Oliver Haffner
Oliver Haffner (born April 4, 1974 in Germersheim ) is a German film and theater director and screenwriter.
Career
Haffner grew up in Munich and, after graduating from high school, began studying political science at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , which he broke off after completing his basic studies. He then completed a degree in theater directing at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna . A short time as assistant at the Vienna Burgtheater followed .
Haffner began as a freelance director at various German theaters to stage (among others at the Vienna Festival , the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, at the Schauspielhaus Bochum , the Ulm Theater , the State Theater Linz , at the Theater Regensburg and at the State Theater of Lower Austria ). During this time he studied feature film directing at the University of Television and Film Munich . His graduation film Mein Leben im Off was released in German cinemas in 2011 and has received numerous awards.
In addition to his film and theater work, he is professor for "media-specific representation" (film acting) in the "Acting" course at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf in Potsdam, and as a freelance lecturer at the Music and Art University of the City of Vienna in the field of drama.
Haffner lives and works in Munich and Berlin . He sees his cinematic role models in the socially critical British cinema (he is a fan of Ken Loach and Mike Leigh ) and in Danish cinema.
Productions (selection)
- 1999: Siblings of Klaus Mann - Wiener Festwochen
- 2001: Bash pieces of the last days by Neil LaBute - Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
- 2003: Confidence and Herrmann by Oliver Haffner (UA) - Schauspielhaus Bochum
- 2004: The robbers by Friedrich Schiller - Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern / Theater im Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen
- 2005: Lulu by Frank Wedekind - Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
- 2005: Three Sisters of Anton Chekhov - State Theater Lower Austria
- 2006: Cabal and Love by Friedrich Schiller - State Theater Lower Austria
- 2006: Cooking with Elvis von Lee Hall - Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
- 2007: The Seagull by Anton Chekhov - Westphalian State Theater
- 2007: Zugluft by Claudis Lünstedt (premier) - Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
- 2008: Amphitryon by Heinrich von Kleist - Westfälisches Landestheater
- 2011: Death of a traveling salesman from Arthur Miller - Landestheater Linz
- 2014: In the plane by Pamela Carter (UA) - Theater Ulm
- 2015: The Golden Dragon by Roland Schimmelpfennig - Theater Ulm
- 2018: The Nibelungs by Friedrich Hebbel - Pfalztheater
Filmography
- 2001: Ex and Hopp (short film)
- 2003: Wake Up (short film)
- 2004: Men's evening (short film)
- 2006: Lecke Milch (short film)
- 2010: My life off-screen
- 2014: A gift from the gods
- 2018: Wackersdorf
Awards
- 2006: Young directors' award from the City of Munich for Lecke Milch
- 2010: Audience award at the FILMZ - Festival of German Cinema for My Life Off
- 2011: Audience Award of the Biberach Film Festival for Mein Leben im Off
- 2011: Prize of the student jury at the Lünen Kinofest for Mein Leben im Off
- 2014: Audience Award at the Munich Film Festival for A Gift from the Gods
- 2014: Golden Beaver “Best Film” at the Biberach Film Festival for A Gift from the Gods
- 2018: Bayern 2 and SZ audience award for Wackersdorf
- 2018: Bavarian Film Prize for Wackersdorf
- 2019: Culture Prize of the Upper Palatinate District for Wackersdorf
Web links
- Oliver Haffner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Oliver Haffner at filmportal.de
- Interview with Oliver Haffner in the SZ on October 8, 2014
- Interview with Oliver Haffner on Deutschlandfunk Kultur on September 15, 2018
Individual evidence
- ^ Vita Oliver Haffner. www.regieverband.de, accessed on April 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Oliver Armknech: In conversation with: Oliver Haffner. www.curt.de, October 31, 2014, accessed April 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Overview of the lecturers on www.filmuniversitaet.de, accessed on December 12, 2017
- ↑ Oliver Haffner's profile at www.filmseminare.de, accessed on December 12, 2017
- ↑ Hermann Weiß: "Show people something that briefly overwhelms them". www.welt.de, July 20, 2014, accessed April 15, 2015 .
- ↑ “Wackersdorf” director receives culture award from the Upper Palatinate district. July 4, 2019, accessed July 4, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haffner, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Germersheim , Germany |