Jochen Alexander Freydank
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| Jochen Alexander Freydank | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 45–46) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Film director |
Jochen Alexander Freydank is a German film director.[1][2] Freydanks films had been internationally recognized and won awards at various film festivals. His film Toyland won the Academy Award for best live action short film in 2009.
Freydank was born in 1967 in East-Berlin. After the fall of the Berlin wall he started his film career as an editor. He then worked as first assistant director for film and TV. Jochen Alexander Freydank wrote screenplays for TV-series and movies. In 1999 he founded his production company Mephisto Film. He worked produced one of Germanys most successful TV series. His directing career includes theatre, short films TV movies and feature films.
At present he is working at the feature film "The Burrow" based on a novel by Franz Kafka.
Freydank is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,[3]
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Filmography as director [edit]
- 2012: Und weg bist du
- 2010: Homefront (Heimatfront)
- 2007: Toyland (Spielzeugland)
- 2002: Duty (Dienst)
- 2001: Emergency (Notfall)
- 1999: Happy End (Glückliches Ende)
Theatre [edit]
- 2010: Johnny Chicago (Berliner Volksbühne)
Filmography as producer [edit]
- 2007-2009: In aller Freundschaft
- 2007: Endlich Samstag
- 2007: Toyland (Spielzeugland)
- 2002: Duty (Dienst)
- 2001: Emergency (Notfall)
- 1999: Happy End (Glückliches Ende)
Awards [edit]
2013 [edit]
- Bayerischer Fernsehpreis, best Director for "Und weg bist du"
2009 [edit]
- Oscar for best live action short film for Toyland
- Washington Jewish Film Festival, USA, audience award for Toyland
- Kansas City Film Fest, USA, best narrative short for Toyland
- Phoenix Film Festival, USA, world cinema best short for Toyland
- Pittsburgh Jewish Film Festival, USA, audience award for Toyland
- Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, USA, audience award for Toyland
- Rehoboth Film Festival, USA, audience award for Toyland
- Villa Mare Film Festival, Italy, Publikumspreis for Toyland
- Reno Film Festival, USA, best foreign film for Toyland
- Portland International Film Festival, USA, audience award (second place) for Toyland
- Lenola Film Festival, Italien, best film + "best Soundtrack" for Toyland
- Shorts at moonlight, D, Publikumspreis for Toyland
- Anchorage Film Festival, USA, audience award for Toyland
- New Jersey Film Festival, USA, honorable mention for Toyland
- Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, audience award for Toyland
- San Diego Jewish Film Festival, USA, audience award for Toyland
2008 [edit]
- Short Shorts Film Festival Tokio, Japan, audience award for Toyland
- Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung short film award for Toyland
- Bermuda International Film Festival, Bermuda Short Film Award for Toyland
- Rhode Island International Film Festival, second place International Discovery Award for Toyland
- Giffoni Film Festival, Italy, APEC Award in Gold for Toyland
- Alpinale Vorarlberg, Austria, audience award, for Toyland
- Odense International Film Festival, Danmark, best children and youth film for Toyland
- Alemeria en Corto, Filmfestival, Spanien, jury award & audience award for Toyland
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, USA audience award for Toyland
- Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, USA, audience award for Toyland
- Sedicicorto – International Film Festival Forli, Italy, Best short film for Toyland
- Asheville Film Festival, USA, Best short film for Toyland
- Victoria Independent Film Festival, Australia, Best short under 20 minutes for Toyland
- Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Almería, audience award- and jury award for Toyland
2007 [edit]
- Valladolid International Film Festival Official Selection, Golden Spike for Toyland
2004 [edit]
- Montecatini Film Festival, Italien, best film International Panorama for "Duty"
2003 [edit]
- Rüsselsheimer Kurzfilmtage special award for "Duty"
- Montreal World Film Festival nomination for "Duty"
- Fantastisk Filmfestival Malmö nomination for best European short film for "Duty"
2002 [edit]
- Audience award, Spotlight, internationales TV- und Werbefilm Festival for Hanfstreu
- Cindy Award in Gold by the Association of Audio Visual Communicators for Hanfstreu
- Silberner Bär, Festival der Nationen, Austria for Emergency
- Corto web award, Arcipelago FIlm Festival, Rom, Italy for Emergency
2001 [edit]
- Kommunikationsverband: "Die Klappe in Bronze", for Hanfstreu
- Audience award at the online film festival "Shorts welcome" for Happy End Glückliches Ende
References [edit]
- ^ "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ^ Filmportal.de
- ^ "Documentary: James Marsh (director) and Simon Chinn (producer), 'Man on Wire'". The Los Angeles Times. 2009-02-23.
