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Christian Petzold (born September 14, 1960; Hilden) is a German filmmaker, best known for directing the films Barbara, Jerichow, and Phoenix. He is credited to the Berlin School and has received numerous prizes and awards. Petzold writes his own scenarios, often collaborating with Harun Farocki. As his former teacher at dffb, Farocki was a major influence on Petzold, who, along with Angela Schanelec and Thomas Arslan, is generally considered to be part of the Berlin School. While the Berlin School is often associated with a new turn towards realism and political cinema, Petzold's films, while…
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- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) Writer
- Volle Kanne (1999) as Self
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Romy Award (1990) as Self
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- German Television Award (1999) as Self
- West.art am Sonntag (2003) as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Phoenix (2014) Director
- Afire (2023) Director
- Miroirs No. 3 (2025) Director
- Undine (2020) Director
- Transit (2018) Director
- Barbara (2012) Director
- Yella (2007) Director
- Jerichow (2009) Director
- Bewegte Republik Deutschland (2014) as Self
- Ghosts (2005) Director
- The State I Am In (2001) Director
- Seven Songs (2017) as Self
- Wolfsburg (2003) Director
- Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008) as Self
- Who is Helene Schwarz? (2005) as Self
- Something to Remind Me (2002) Director
- The Sex Thief (1998) Director
- Pilots (1995) Director
- Dreileben: Beats Being Dead (2011) Director
- Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (2015) as Self
- The Making of 'Phoenix' (2014) as Self
- The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art (2021) as Self - Filmmaker
- The Cinema and the Wind and Photography (1991) Co-Producer
- Cuba Libre (1996) Director
- Love/Work/Cinema: A Conversation with Christian Petzold and Nina Hoss (2016) as Self
- Broads (1989) Director of Photography
- Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit (2024) as Self
- Am Rand (1991) Sound
- Eastward (1991) Director of Photography
- Where Do You Stand Today, Christian Petzold? (2017) Director
- South (1990) Director of Photography
- Navy Cut (1993) Cast
- The Warm Money (1992) Director
- Der Beigeschmack des Todes (1992) Cast
- Barrage and Bunker (1991) Cast
- Vergangen, vergessen, vorüber (1994) Sound
- I'm Working Through Everything... Word of Honor! (1988) Director
- Mission (1987) Director
- 19 Portraits (1990) Sound
- Deduction (1994) Director
- Imaginary Architecture, the architect Hans Scharoun (1995) Assistant Director
- Isaak Babel - Die Reiterarmee (1990) Cast
- Die UFA (1992) Assistant Director
- Glory and Misery of the Gifted (1990) Director
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Most-watched Christian Petzold films currently: Phoenix (2014), Afire (2023), Miroirs No. 3 (2025), Undine (2020), Transit (2018).
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Selected TV credits: Polizeiruf 110 (1971), Volle Kanne (1999), German Film Award (1951), Romy Award (1990), Grimme Award (1964).
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