André Erkau
Encyclopedia
André Erkau is a German
Film director
and Screenplay writer.
. After he completed his actor's training, he worked for theatre and TV. In 2001 André Erkau begin to study Film direction at the academy of media arts
in Cologne
. He finished his study 2005 with his diploma-movie 37 ohne Zwiebeln. This short film won more as twenty film awards and was in 2006 one of Germany
's most successful short films. Also his cine film - debut Come in and Burn Out received awards.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
Film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and Screenplay writer.
Life and work
André Erkau grew up in BremenBremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
. After he completed his actor's training, he worked for theatre and TV. In 2001 André Erkau begin to study Film direction at the academy of media arts
Academy of Media Arts
The Academy of Media Arts Cologne is a teaching and research institution for audio-visual media in Cologne, Germany. It offers an undergraduate degree program, as well as an post-graduate program....
in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. He finished his study 2005 with his diploma-movie 37 ohne Zwiebeln. This short film won more as twenty film awards and was in 2006 one of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's most successful short films. Also his cine film - debut Come in and Burn Out received awards.
Filmography (Selection)
- 1993: Nicht von schlechten Eltern (TV series, actor)
- 2001: fabrixx (TV series, actor)
- 2003: Verkauftes Land (TV movie, actor)
- 2006: 37 ohne Zwiebeln (Film direction, Screenplay, Producer)
- 2008: Come in and Burn Out (Selbstgespräche), (Film direction, Screenplay)
- 2010: Johnny Kühlkissen (actor)
Awards and nominations
- 37 ohne Zwiebeln (2006)
- 2006: Winner of the Audience AwardAudience awardAn audience award is typically an award at a film festival which is selected by the audience attending the festival, rather than by the festival jury or a group of critics.- Examples :...
in the category Hanse Short at the Hamburg International Short Film Festival - 2006: Winner of the Audience Award and Best short Film - award at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in SaarbrückenSaarbrückenSaarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live....
- 2006: Winner of the ProSieben Young Directors Award in the category Best Director at the Munich International Festival of Film Schools
- 2006: Winner of the Studio Hamburg Newcomer Award in the category Best Screenplay at the Studio Hamburg Newcomer Award
- 2006: Winner of the Audience Award
- Come in and Burn Out (2008)
- 2008: Winner of the Max Ophüls Award at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken