Nina Pourlak

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Nina Pourlak (born December 4, 1973 in West Berlin ) is an Iranian - German writer , screenwriter and director .

Life

After studying screenwriting at the German Film and Television Academy (Dffb) from 2004 to 2006, she first drew attention to herself with the documentary It's all about boxing world champion Arthur Abraham and his trainer Uli Wegner . In 2009 her first novel Besser als Nix was published , which was filmed in 2012 by director Ute Wieland with François Goeske as the leading actor. The German theatrical release is planned for August 21, 2014. In 2013, together with her partner Jasin Mjumjunov, she filmed the love drama Für Immer , which was shown for the first time in 2014 in the debut competition at the Biberach Film Festival, was invited to numerous other festivals, and was awarded as the best feature film at the Grenzlandfilmtage in Selb in 2015. Pourlak lives and works with her partner in Bonn.

Cinema (selection)

  • 2005: Schneckentempo, direction & book Nina Pourlak, Bavaria Film (short film)
  • 2007–2008: Two for three, HFF Potsdam, graduation film, rbb-Movie
  • 2008: It's about everything, director & script Nina Pourlak, documentary
  • 2009–2013: Marry me and family, Desert Film / ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel, co-author with Neelesha Barthel
  • 2010–2012: Better than Nix, directed by Ute Wieland, based on the novel and screenplay with co-authors
  • 2013: Forever, directed & written by Nina Pourlak and Jasin Mjumjunov
  • 2013: This is what winners look like, script
  • 2013: We can do what we want, based on the novel and script
  • 2016 Balkanboys, direction & script with Jasin Mjumjunov, production Kordes & Kordes

Television (selection)

  • 2012–2013: Dina Foxx 2, Teamworx / Ufa-Lab / ZDF Kleines Fernsehspiel, screenplay

Novels

  • 2009: Better than Nix, Brendow Verlag
  • 2014: We can do what we want, Brendon Verlag
  • 2016 The heart of Berlin, Graf & Graf agency

Prizes / awards

  • 2005: "Schneckentempo" - BMW Award 2005, script & direction
  • 2008: "Two to Three" - Screenplay Award at the Balchik International Film Festival 2008
  • 2008: "Radishes from Below" - Brendow Literature Prize 2008 *
  • 2015: "FOREVER" Best feature film at the Grenzlandfilmtage in Selb
  • 2015: "Dina Foxx 2" Digital Emmy Award winner

Web links

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  1. ↑ http://www.cinefacts.de/News-Features/News/Besser-als-Nix-Trailer-Komoedie-mit-Francois-Goeske-auf-Jobsuche,33990
personal data
SURNAME Pourlak, Nina
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Iranian-German writer, screenwriter and director
DATE OF BIRTH 4th December 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH West Berlin