Tobias Wiemann
Tobias Wiemann (born May 18, 1981 in Greifswald ) is a German film director .
Life
Wiemann was born in Greifswald in 1981 and grew up in Western Pomerania . After various theater internships, he completed vocational training as a media designer for image and sound at the Institute for New Media in Rostock . From 2003 to 2008 he worked at United Motion Video and Film Production in the areas of project development, camera and editing.
From 2008 to 2013 he worked for Til Schweigers Barefoot Films. In addition to project development and production assistance, he worked as a video operator on the cinema productions 1½ Ritter - In Search of the Adorable Herzelinde (2008) and Zweiohrküken (2009). In 2013 he made his debut as a feature film writer and director with Großstadtklein . As part of the 67th Berlinale , his film Amelie rennt celebrated its world premiere in the "Generation Kplus" competition and received an honorable mention for the Transparent Bear . The film received numerous awards at national and international festivals. At the German Film Prize 2018 it was awarded as Best Children's Film.
He has been married to Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen since October 2013 , with whom he has one child.
Filmography (selection)
- Big City Small (2013)
- From One Who Set Out to Learn Fear (2014)
- Amelie Runs (2017)
Awards
- 2017: "Special mention" Transparent Bear in the Generation Kplus section of the Berlin International Film Festival
- 2017: "Honorable mention" at the Tiff Kids International Film Festival 2017 in the Young People's Jury Award section (ages 11 to 13)
- 2017: Golden Slipper - main prize for the best international feature film at the Zlín Film Festival
- 2017: NDR film award at the Emden-Norderney International Film Festival
- 2017: Special director award and award for the best feature film at the Goldener Spatzen
- 2017: Golden Wanderer - main prize for the best international feature film and audience award at the Cinema in Sneakers
- 2017: ECFA Award from the European Children's Film Association jury at Cinema in Sneakers for Amelie rennt
- 2017: "Golden Butterfly" main prize for the best international film at the Isfahan International Festival of Films for Children & Young Adults 2017 for Amelie rennt
- 2018: Best Children's Film, German Film Award 2018
Web links
- Tobias Wiemann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ This is how Jytte-Merle Böhrnsen manages her full life. Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiemann, Tobias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greifswald |