Veit Helmer

Veit Helmer
Veit Helmer
	Veit Helmer in 2008
Born	24 April 1968 (age 56); Hanover, West Germany
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1989-present

Veit Helmer (born 24 April 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. He started shooting films at the age of fourteen.^{[citation needed]} After finishing school he was trainee at German TV station NDR. Two month before the wall came down, he moved to East-Berlin to study theatre directing at the famous drama school "Ernst Busch". From 1991 to 1997 Helmer studied film directing at HFF Munich. His first feature film Tuvalu (starring Denis Lavant and Chulpan Khamatova) earned more than 32 awards. His 2008 film Absurdistan was premiered in Sundance and entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.^[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Gondola^[2]	Director & Screenwriter	^[3]
2018	The Bra [de]	Director & Screenwriter	^[4]
2014	Fiddlesticks [de]	Director & Screenwriter
2011	Baikonur	Director & Screenwriter	^[5]
2008	Absurdistan	Director & Screenwriter	^[6]
1999	Tuvalu	Director & Screenwriter
1995	A Trick of Light	Screenwriter	^[6]
1995	Surprise!	short	^[6]

References

^ "30th Moscow International Film Festival (2008)". MIFF. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
^ Helmer, Veit. "Gondola". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
^ Vivarelli, Nick (2024-02-02). "Veit Helmer's Gay Romance 'Gondola' Scores Sales via Coccinelle Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "Veit Helmer • Director of The Bra". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ Newman2012-12-15T05:26:00+00:00, Kim. "Baikonur". Screen. Retrieved 2024-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Dawson, Nick (2009-02-06). "Veit Helmer, Absurdistan - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

External links

Veit Helmer at IMDb

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[1] "30th Moscow International Film Festival (2008)". MIFF. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-01.

[2] Helmer, Veit. "Gondola". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-01-24.

[3] Vivarelli, Nick (2024-02-02). "Veit Helmer's Gay Romance 'Gondola' Scores Sales via Coccinelle Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

[4] "Veit Helmer • Director of The Bra". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

[5] Newman2012-12-15T05:26:00+00:00, Kim. "Baikonur". Screen. Retrieved 2024-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[:0-6] Dawson, Nick (2009-02-06). "Veit Helmer, Absurdistan - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

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