Winfried Oelsner
Winfried Oelsner (* 1972 in Marl ) is a German director and writer .
Life
After graduating from high school, Winfried Oelsner studied film and television studies as well as history and politics in Bochum and Cologne. He then began studying documentary and feature film directing at the Ludwigsburg Film Academy Baden-Württemberg , from which he graduated in 2003 with a diploma.
Well-known works by Oelsner are the documentation Project Gold about winning the World Cup title for the German national handball team in 2007 and the disaster film Tsunami made in 2005 . In 2015, together with other participants, he received the Grimme Prize in the “Information and Culture” section for the documentary series Act D.
Winfried Oelsner lives in Berlin and the Black Forest and is married to the writer and screenwriter Lisa-Marie Dickreiter , with whom he has a child (* 2014). Together they publish the children's book series Max and Die Wilde Sieben , in which three volumes have appeared so far (as of 2016). Oelsner also works as an honorary lecturer for direction and dramaturgy at the Hamburg Media Academy.
Filmography (selection)
As a director
- 2001: Ultra - A life for football
- 2000: Old Times (short film)
- 2002: Vida! - Fragments of a memory (short film)
- 2004: Rey Negro - The Black King
- 2005: tsunami
- 2007: Project Gold
- 2008: Breathing underwater
- 2009: football according to plan
- 2011: The fatal order
- 2012: In focus: Europe without England
- 2013: Looking for left-turners - sozis in trouble
- 2014: File D - The Railway's War Legacy
- 2015: File D - The Pharmaceutical Industry
- 2020: Max and the wild 7
As a screenwriter
- 2012: Coast Guard - Beyond Eden
- 2012: Coast Guard - Sander in danger
- 2020: Max and the wild 7
Publications
- Max and the Wild Seven - The Black Ass. Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7891-3332-9 .
- Max and the Wild Seven - The Ghost Grandma. Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-7891-3334-3 .
- Max and the Wild Seven - The Dragon Gang. Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-7891-3338-1 .
Awards
- 2003: Young talent award for directing at the Biberach Film Festival for Vida! - Fragments of a memory
- 2008: Award for the best sports film at the Lünen Kinofest for Project Gold
- 2009: Audience award at the Würzburg International Film Weekend for From Breathing Under Water
- 2015: Grimme Prize for D files
- 2015: Golden Book Pirate for Max and the Wild Seven - The Black Ass
- 2016: Paderborn Bunny for Max and the Wild Seven - The Black Ace
Web links
- Winfried Oelsner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Winfried Oelsner's own website
- Winfried Oelsner at scripts for sale media agency
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Website of Winfried Oelsner , accessed on October 14, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oelsner, Winfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marl |