Patrick Vollrath

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick Vollrath at the Austrian premiere of Alles wird gut for the opening of the short film festival Vienna Independent Shorts 2015

Patrick Vollrath (* 1985 in Eisdorf am Harz ) is a German screenwriter and film director . In 2016 Vollrath was nominated for an Oscar for his short film Alles wird gut .

Life

In his youth, Vollrath attended the Tilman-Riemenschneider-Gymnasium in Osterode am Harz . He is still very connected to his homeland, the Upper Harz Mountains . From 2005 to 2008 Vollrath trained as a film and video editor at ARRI Film & TV in Munich . In 2008 Vollrath began a Bachelor's degree in directing at the Vienna Film Academy , where he studied with Michael Haneke . Vollrath completed his studies in 2015. His thesis was the film Everything will be fine . During his studies he was a. a. Taught by the well-known Austrian film director and screenwriter Michael Haneke. This accompanied Vollrath throughout his studies and was a great inspiration for his work.

Career

In 2011 and 2013 Vollrath took part in the Young Lions competition at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity . In 2013 he was a participant in the Talent Campus of the Berlinale . In 2015 Vollrath presented his film Alles wird gut in the context of the short film competition in Cannes. In 2016 Vollrath was nominated for an Oscar for his graduation film in the category Best Short Film, after he had already received the Student Academy Award in bronze, known as the Student Oscar, for the film in September 2015 . Vollrath made his feature film debut with the thriller 7500 , which was shown at the Locarno Festival in August 2019 .

Filmography

  • 2009: C'est la Wien (short film, screenplay and director)
  • 2010: Sleeping Perv Is World Famous for 5 Minutes (short film, screenplay and direction)
  • 2011: Gradska Deca (short film, screenplay and director)
  • 2013: Ketchup Kid (short film, screenplay and director)
  • 2014: The Jacket (short film, screenplay and director)
  • 2014: Behind the Door (short film, screenplay and director)
  • 2015: Everything will be fine (short film, screenplay and direction)
  • 2019: 7500 (screenplay and direction)

Awards (selection)

Patrick Vollrath with the Austrian Film Award 2016

Cannes International Film Festival

  • 2015 : Awarded as a new talent in the short films category for Alles wird gut
  • 2015: Nomination for the Discovery Award for Everything will be fine

Film Festival Max Ophüls Prize

  • 2015: Awarded for the best medium-length film (Everything will be fine)
  • 2015: Nomination in the category Best Short Film (The Jacket)

Student Academy Awards

  • 2015: Awarded the Student Academy Award in bronze for everything will be fine

Oscar

Austrian film award

  • 2016 : Awarded in the category Best Short Film for Alles wird gut

Web links

Commons : Patrick Vollrath  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 'Everything will be fine' nominated for an Oscar In: orf.at, January 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ Eisdorf filmmaker Patrick Vollrath has a chance of his second Oscar In: eisdorf.de, January 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ “Nominated for the Oscars with his thesis: Interview with Patrick Vollrath” Jobmensa Magazin, from February 22, 2016, accessed on March 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Cannes Lions 2011 Now Open For Delegate Registrations ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.canneslions.com 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. In: canneslions.com, January 12, 2011. (French)
  5. ↑ Berlinale Talents In: facebook.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ Competition Short Films: Everything will be fine ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.semainedelacritique.com 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. In: semainedelacritique.com. Accessed January 17, 2016. (English)
  7. ↑ Claudia Reinhard: Rendez-vous avec Patrick Vollrath In: revelationscannoises.20minutes-blogs.fr, May 17, 2015. (French)
  8. ↑ Newcomer Film Prize in Los Angeles In: Süddeutsche Zeitung Online, September 18, 2015.
  9. ^ Locarno Film Festival: Applause for Vollrath's thriller "7500". August 9, 2019, accessed August 9, 2019 .
  10. ^ Cannes Film Festival. Awards for 2015 In: imdb.com. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ The prices at the 36th Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival ( Memento of the original from January 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.max-ophuels-preis.de archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: max-ophuels-preis.de, January 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ The 42nd Student Academy Awards In: oscars.org, September 17, 2015. (English)
personal data
SURNAME Vollrath, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German screenwriter and film director
DATE OF BIRTH 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Eisdorf am Harz