Veit Helmer
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| Born | 24 April 1968 |
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Baikonur | Director & Screenwriter | |
| 2008 | Absurdistan | Director & Screenwriter | |
| 1999 | Tuvalu | Director & Screenwriter | |
| 1995 | A Trick of Light | Screenwriter |
References
- ^ "30th Moscow International Film Festival (2008)". MIFF. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
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External links
- Veit Helmer at IMDb
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