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Christian Zübert was born on 27 August 1973 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Christian is a writer and director, known for Lammbock (2001), Der Schatz der weißen Falken (2005) and Three Quarter Moon (2011).- Actor
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Sebastian Schipper was born on 8 May 1968 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Victoria (2015), Roads (2019) and The English Patient (1996).- Director
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Born in 1978 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2000, Jan-Ole Gerstner moved to Berlin, where he did an internship at the production company "X-Films Creative Pool" ("Run Lola Run", "The White Ribbon"). He then became Wolfgang Becker's personal assistant in the production of "Good Bye, Lenin!" Gerster began his studies in writing and directing in 2003 at the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin. During his studies he directed several short films and co-wrote with Wolfgang Becker the script of the "Krankes Haus" episode for the collective film "Deutschland 09". His first film "Oh Boy" was an unexpected success at the German box office. He also won numerous awards, are six Lola (the German equivalent of the Oscars). His second feature film, "Lara", a remarkable psychological study which, like "Oh Boy" is set over a 24-hour period, also won numerous awards, including the well-deserved Best Actress Award for Corinna Harfouch.- Director
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Christian Schwochow was born on 23 September 1978 in Bergen auf Rügen, East Germany. He is a director and producer, known for Cracks in the Shell (2011), Novemberkind (2008) and Munich: The Edge of War (2021).- Director
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Roland Suso Richter was born on 7 January 1961 in Marburg, Hesse, Germany. He is a director and production manager, known for The Tunnel (2001), Eine Hand Voll Gras (2000) and Sara Amerika (1999).- Producer
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Maren Ade was born in Karlsruhe on 12 December 1976 to a couple of teachers.She studied cinema at Munich's Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film. As of 2001 she co-founded, together with Janine Jackowski, a fellow graduate from HFF, the "Komplizen" film company. It is through Komplizen that Maren would later co-produce, among others, "Arabian Nights", Miguel Gomes' masterpiece. After two shorts in 2000 and 2001 made under the auspices of her film school, she co-produced, wrote and and directed Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (2003), her first feature. A grueling drama about the difficult beginnings of a new teacher, the movie impressed both audiences and critics. Incidentally, it is of interest to specify that its school scenes were entirely shot within the walls of the educational institution where her mother was teaching at the time. This promising effort was followed six years later by Everyone Else (2009), which although taking place in a totally different setting (the Sardinian seaside in the glory of Summer) also concerns characters unsure of themselves. A taut drama as well, it revolves around two holiday making newly married couples and describes in a Roman Polanski-like manner the wicked relationships they share. But her greatest success came in 2015 and 2016 with Toni Erdmann (2016), an offbeat comedy with a philosophical approach, which enthused the festival-goers at Cannes, allegedly making them "roar with laughter", and later making unexpected profit in art houses throughout the world. And it is true that a father playing dirty tricks on his daughter (meant to make her realize she is wasting her life) is no ordinary entertainment. As a matter of fact, after only three full-length movies to her credit, Maren Ade has become a name that counts in today's German cinema.