Michael Koch (director)
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Michael Koch (born July 2, 1982 in Lucerne ) is a Swiss director and actor .
Live and act
Michael Koch worked as an actor at the Junge Theater Basel from 1999 to 2002 . From 2003 to 2008 he studied at the Art School for Media in Cologne and worked as an actor in several cinema and television films. Michael Koch was introduced to a broader Swiss audience through his leading role as Antonio Carrera in the feature film Achtung ,ready, Charlie! known.
During his studies, he made the short films Wir sind dir treu and Beckenrand . The films have been shown at over 100 film festivals around the world and have received numerous international awards, including the Prix Canal + Award at the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand , the ARTE short film award at the International Film Festival of Munich Film Schools and the audience award at the international documentary film Festival in Madrid.
In 2008 Michael Koch finished his studies at the Art Academy for Media in Cologne with the short film Polar . The film was honored with an honorable mention at the Berlinale 2009 and won, among other things, the award for the best German film at this year's Dresden Film Festival and the 2009 German Camera Prize .
As part of TREIBSTOFF 09 - Theatertage Basel , Michael Koch staged the play Wild Hearts in the cultural institution Kaserne Basel in September .
Koch lives and works in Basel and Berlin.
Filmography (selection)
- 2003: Ready, steady, Charlie! (Actor)
- 2005: We are loyal to you (direction, camera and concept)
- 2005: Death of a doctor (actor)
- 2006: Beckenrand (direction, screenplay)
- 2007: Love and Madness (Actor)
- 2009: Polar (director, screenplay with Juliane Grossheim )
- 2016: Marija (director, screenplay with Juliane Grossheim)
Awards
- Shooting Star (2004) - "Best Swiss film debutant"
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We are loyal to you
- International Short Film Festival Winterthur (2005) - "Best Swiss Short Film"
- International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand (2006) - "Prix Canal +"
- Film art festival Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Schwerin (2006) - "Foerderpreis"
- Documenta Madrid (2006) - "Audience Award"
- Munich Int. Festival of Filmschools (2006) - "Best Documentary" and "Arte Short Film Award"
- Impakt (2006) - "Silver Impakt Award"
- Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden (2007) - "Predicate Particularly Valuable"
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Pool edge
- Swiss Film Award (2007) - Nomination "Best Short Film"
- Swiss Young Film Festival Lucerne (2006) - "Best Director"
- Short Film Festival Lille (2007) - "Prix spécial du jury"
- German Short Film Award (2007) - Nomination "Best"
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Polar
- Berlinale (2009) - Special Mention "Dialogue en Perspective"
- First Steps (2009) - Nomination in the categories "Feature Films up to 60 Minutes" and "Best Screenplay"
- International Short Film Festival Winterthur (2009) - "Best Swiss Film"
- German Short Film Award (2009) - "Short Film Award in Gold" in the category "Films up to 30 minutes"
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Marija
- Festival Premiers Plans D ' Angers (2017) - “Prix d'interprétation mérité” for Margarita Breitkreiz and Georg Friedrich
Web links
- Michael Koch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Official website of the Basel barracks
- ↑ Gaelle B. Lerrays: Festival Premiers Plans D'Angers 2017. fichesducinema.com, February 25, 2017, accessed on April 24, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koch, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucerne |