Christopher J. Kraus (born 1963) is a German

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and film director.

Life and work

Kraus was born in 1963 in

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. He worked as a screenwriter before he staged his love duel Shattered Glass (Scherbentanz) into a feature film in 2002. His second work as a director '' Four Minutes'' (Vier Minuten), a drama, won national and international awards. Kraus' third feature film, ''

The Poll Diaries ''The Poll Diaries'' (german: Poll) is a 2010 German drama film directed by Chris Kraus. ''The Poll Diaries'' was the most expensive film that had ever been made in Estonia at the time. Later, ''Truth and Justice'' (2019) became the most expens ...

'', received four golden " Lolas," three

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, one

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and the German Film Critic's Award. Kraus shot the film ''Pink Children'' (2012) together with four German directors about their mentor

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. This was followed by his film ''

The Bloom of Yesterday ''The Bloom of Yesterday'' (german: Die Blumen von gestern) is a 2016 German-Austrian comedy film directed by Chris Kraus. Cast Reception The film won the Grand Prize and the Audience Award at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival an ...

'', a winner at the

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, at the Jewish Film Festival Moscow, of the Baden-Württemberg Film Prize and of the Thomas-Strittmatter Prize for Best Screenplay. In total, this comedy featuring

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and

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was nominated in eight categories for the German Film Prize and in three categories for the Austrian Film Prize.

Awards

*2002:

Bavarian Film Award The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) 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 ...

, Best New Director (Shattered Glass) *2002: German Film Advancement Award, Screenplay (Shattered Glass) *2003: New Faces Award, Best Director (Shattered Glass) *2006: Bavarian Film Award, Best Screenplay *2007: German Film Prize, Best Film (Four Minutes) *2007: Sofia International Film Festival, Best Director (Four Minutes) *2010: Black Nights Tallinn Film Festival: Best Director (The Poll Diaries)

Filmography

* 1999: ''The Einstein of Sex'' * 2000: ''Lovebabe'' * 2002: ' * 2004: ' * 2004: ''Acapulco'' * 2006: '' Four Minutes'' * 2008: ''

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: Trip to China'' (TV film) * 2010: ''

'' * 2012: ''Pink Children'' * 2016: ''

Publications

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References

External links

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His Agent Page
with a current photograph {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Chris 1963 births Living people Film people from Lower Saxony Mass media people from Göttingen