Life and work

From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, Erst die Arbeit und dann?, he has remained one of the most important filmmakers working in Germany. His first feature, 1991's Karniggels, put him on the international radar and since then he has continued to make both short and feature films. He is known for making cameo appearances in his work and acting in films of fellow directors. A nice example of his acting skills can be seen in Blue Moon.

Selected filmography

As director

• 1984: Erst die Arbeit und dann! (de) (Short)
• 1991: Karniggels (de) (with Bernd Michael Lade, Ingo Naujoks and Julia Jäger)
• 1993: No More Mr. Nice Guy (with Joachim Król, Horst Krause and Sophie Rois)
• 1996: Männerpension (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch)
• 1999: Liebe deine Nächste! (de) (with Moritz Bleibtreu, Lea Mornar and Heike Makatsch)
• 2006: Tough Enough (with David Kross)
• 2009: Same Same but Different (with Apinya Sakuljaroensuk and David Kross)
• 2011: Rubbeldiekatz (de) (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Lara)
• 2012: Die Vermessung der Welt (de) (Measuring the World) Adaptation of the book of the same name

As actor

• 1984: Erst die Arbeit und dann! (de) (Short)
• 1994: Back to Square One - Dir. Reinhard Münster (with Katharina Thalbach and Harald Juhnke)
• 1996: Männerpension (with Til Schweiger, Marie Bäumer and Heike Makatsch)
• 1999: Sonnenallee - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Alexander Beyer, Henry Hübchen, Robert Stadlober, Katharina Thalbach)
• 1999: Aimée & Jaguar - Dir. Max Färberböck (with Maria Schrader and Juliane Köhler)
• 2002: Blue Moon - Dir. Andrea Maria Dusl (with Josef Hader)
• 2003: Herr Lehmann - Dir. Leander Haußmann (with Christian Ulmen)
• 2005: NVA - Dir. Leander Haußmann
• 2007: Midsummer Madness - Dir. Alexander Hahn
• 2009: The White Ribbon - Dir. Michael Haneke
• 2009: 12 Paces Without a Head - Dir. Sven Taddicken (de)
• 2011: Rubbeldiekatz (de) (with Matthias Schweighöfer and Alexandra Lara)
• 2012: Waiting for the Sea (with Egor Beroev and Anastasiya Mikulchina)

Awards

• 1991 Bavarian Film Awards, Best New Director
• 1993 43rd Berlin International Film Festival Wir können auch anders … - Honourable Mention.
• 2007 Bavarian Film Award, Best Young People's Film

[ Source: Wikipedia ]