Niko Apel
Niko Apel (* 1978 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a German director and screenwriter .
Life
Niko Apel was born in 1978 in Frankfurt am Main, the son of Heino Apel , a doctor of economics, and his wife Ingrid Apel; his stepfather is the politician Daniel Cohn-Bendit . In his youth he worked as a projectionist . In 1999 he did his community service. He then worked for film productions in Paris and Berlin. From 2002 to 2007 he studied documentary film directing at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy in Ludwigsburg.
His film A Play for Freedom was shown at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2013 .
Awards
- 2008: First Steps - The German Young Talent Award for the film Sonbol
- 2009: Grimme Prize for the film Sonbol
- 2013: Winner of the competition of the Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt International
- 2013: Funding by the Hessian Film Fund
Filmography
- 2001: Genova città aperta
- 2002: If Dogs Run Free
- 2003: Prime Time
- 2004: Gülay
- 2005: Pake
- 2007: Sonbol - rally through the God state
- 2007: terminus at Stammheim
- 2011: By children
- 2012: Free Spins (A Play for Freedom)
- 2014: On the road with Sókrates
- 2018: From Muslim to Muslim
Web links
- Niko Apel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Niko Apel at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Emeline Cazi: Le vrai Cohn Bendit . Plon, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-259-21134-5 .
- ^ Niko Apel , First Steps, accessed September 4, 2013.
- ^ A Play for Freedom , Edinburgh International Film Festival, accessed September 4, 2013.
- ↑ David Denk: "I put the prize money in me" , in: taz , August 24, 2010.
- ↑ 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. , accessed October 7, 2013.
- ↑ Free spins ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , Lights, Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ Jury decision March 2013, Hessische Rundfunk Filmförderung ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apel, Niko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |