Philip Gröning (born 7 April 1959, in
Düsseldorf
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) is a German director, documentary film maker and screenwriter.
Career
Gröning was raised in Germany and U.S., but also traveled extensively. He studied Medicine and Psychology, before beginning in the cinema with some acting. In 1986, he began doing his own films. His first documentary was ''The Last Picture Taken.''
In 2005, he gained acclaim for ''
Into Great Silence''.
His 2013 film ''
The Police Officer's Wife
''The Police Officer's Wife'' () is a 2013 German drama film directed by Philip Gröning. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival), ...
'' was screened in the main competition section at the
70th Venice International Film Festival and won the
Special Jury Prize.
Philip Groening was:
* the jury president of the Orizzonti section at the
Venice international film festival
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in 2006;
* member of the jury at the Filmfest Munich in 2009;
* member of the main international jury at
Venice international filmfestival in 2014; and
* jury member at the
Message of Man Festival in St. Petersburg in 2014.
He has been lecturing at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy since 2001 and is a professor at the International Film School in Cologne.
He is a member of: the German Film Academy, the
European Film Academy
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and the
Bavarian Academy of the fine Arts.
Filmography
As actor
* 1984 : ''Nebel jagen''
* 1999 : ''Virtual Vampire''
* 2020 : ''
Miss Marx
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''
As director
* 1988 : ''Summer''
* 1992 : ''The Terrorists!''
* 1998 : ''Philosophie''
* 2000 : '
* 2005 : ''
Into Great Silence''
* 2013 : ''
The Police Officer's Wife
''The Police Officer's Wife'' () is a 2013 German drama film directed by Philip Gröning. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival), ...
''
* 2018 : ''
My Brother's Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot''
Awards
* 2005
Bayerischer Filmpreis
The Bavarian Film Awards () are film awards given to German films in the state of Bavaria, awarded by the state government.
Background and description
The Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bav ...
("Bavarian Film Awards") Prize for Best Documentary for ''
Into Great Silence'
* 2013
Seville European Film Festival Best Actress for ''
The Police Officer's Wife
''The Police Officer's Wife'' () is a 2013 German drama film directed by Philip Gröning. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival), ...
''
* 2014
Vilnius International Film Festival The Vilnius International Film Festival (VIFF) Kino pavasaris is a film festival held annually in March in Vilnius, Lithuania since 1995, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films and audience. It is one of the most anticipat ...
Best Actress for ''
The Police Officer's Wife
''The Police Officer's Wife'' () is a 2013 German drama film directed by Philip Gröning. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival), ...
''
* 2018
Sitges Film Festival
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Best Director for ''
My brother's name is Robert and he is an idiot''
* 2018
Gent Explore Zone
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award for ''
My brother's name is Robert and he is an idiot''
References
External links
*
1959 births
Living people
Film people from Düsseldorf
German documentary filmmakers
English-language film directors
European Film Awards winners (people)
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