Philipp Hönig

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Philipp Michael Hönig (* 1979 in Cologne ) is a German film director , screenwriter and cameraman .

Live and act

Philipp Hönig grew up in Cologne and attended the Waldorf School there . As a teenager he experimented with the SVHS video camera and analog editing desk. He made short films about his family members and friends. At the age of 16 he wrote a screenplay that later became his first no-budget feature film, “Thaw”.

He started playing American football at 17 and played in the Bundesliga with the Cologne Crocodiles , until he was injured when he was eliminated.

Buoyed by the enthusiasm for the medium, honey has the knowledge of the art of cinema autodidactically appropriated. In 2006 he started the experimental film project "Thaw". No funding has been requested for the film. Hönig activated over 100 people and was able to inspire them to play along and contribute without paying a fee. The film music was recorded by a 70-member orchestra from the Cologne University of Music under the direction of Thomas Jung . Philipp Hönig took over the direction, camera, editing and production. The film served him to test his theoretical knowledge in practical implementation.

"Tauwetter" ran at several festivals and received many international awards. In 2011 the film won the Aglet Award for Best Fiction Feature at the RedRock Film Festival and received an award for Best Narrative Feature at the Alaska International Film Festival as well as nominations in Sarajevo, Florence, Toronto and New York.

In the summer of 2009, Hönig took part in the 48-hour film project in Berlin. Out of 50 films in the competition, his short film “Don't ask” won the prize for best director.

In 2011 his short film "Bitch Slap / Au Backe" was shown at the Festival of German Films in Mainz. The film deals with topics such as youth, morals, violence and friendship.

In 2012 he received a grant from the Mediengründerzentrum NRW.

Philipp Hönig was selected from 3,000 filmmakers by an international committee in 2013 and took part in the Berlinale Talents . In the same year the choreographic short film drama “Tanz mit ihr” with Aylin Tezel was released . In doing so, Hönig took on responsibility as the cameraman and editor.

In 2014 the commissioned production "Eric & Rose" was created.

In November 2015, Philipp Hönig was a member of the jury at the Düsseldorf Film Festival.

September 2018 Hönig received the Wim Wenders grant for his feature film project "This Life".

Filmography

  • 2009: Don't ask (director, screenplay, camera)
  • 2011: Thaw (director, screenplay, camera)
  • 2013: Destruction of Silence (camera)
  • 2013: Dance with her (camera, editing)
  • 2015: Eric & Rose (Director, Screenplay)

Awards

  • 2009: 48-hour-Film-Project, award for best director for “Don't ask”
  • 2011: RedRock Film Festival , Aglet Award as Best Fiction Feature for “Thaw”
  • 2011: Sarajevo Bridge Fest , as Best Feature Film for “Thaw”
  • 2011: Alaska International , as Best Narrative Feature for “Thaw”
  • 2011: Florence Digi Festival , as Best Full Feature for “Thaw”
  • 2011: Toronto International Film and Video Awards (TIFVA), nomination for Best Film for “Thaw”
  • 2011: chashama Film Festival New York, nomination as best film for “Thaw”

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gallery Football Current
  2. ↑ Feel free to film Gleich Magazin, June 16, 2009 (accessed September 30, 2017)
  3. ↑ Production company Art54 projects
  4. ^ 48 Hour Film Project
  5. ↑ Alumni media start-up center
  6. ^ Berlinale Talents Profile
  7. ^ Website dance with her
  8. ↑ AG short film catalog
  9. ↑ Short film Eric & Rose
  10. ^ Filmfest Düsseldorf Entry from November 22, 2015 (accessed September 30, 2017)
  11. ^ Wim Wenders scholarships awarded to young filmmakers. Welt.de, September 27, 2018, accessed on February 27, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Wim Wenders Foundation. Retrieved February 18, 2019 .
  13. ^ Toronto International Film and Video in the Internet Movie Database
personal data
SURNAME Hönig, Philipp
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hönig, Philipp Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film director, screenwriter and cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Cologne , Germany