Andreas Dresen
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Andreas Dresen is an award-winning German film director. His directing credits include Cloud 9, Summer in Berlin
Summer in Berlin
Summer in Berlin is a 2005 German tragicomic film directed by Andreas Dresen.-Reception:The film won the Bayerischer Filmpreis for Dresen as "Best Director", the Silver Hugo Award for Inka Friedrich and Nadja Uhl together as "Best Actress", and sold nearly one million tickets at the box office,...

, Grill Point
Grill Point
Grill Point is a 2001 German drama film directed by Andreas Dresen. Its original German title is Halbe Treppe, which means "Halfway up the Stairs" in English, and was the real-life name of the snack bar shown in the film....

and Night Shapes. His film Stopped on Track
Stopped on Track
Stopped on Track is a 2011 German drama film directed by Andreas Dresen. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the Prize of Un Certain Regard, the top award for best film in the section...

premiered at the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...

 section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
The 64th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 11 to May 22, 2011. American actor Robert De Niro served as the president of the jury for the main competition and French filmmaker Michel Gondry headed the jury for the short film competition...

, where it won the Prize of Un Certain Regard. Dresen is known for his realistic style, which gives his films a semi-documentary feel. He works very teamoriented and heavily uses improvisation.

Filmography

* 1989: Jenseits von Klein Wanzleben
* 1990: So schnell es geht nach Istanbul
* 1992: Stilles Land
* 1994: Mein unbekannter Ehemann
* 1994: Kuckuckskinder
* 1994: Das andere Leben des Herrn Kreins
* 1996: Polizeiruf – Der Tausch
* 1997: Raus aus der Haut
* 1999: Night Shapes (Nachtgestalten)
* 2000:
Die Polizistin
* 2002:
Grill Point (Halbe Treppe)
* 2003:
Denk ich an Deutschland... Herr Wichmann von der CDU (documentary)
* 2005:
Willenbrock (based on Christoph Hein's novel)
* 2005:
Summer in Berlin (Sommer vorm Balkon)
* 2008: Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
* 2009: Whisky mit Wodka
* 2010: 20 x Brandenburg (TV documentary)
* 2011: Stopped on Track (Halt auf freier Strecke)

German Awards

* German Film Critics Association Awards
o 1999: Best feature film for Night Shapes
o 2003: Best feature film for Grill Point

* Bavarian Film Award
o 2003: Director's Award for Grill Point
o 2006: Director's Award for Summer in Berlin

* Hessian Film Award
o 1992: for Stilles Land

* Grimme-Award
o 2001: Adolf-Grimme-Award in Gold for Die Polizistin
o 2011: Grimme-Award, Section Information and Kultur, for the artistic direction of 20 x Brandenburg

* Fernsehfilm-Festival Baden-Baden
o 2000: Hauptpreis für Die Polizistin

* German Film Award
o 1999: Nominated for the Film Award in Gold for Extraordinary Achievements in Directing for Night Shapes
o 2002: Film Award in Silber for Grill Point
o 2002: Nominated for the Film Award for Extraordinary Achievements in Directing for Grill Point
o 2009: Best Director for Cloud 9

* German Television Award
o 2001: Award for best Director for Die Polizistin

* Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney
o 1999: Nominated for the Film Award for Night Shapes

* 1992: German Film Critics Award

* 2007: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

* 2011: Douglas-Sirk-Award of the Hamburg Film Festival

International Awards

* International Filmfestival Berlin
o Berlin Film Festival 2002: Preis der Gilde Deutscher FimkunsttheaterKunstkinos für Grill Point
o Silver Bear of the jury for Grill Point
o Nominated for the Golden Bear for Grill Point
o Berlin Film Festival 1999: Nominated for the Golden Bear for Night Shapes

* International Film Festival of Cannes
o 2008: Coup de coeur du jury for Grill Point
o 2011: Prix Un Certain Regard for Stopped on Track

* Chicago International Film Festival
o 2002: Silver Hugo – Best Director for Grill Point

* European Film Award
o 2002: Nominated for Best Director for Grill Point
o 2008: Nominated for Best Director for Cloud 9

* International Filmfestival Flandern
o 2002: Silver Spur for Grill Point
o Nominated for the Golden Spur for Grill Point

* Montréal Film Festival
o 2000: Nominated for the Grand Prix for Die Polizistin

* International Childrens and Youth Filmfestival
o 1998: Lucas for the age group 12- and 13 for Raus aus der Haut

* Max-Ophüls-Award
o 1995: Sponsorship Award for Feature Film for Mein unbekannter Ehemann

* International Filmfestival Karlovy Vary
o 2009: Best Director for Whisky mit Wodka

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