Markus Imhoof
| Markus Imhoof | |
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| Born |
19 September 1941 Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Occupation |
Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1974-present |
Markus Imhoof (born 19 September 1941) is a Swiss film director, screenwriter, theatre and opera director. Since the late 1970s he has been responsible for several of the most significant productions in Swiss film history.
Theatre
- Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny 1987)
- The Servant (Il Servo 1987)
- The Longing of the Masks (Sehnsucht der Masken 1988)
- Tales from the Vienna Woods (Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald 1989)
- Lulu (1992)
- Hamlet (1993)
- Falstaff (1993)
- The Mastersingers of Nürenberg (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg 1996)
- The Seagull (Die Möwe 1998)
- Così fan tutte (1998)
- Lucia di Lammermoor (1999)
- Nathan the Wise Lessings Traum von Nathan dem Weisen (2000)
- The Abduction from the Seraglio Die Entführung aus dem Serail (2002)
- Richard II (2002)
Film
As writer/director
- Woe if We Let Go (Wehe, wenn wir losgelassen 1961) (short film)
- Princess Tuamasi (Prinzessin Tuamasi 1962) (short puppet film)
- Happy Birthday (1968) (short film)
- Rondo (1968) (short documentary)
- Ormenis 199 † 69 (1969) (short documentary)
- Swiss Painters and Sculptors (Schweizer Maler und Bildern CH TV and Pro Helvetia 1970)
- You Are What You Eat (Volksmund – oder man ist, was man isst 1972) (documentary)
- Escape Risk (Fluchtgefahr 1974)
- Thaw (Tauwetter 1977)
- Pipe Polishers (Isewixer TV 1979)
- The Boat Is Full (Das Boot is voll 1981)
- Via Scarlatti 20 (1982)
- The Journey (Die Reise 1986) (adapted from Bernward Vesper‘s autobiography)
- Little Illusions (Les petites Illusions 1991)
- Fire in Paradise (Flammen im Paradies / Les Raisons du Coeur 1996)
- More than Honey (2012)
As co-author
- The Mountain' (Der Berg 1990) (co-author Thomas Hürlimann)
- Angry Kisses' (Zornige Küsse 1999) (co-author and director Judith Kennel)
Awards and nominations
- Zurich Film Award for Ormenis 199 † 69 (1971)
- International Venice Film Festival Silver Medal for Ormenis 199 † 69 (1971)
- Zurich Film Award for You Are What You Eat (1972)
- Zurich Film Award for Absconding (1975)
- Prix Italia for Pipe Polishers (1979)
- Berlin International Film Festival Silver Bear for The Boat is Full (1981)
- Berlin International Film Festival Otto-Dibelius-Prize for The Boat is Full (1981)
- Berlin International Film Festival OCIC-Prize for The Boat is Full (1981)
- Berlin International Film Festival CIDALC-Prize for The Boat is Full (1981)
- Oscar® Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film, for The Boat is Full (1981)
- Prix-Aliza, Paris, for The Boat is Full (1981)
- David di Donatello (René Clair Award) Rome, for The Boat is Full (1982)
Awards and nominations for More than Honey 2012/13
Switzerland
- Swiss Film Award for Best Documentary
- Swiss Film Award for Best Film Score
- Zurich Film Award for Best Documentary Film (2012)
- Prix Walo for Best Film Production
- Solothurner Film Festival, Audience Award
- Delémont-Hollywood, Audience Award
Germany
- German Film Award LOLA for Best Documentary
- German Film Award LOLA for Best Editing (nominated)
- Bavarian Film Award for Best Documentary
- Leipzig Movie Fair, Guild Film Award for Best Documentary
- Darsser Nature Film Festival, Best Film: Man and Nature
- Darsser Nature Film Festival, Audience Award
Austria
- ROMY Film Award, Best Director, Documentary
- ROMY Film Award for Best Theatrical Documentary
- Austrian Film Award for Best Sound Design
USA
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Best Documentary
- Green Film Festival San Francisco, Best Feature Film Award
France
- Festival Pariscience – International Festival of Scientific Film, Buffon Prize
- Bourges International Ecological Film Festival, Best Documentary
Italy
- Gran Paradiso Film Festival, Premio Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso
Great Britain
- UK Green Film Festival, Audience Award
Romania
- Pelicam International Film Festival, Audience Award
Ukraine
- Apimondia - International Apicultural Congress, Golden Medal World Beekeeping Awards
Brazil
- Filmambiente International Environmental Film Festival, Special Mention
Bibliography
- Markus Imhoof: Das Boot ist voll. Ein Filmbuch. Photography by George Reinhart and foreword by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Ammann, Zurich 1983.
- Markus Imhoof and Claus-Peter Lieckfeld: More Than Honey. Vom Leben und Überleben der Bienen. orange-press, Freiburg 2012 ISBN 978-3936086676.
- Ute Kröger (2005). "Markus Imhoof". In Andreas Kotte. Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (TLS) / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse (DTS) / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero / Lexicon da teater svizzer [Theater Dictionary of Switzerland] (in German) 2. Zürich: Chronos. pp. 900/901. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181.
External links
- Official Website
- Markus Imhoof in the Internet Movie Database
- ZFF Masters Presents Markus Imhoof on YouTube
- Markus Imhoof interviewed on "The Organic View" Radio Show
- A Conversation with Markus Imhoof, Director of More Than Honey - Uprising Radio on YouTube*
- Swiss Films Portrait Markus Imhoof Archive Version 2008 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 23, 2008)*
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