Michael Baumann (director)
Michael Baumann (born July 15, 1970 in Munich ) is a German film director and screenwriter .
Life
Baumann studied education in Munich and directing at the Konrad Wolf University of Film and Television . In 2001 he made his first feature film WEG! , which premiered at the 35th Hof International Film Festival and received the award for best production design. In 2008/09 he was engaged at the Staatstheater Stuttgart , where he realized Woyzeck as a stage play. In 2009 he made a full-length documentary about an old hair salon in Stuttgart together with Jenke Nordalm Wash & Life .
Baumann and his co-writer Sabine Westermaier were awarded the Thomas Strittmatter Screenplay Prize for the feature film Willkommen bei Habib , which was released in German cinemas in June 2014 .
Together with Sabine Westermeier, Baumann is currently working on the feature film script Missing Link , with which they were nominated again for the Thomas Strittmatter Screenplay Award in February 2018 .
In addition to his work as a director, he has been writing radio stories for the Bayerischer Rundfunk's Betthupferl since 2012 and also works as a lecturer for camera acting and acting.
Filmography (selection)
- 1996: executed (short film - Arte )
- 1998: Kleine Freiheit (short film - HFF)
- 2002: AWAY! (Feature film - ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel )
- 2009: Woyzeck (Filmbühnenspiel - Staatstheater Stuttgart )
- 2010: Waschen & Leben (Documentary - SWR )
- 2014: Welcome to Habib (feature film - SWR )
Prizes and awards
- 1998: 6th alternative, Targu Mures, Romania, Romanian Filmmaker Award for the short film Executed
- 1998: Film Festival in Antalya , Turkey, Young Talent Award for the short film Executed
- 1998: International Chilean Film Festival, Chile, Best Screenplay for the short film Executed
- 1998: Austin Film Festival, Texas, USA, executed for the short film
- 1998: 9th Festival Cinématographique d'autonomne de Gardanne - Competition of European Shorts, France, Best Short Film for Short Film Executed
- 1999: International Short Film Manchester, UK, Best Student Short Film for the short film Kleine Freiheit
- 2001: 35th Hof International Film Festival, Germany, award for the best production design for the feature film WEG!
- 2011: Esslingen Film Festival, Germany, Best Documentary Waschen & Leben
- 2012: Thomas Strittmatter script award for the feature film Willkommen bei Habib / Habib Rhapsody - together with Sabine Westermaier
- 2013: New German Cinema Promotion Prize Special Mention for Welcome to Habib
- 2018: Thomas Strittmatter script award nomination for the script for Missing Link
literature
- Borjana Zamani: "Manns-Bilder" In: Context: weekly newspaper . Issue 52, Manns-Bilder, March 28, 2012
- Hannah Pilarczyk: "Die Maultaschenhelden" In Spiegel Online , about Michael Baumann and Welcome to Habib, June 5, 2014
- Martin Schwickert: "Critique of Welcome to Habib" in epd-Film , May 16, 2014
Web links
- Michael Baumann Official website
- Michael Baumann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Michael Baumann at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Hofer Filmtage 2001: HFF student film wins scenography award . ( innovations-report.de [accessed on May 17, 2018]).
- ↑ MFG BW: Thomas Strittmatter Prize | MFG BW. Retrieved May 17, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baumann, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |