Writer & Director (Hannes Stoehr)

Biography HANNES STOEHR
Hannes Stoehr, born in 1970 in Stuttgart/Germany; high school graduation in Hechingen/Germany; community service at Lebenshilfe Zollernalb; European Law Studies (Spanish & English) in Passau/Germany (pre-degree); Erasmus scholarship in Santiago de Compostela; 1995-1999 Screenplay and Director Studies at German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb); several work stays in Spain, England, U.S.A., Central & South America; since 2005 also guest lecturer (screenwriting & directing) at Film Academy Baden-Württemberg and at German Film and Television Academy Berlin (dffb); 2006 screenwriting scholarship at Villa Aurora, Los Angeles; lives in Berlin.

Filmography (selection): www.stoehrfilm.eu

BERLIN IS IN GERMANY (2001), feature film, 35 mm, 95 min, written & directed
Berlin International Film Festival 2001: Panorama Audience Award; FilmKunstFest Schwerin 2001: Audience Award Festival International de Cinema Jove, Valencia 2001: Luna de Plata; Studio Hamburg “Nachwuchspreis” 2001: * 1st prize Hannes Stoehr; Deutscher Kritikerpreis 2002: Best Film; Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2001: Best Actor – Leading Role (Joerg Schuettauf); Festival du Premier film Annonay 2002: Prix Special du Jury; Festival Henri Langlois, Poitiers 2002: Prix Special du Jury; New Faces Award 2002: Best Director (Hannes Stoehr); Rolf-Hans Mueller Preis für Filmmusik 2001: Best Music (Florian Appl)

Film festivals (selection): Berlin 2001, Panorama; Moscow 2001; Jerusalem 2001; The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2001; Los Angeles 2001 (AFI); Istanbul 2002; Leeds 2002; New Delhi 2002; Singapore 2002; Hong Kong 2002 Distribution: D (Piffl), ES (Sherlock), FR (K Films), TURKEY (Belge Films), GB (Peccadillo) et al.

ODIN’S REVENGE (2003), WDR Tatort Cologne, 90 min, written & directed
Nominated for CIVIS Media Prize for Integration 2004: European CIVIS Television Prize Entertainment & German CIVIS Television Prize Entertainment

ONE DAY IN EUROPE (2005), feature film, 35 mm, 100 min, written & directed
Berlin International Film Festival Competition 2005 Official Pre-selection German Film Awards 2005: Best Screenplay (Hannes Stoehr), Best Actor – Supporting Role (Miguel de Lira & Luidmila Svetkova) Film festivals (selection): Berlin 2005 (Competition); Istanbul 2005; Warsaw 2005; Shanghai 2005; Brussels 2005; Vancouver 2005; Busan 2005; Hamptons 2005; S o Paulo 200 Seville 200 Hawaii 200 Damascus 200 Distribution: D (Piffl), ESP (Notro), RUS (Rusfilm), GREAT BRITAIN (Peccadillo), JAPAN, POLAND (Gutek) et al.

BERLIN CALLING (2008), feature film, 35 mm, 105 min, written & directed
Official Pre-selection German Film Award 2008: Best Film, Best Editing (Anne Fabini),
Best Screenplay (Hannes Stoehr), Best Music (Paul Kalkbrenner) FBW Wiesbaden, September 2009: Best DVD ARTE FilmFestival 2010: ARTE Audience Award

Film festivals (selection): Locarno 2008, Piazza Grande; Hamburg 2008; arsaw 200 eeds 200 Gi n 200 Angers 200 Miami 200 Austin-SXSW 2009;
Istanbul IF 2009; Budapest 2009; Copenhagen 2009; Santiago de Chile 2009
Distribution: D (Movienet), ESP (Karma), ITALY (Ubu), UNGARN (Best Hollyw.), POLAND (Solopan), ARGENTINA (Eclectique), AUSTRIA (Polyfilm) et al.

FORTY EIGHTERS (2009)
Western, 120 min, screenplay

PAUL KALKBRENNER 2010 – A LIVE DOCUMENTARY (2010)
Documentary, 2 Disc DVD Release, 120 min, storyliner & dramatic advisor

MY HUNGARY IN BERLIN (2011)
Documentary, 90 Min, directed by Rita Lengyel, producer

HOPPER VU PAR… (2012)
TV series for ARTE France, Alexa, written & directed