Romuald Karmakar
Encyclopedia
Romuald Karmakar is a German film director and screenwriter. He was born in Wiesbaden
as the son of an Indian father and a French mother. From 1977 to 1982 he lived in Athens. He won several awards, including the Bavarian Film Award
for Best Screenplay
. His film Deathmaker
was nominated for the Golden Lion
at the Venice Film Festival
in 1995.
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
as the son of an Indian father and a French mother. From 1977 to 1982 he lived in Athens. He won several awards, including the Bavarian Film Award
Bayerischer Filmpreis
The Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the State Government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany.The Bavarian Film...
for Best Screenplay
Bavarian Film Awards (Best Screenplay)
This is a list of the winners of the Bavarian Film Awards Prize for Best Screenplay.1979 Reiner Kunze1980 Judith Herzberg, Franz Weisz1987 Percy & Eleonore Adlon, Ulf Miehe, Klaus Richter1989 Gabriel Barylli...
. His film Deathmaker
Deathmaker
Deathmaker is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann....
was nominated for the Golden Lion
Golden Lion
Il Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
in 1995.
Selected filmography
- DeathmakerDeathmakerDeathmaker is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann....
(1996) - Manila (2000)
- Das Himmler-Projekt (2000)
- Hamburger Lektionen (2006)