Aleksei Alekseivich German (russian: Алексей Алексеевич Герман, born 4 September 1976) is a Russian film director. His last name is pronounced with a hard "g" and in English is sometimes spelled Guerman or Gherman to avoid confusion.
Biography
Aleksei German is a son of Russian film director
Aleksei Yuryevich German
Aleksei Yuryevich German ( rus, Алексей Юрьевич Герман, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈɡʲermən; 20 July 193821 February 2013) was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
German was born in Lenin ...
(hence in Russia he is often called "Aleksei German Junior") and screenwriter Svetlana Igorevna Karmalita, and a grandson of writer
Yuri German
Yuri Pavlovich German (russian: Ю́рий Па́влович Ге́рман) ( – January 16, 1967) was a Soviet and Russian writer, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist.
Life
German was born in Riga (then part of the Russian Empire ...
. He finished
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 2001 and worked on
Lenfilm film studio.
His feature film debut ''The Last Train'' (2003) won the Best Picture and International Film Critics' Awards at Thessaloniki.
For his film ''
Paper Soldier
''Paper Soldier'' (russian: Бумажный солдат) is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey German Jr. For his film, German received the Silver Lion Award from the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
The film tells about the doctor Danii ...
'' (2008), German received the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival.
His sixth film, ''
Under Electric Clouds'' (2015), was screened in the main competition section of the
65th Berlin International Film Festival
The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The ...
.
and earned him the award for Achievement in Directing at the
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia. In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting and preserving the different cultures th ...
in 2015.
Personal life
German married production and costume designer Elena Okopnaya in 2011.
Filmography
* ''The Last Train'' / ''Poslednij Poezd'' (2003) -
Nika Award
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
History
The award was established i ...
in nomination "Discovery of the Year"
* ''
Garpastum
''Garpastum'' (russian: Гарпастум) is a 2005 Russian historical drama film written and directed by Aleksei German Jr. It was entered into the main competition at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
The film begins in ...
'' (2005) -
Nika Award
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
History
The award was established i ...
in nomination "Best Director", nominated for
Golden Lion of the
62nd Venice International Film Festival
The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival opened on 31 August 2005 with Tsui Hark's ''Seven Swords'' and closed on 10 September 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical '' Perhaps Love''. The lineups were announced by the ...
* ''
Paper Soldier
''Paper Soldier'' (russian: Бумажный солдат) is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey German Jr. For his film, German received the Silver Lion Award from the Venice Film Festival.
Plot
The film tells about the doctor Danii ...
'' / ''Bumazhnyj Soldat'' (2008) -
Nika Award
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
History
The award was established i ...
in nomination "Best Director",
Silver Lion
The Silver Lion ( it, Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film at official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998.
The pri ...
of the
in nomination "Best Director" and "
Golden Osella
The Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and technical contributions.
The name derives from the ''o ...
" for Best Cinematography
* ''Crush'' / ''Korotkoe zamykanie'', part "Kim" (2009)
* ''From the Tokyo'' / ''Iz Tokyo'' (2011, short film)
* ''
Under Electric Clouds'' / ''Pod electricheskimi oblakami'' (2015)
* ''
Dovlatov'' (2018)
* ''
House Arrest'' (2021)
References
External links
*
1976 births
Living people
Russian film directors
Recipients of the Nika Award
Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners
Asia Pacific Screen Award winners
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