Edward Berger (born 1970 in

Wolfsburg Wolfsburg (; Eastphalian: ''Wulfsborg'') is the fifth largest city in the German state of Lower Saxony, located on the river Aller. It lies about east of Hanover and west of Berlin. Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG's hea ...

, West Germany) is a German director and screenwriter.

Life and work

Edward Berger graduated from Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Wolfsburg. He attended the

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from 1990 to 1991 and then transferred to the

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, where he finished his studies in directing in 1994. At NYU, he created numerous short films, which were screened at many international film festivals. He gathered his first work experience at the U.S. Independent Production company

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, working, among others, on the films of

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and

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. Additionally, Edward Berger gave lectures and carried out workshops at

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, and at

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and at the HFF Potsdam. Edward Berger has lived in

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since 1997. His first feature based on his own screenplay was ''Gomez''. He also worked as a screenplay author and director for episodes of the television series ''

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''. Aside from television productions, for which Edward Berger frequently wrote screenplays, he has also directed films. In 2012, his film '' Ein guter Sommer'' was awarded the

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'' was invited for the Berlinale 2014 and awarded the 2015 German Film Award in silver for the best feature film. Since August 2014, Berger has directed the first five episodes of the eight-part television series ''

Deutschland 83 ''Deutschland 83'' is a 2015 German television series starring Jonas Nay as a 24-year-old native of East Germany who, in 1983, is sent to West Germany as an undercover spy for the HVA, the foreign intelligence agency of the Stasi. It is a co-pr ...

'' for

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, which premiered at 2015 Berlinale in the section Berlinale Special.

Filmography (select)

* 1998: ''Gomez – Kopf oder Zahl'' (screenwriter and director) * 2001: ''Frau2 sucht HappyEnd'' (screenwriter and director) * 2001, 2002: '' Schimanski'' (crime series; directed two episodes) * 2004: ''

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'' (television series; directed the episode ''Schwestern '') * 2005, 2006: '' Unter Verdacht'' (television series; screenwriter for two episodes; directed one episode) * 2006: ''

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'' (crime series; directed the episode ') * 2007: ''Windland'' (television film; director) * 2008: ''

'' (crime series; director of three episodes and book with two episodes) * 2010: ''

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'' (crime series; screenwriter and director of the episode ''Aquarius'') * 2011: '' Ein guter Sommer'' (television film, (screenwriter and director) * 2012: '' Mutter muss weg'' (television film; director) * 2013: ''Tatort'' (crime series; director of the episode ') * 2014: ''

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'' (screenwriter and director) * 2015: ''

'' (television series) * 2018: ''

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'' (television series) * 2018: ''

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'' (television series) * 2019: ''

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'' * 2020: '' Your Honor'' (television series) * 2022: ''

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Awards and prizes

* 1998: Winner of the Film Prize of the City Lünen at the Kinofest Lünen for ''Gomez – Kopf oder Zahl'' * 2000:

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Award „Ten European Directors To Watch“ for ''Frau2 sucht HappyEnd'' * 2003: Nomination for the

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.International Emmy Award The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and S ...

for the episode ''Asyl'' – crime series ''Schimanski'' * 2012:

Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Adolf-Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Hamburger Krimipreis for ''Mutter muss weg'' * 2014: Audience Prize at the filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Schwerin for ''Jack'' * 2014: Audience Prize at the Festival of German Film in Ludwigshafen for ''Jack'' * 2014: Prize for the best screenplay at the Fünf-Seen-Filmfestival in Starnberg for ''Jack'' * 2014: Filmfest Lünen, School Children aged 10+ Prize, "Jack" * 2014: Deutscher Regiepreis Metropolis for best film ''Jack'' * 2015: Bavarian Film Prize for "Jack", VGF Bester Nachwuchsproduzent * 2015: TV-Festival Séries Mania Paris, Best World Drama, "Deutschland 83" * 2015: European Youth Film Festival of Flanders, Best Feature Film, "Jack" * 2015: Nomination for the German Film Prize Lola in the categories Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Feature Film for "Jack" * 2015: German Film Prize in Silver for the Best Feature Film for "Jack"

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Berger, Edward Mass media people from Lower Saxony 1970 births Living people People from Wolfsburg German film directors 20th-century German screenwriters 21st-century German screenwriters