Gian-Piero Ringel (born 1976 in

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. Gian-Piero Ringel studied film production at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (dffb). Together with

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he founded Neue Road Movies Inc. in 2008. In 2006, his first production ''The Measure of Things'' was a nominee for the

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. Later that year, he went on to produce Angela Schanelec's feature film ''Afternoon'' and began working as a producer for Wim Wenders's film '' The Palermo Shooting'', which premiered at the official selection of the

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2008. In 2009, he produced Angela Schanelec's feature film ''Orly'', a co-production with the Paris-based company La Vie Est Belle, that premiered at the

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in 2010. In addition, Ringel produced Wenders's 3D dance film ''

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'', a co-production with Claudie Ossard and her company Eurowide Film Production, Paris. ''Pina'' premiered out of competition in the official selection of the Berlinale 2011 and has since been awarded numerous prizes, including the German Film Award 2011 and the European Film Award 2011 for Best Documentary. The same year, Ringel was chosen as a “Producer on the Move” and co-produced the film ''Wolf'' by Bogdan Mustata. In 2012, Ringel was a member of the Berlinale jury for the award “Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship”. In addition, he has been a nominee for the BAFTA award in the category Best Film not in the English Language and the

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for Best Documentary (Feature). Ringel is managing director and partner of Neue Road Movies, a member of the European producers’ network EAVE and member of the German and European Film Academy.

Filmography (selection)

* 2004: The Measure of Things * 2007: Afternoon * 2008: The Palermo Shooting * 2010: Orly * 2011:

* 2012: Wolf *2015:

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Honors

* 2006: 33.

, Nomination 2006 for ''The Measure of Things'' * 2010: "Filmkunstpreis" 2010 for ''Orly'' at the Festival of German Films, Ludwigshafen * 2011:

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for ''Pina'' as "Best Documentary (Feature)" * 2011: "Producer on the Move 2011" by German Films Service + Marketing * 2011:

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2011 for ''Pina'' as "Best Documentary" * 2012: 84. Academy Award Nomination for ''Pina'' as "Best Documentary (Feature)" * 2012: BAFTA - Nomination 2012 for ''Pina'' as “Best Film Not in the English Language”

References

External links

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Official Website Neue Road Movies

Official Website Pina
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