gallery. From 1985 to 1988 Misselwitz was a master student with director Heiner Carow at the Academy of Arts of the GDR.
In 1990 she founded one of the first private East German film companies with Thomas Wilkening .
Filmography (selection)
- 1979: Hide and Seek (short film)
- 1981: house. Women - a collage (short film)
- 1982: The happy baker (short film)
- 1983: House (short film)
- 1984: Still Life - A Journey to Things (short film)
- 1984: Nude photography - e.g. Gundula Schulze (short film)
- 1985: Tango Dream (short film)
- 1988: Goodbye winter
- 1989: Who is afraid of the black man?
- 1990: The Four Virtues (TV)
- 1990: biology! (Actress)
- 1991: Bulky waste
- 1992: heart leap
- 1993: Nice lady, may I dare
- 1995: Life - A Dream
- 1996: My love, your love
- 1996: little angel
- 1997: The 7th Year - State of the Union Views (TV)
- 2001: Stranger Or
- 2004: District of Illusions (TV)
Radio plays
- 1984: Thomas Heise : Schweigendes Dorf (Mayor) - Director: Thomas Heise (radio play - Broadcasting of the GDR )
Awards
- 1988: Documentary film Winter Adé Silberne Taube at the International Documentary Film Festival in Leipzig .
- 1989: Konrad Wolf Prize
- 1997: German Critics' Prize for the feature film ENGELCHEN
- 2014: Stern on the Boulevard der Stars in Berlin
- 2016: Honorary Award of the Association of German Film Critics.
Literature (selection)
- Helke Misselwitz: The image of women in fascist German film Diploma thesis 1982 University of Film and Television Potsdam-Babelsberg.
- Steffi Pusch: Exemplary living GDR history . East Berlin documentaries, Frankfurt am Main 2000.
- Elke Schieber: Misselwitz, Helke . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Helke Misselwitz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Helke Misselwitz at filmportal.de
- Helke Misselwitz
- Biography on defa-stiftung.de
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Misselwitz, Helke |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 18, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |