Olaf Götz

Olaf Götz [ˈgøt͡s] (born June 27, 1965 in Dresden ) is a German film director . His best-known works are Die Deutschen , Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast and In allerfreund .

Life

Olaf Götz was born on June 27, 1965 in Dresden. He gained his first television experience in the 1980s as an actor and assistant director for GDR television. He then began studying directing at the University of Film and Television (HFF) Potsdam-Babelsberg , which he successfully completed in 1991. This was followed by work at various production companies as assistant director and producer. Olaf Götz has been working as a freelance director since 1997.

He works for both private and public broadcasters and his spectrum so far includes the genres of television film, television series, daily, telenovela and documentary. The first season of the ZDF docudrama Die Deutschen , for which he is largely responsible as a director, was nominated for the German Television Award in 2009. In addition to his directorial work, Olaf Götz has been teaching in the drama department at the University of Music and Theater - HMT Rostock for several years .

Filmography

Director

• 1997: The Beach Clique (TV series, three episodes)
• 1998: The Beach Clique (TV series, six episodes)
• 1998: In the Name of the Law (TV series, two episodes)
• 1998: SK-Babies (TV series, four episodes)
• 1999: 008 - Agent against his will (TV movie)
• 1999: In the Name of the Law (TV series, two episodes)
• 2000–2001: In the Name of the Law (TV series, seven episodes)
• 2000: Dr. Stefan Frank - The doctor whom women trust (TV series, 1x94-1x97)
• 2000: Coast Guard (TV series, two episodes)
• 2001–2002: Coast Guard (TV series, three episodes)
• 2002–2003: In the Name of the Law (TV series, three episodes)
• 2002: Love is a Novel (TV Movie)
• 2004: Coast Guard (TV series)
• 2005: SK Kölsch (TV series, three episodes)
• 2006: Behind the bars - The woman barn (TV series, four episodes)
• 2007–2008: Die Deutschen I , (television documentary drama)
• 2009-2010: One like no (TV series)
• 2009: Alisa - Follow Your Heart (TV series)
• 2009: In all friendship (TV series, three episodes)
• 2010: In all friendship (TV series, three episodes)
• 2010: Lena - Love of my Life (TV series)
• 2011: Hand on Heart (TV series)

Assistant director

• 1987: Dr. Federau (TV series)
• 1994: Pounding Hearts (TV movie)
• 1994: Tatort - Now and Everything (TV series)
• 1994: Doctors : White as Snow, Red as Blood (TV series)
• 1994: Zapping (TV series)
• 1995: Friedemann Brix - A weakness for murder (TV series)
• 1995: Doctors : A hostel for a spring (TV series)
• 1995: Bullying (TV series)
• 1995: Polizeiruf 110 (TV series)
• 1995: Deadly Silence (TV movie)
• 1995: Enemies in Love (TV movie)
• 1996: The Child Murder (TV movie)
• 1996: Mozert on the roof (children's film)
• 1996: Natasha - Death Doesn't Wait (TV Movie)
• 1996: Polizeiruf 110 (TV series)
• 1996: Sperling - Lichtblau (TV movie)
• 1996: When the President Rings Twice (TV Movie)
• 1997: SK Babies (TV series)

actor

• 1982: New over the garden fence (GDR television series)

Awards

• 2009: Nomination for the German Television Award in the category Best Documentation for The Germans

Web links

• Olaf Götz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Website of Olaf Götz