Jochen Alexander Freydank

Jochen Alexander Freydank
Born 1967 (age 48–49)
East Berlin
Occupation Film director

Jochen Alexander Freydank is a German film director.[1][2] Freydanks films had been internationally recognized and won awards at various film festivals. His film Toyland won the Academy Award in 2009.

Jochen Alexander Freydank was born in 1967 in East Berlin.

He started his career in the early 90s as an editor and assistant director for television and film productions. Parallel to his work as director, Freydank also wrote screenplays for TV movies and series. He also produced one of Germanys most successful TV series. In 1999 he founded his film production company, Mephisto Film.

His first short film was the macabre comedy HAPPY END, followed by the short film EMERGENCY. In 2002, Jochen Freydank he directed DUTY, which had its world premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival and was subsequently shown at more than 40 other international festivals. Freydank then directed, co-wrote and produced the short film Toyland, which won more than 30 international awards. In February, 2009, TOYLAND won The Oscar for best live-action short film.

Freydank directed commercials, stage plays and several TV movies, among them HOMEFRONT, ALLMÄCHTIG and the tragicomedy UND WEG BIST DU that won the best directors award at Bayerischer Fernsehpreis. In 2013 he directed the feature film KAFKA'S THE BURROW based on a novel by Franz Kafka, which he also wrote and produced.[3] He currently works on the movie KÜSTENNEBEL.[4]

Freydank is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,[5]

Filmography as director

Theatre

Filmography as producer

Awards

2015

2014

2013

2009

2008

2007

2004

2003

2002

2001

References

  1. ↑ "The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  2. ↑ Filmportal.de
  3. ↑ http://www.kafkas-the-burrow.com. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Documentary: James Marsh (director) and Simon Chinn (producer), 'Man on Wire'". The Los Angeles Times. 2009-02-23.

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