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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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- Volle Kanne (1999) as Self
- Polizeiruf 110 (1971) Director
- Grimme Award (1964) as Self
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Romy Award (1990) as Self
- West.art am Sonntag (2003) as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards (1979) as Self
- Deutscher Fernsehpreis (1999) as Self
- Afire (2023) Director
- Undine (2020) Director
- Phoenix (2014) Director
- Mirrors No. 3 (2025) Director
- Barbara (2012) Director
- Transit (2018) Director
- Ghosts (2005) Director
- Yella (2007) Director
- Jerichow (2008) Director
- South (1990) Director of Photography
- 19 Portraits (1990) Sound
- Seven Songs (2017) as Self
- The State I Am In (2001) Director
- Die UFA (1992) Assistant Director
- Bewegte Republik Deutschland (2014) as Self
- Barrage and Bunker (1991) Cast
- Dreileben: Beats Being Dead (2011) Director
- The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art (2021) as Self - Filmmaker
- Broads (1989) Director of Photography
- Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (2015) as Self
- Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maudit (2024) as Self
- Wolfsburg (2003) Director
- The Making of 'Phoenix' (2014) as Self
- Navy Cut (1993) Cast
- The Warm Money (1992) Director
- Eastward (1991) Director of Photography
- The Cinema and the Wind and Photography (1991) Co-Producer
- Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008) as Self
- The Sex Thief (1998) Director
- Who is Helene Schwarz? (2005) as Self
- Pilots (1995) Director
- Cuba Libre (1996) Director
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Most-watched Christian Petzold films currently: Afire (2023), Undine (2020), Phoenix (2014), Mirrors No. 3 (2025), Barbara (2012).
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Selected TV credits: Volle Kanne (1999), Polizeiruf 110 (1971), Grimme Award (1964), German Film Award (1951), Romy Award (1990).
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