Veit Helmer Explained

Veit Helmer
Birth Date:24 April 1968
Birth Place:Hanover, West Germany
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter
Yearsactive:1989-present

Veit Helmer (born 24 April 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. He started shooting films at the age of fourteen. 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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Gondola[2] Director & Screenwriter[3]
2018Director & Screenwriter[4]
2014Director & Screenwriter
2011BaikonurDirector & Screenwriter[5]
2008AbsurdistanDirector & Screenwriter[6]
1999TuvaluDirector & Screenwriter
1995A Trick of LightScreenwriter
1995Surprise!short

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30th Moscow International Film Festival (2008) . 2013-06-01 . MIFF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130421050837/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=2008 . April 21, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Gondola. Helmer. Veit. Cineuropa. 2024-01-24.
  3. Web site: Vivarelli . Nick . 2024-02-02 . Veit Helmer’s Gay Romance ‘Gondola’ Scores Sales via Coccinelle Film (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-05-28 . Variety . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2019-04-30 . Veit Helmer • Director of The Bra . 2024-05-28 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.
  5. Web site: Newman2012-12-15T05:26:00+00:00 . Kim . Baikonur . 2024-05-28 . Screen . en.
  6. Web site: Dawson . Nick . 2009-02-06 . Veit Helmer, Absurdistan - Filmmaker Magazine . 2024-05-28 . Filmmaker Magazine Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources. . en-US.