Peter Schamoni (27 March 1934 – 14 June 2011) was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011. His 1966 film '' No Shooting Time for Foxes'' was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the

Jury Grand Prix The Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize (also Jury Grand Prix, Grand Prize of the Jury) is an award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition. It is the runner-up to the Golden Bear prize a ...

. Two years later he was a member of the jury at the

18th Berlin International Film Festival The 18th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1968. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Swedish film '' Ole dole doff'' directed by Jan Troell. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury fo ...

. In 1972, his film ''

Hundertwasser's Rainy Day ''Hundertwasser's Rainy Day'' (german: Hundertwassers Regentag) is a 1972 West German short documentary film about artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser rebuilding an old wooden ship called Regentag (Rainy Day). Directed by Peter Schamoni, it was ...

'' was nominated for the

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for Best Documentary Short.

Selected filmography

* '' Brutality in Stone'' (1961) (co-director:

Alexander Kluge Alexander Kluge (born 14 February 1932) is a German author, philosopher, academic and film director. Early life, education and early career Kluge was born in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony (now Saxony-Anhalt), Germany. After growing up durin ...

) (Short documentary) * '' No Shooting Time for Foxes'' (1966) * '' Next Year, Same Time'' (directed by Ulrich Schamoni, 1967) (Producer) * ''

Go for It, Baby ''Go for It, Baby'' (german: Zur Sache, Schätzchen) is a 1968 West German comedy film directed by May Spils and starring Werner Enke, Uschi Glas and Henry van Lyck. The film won two German Film Awards. Location shooting took place in Munich. ...

'' (directed by May Spils, 1968) (Producer) * ' (1969) (co-director: Herbert Vesely) * ''

'' (1971) (Documentary) * ' (1976) * ''

Spring Symphony The Spring Symphony is a choral symphony by Benjamin Britten, his Opus 44. It is dedicated to Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was premiered in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on Thursday 14 July 1949 (not 9 July which is ...

'' (1983) * ' (1986) (Documentary) * ' (1988) * ' (1991) (Documentary)

References

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* * 1934 births 2011 deaths Film people from Berlin {{Germany-film-director-stub