Marc Rothemund is a German 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:...

. He is the son of the film director Sigi Rothemund and the brother of the actress Nina Rothemund. He began his career as an assistant for his father and then began to direct episodes for TV series. His first feature film was the 1998 production Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit

Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit

Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit is a 1998 German romantic comedy film. It earned director Marc Rothemund a Bavarian Film Award for "Best Young Director"...

. In 2005 he directed the film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days

Sophie Scholl – The Final Days

Sophie Scholl – The Final Days is a 2005 German film by director Marc Rothemund and writer Fred Breinersdorfer. It is about the last days in the life of Sophie Scholl, a 21-year-old member of the anti-Nazi non-violent student resistance group the White Rose, part of the German Resistance movement...

, which was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards

78th Academy Awards

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 Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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 and received numerous other awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Director

Silver Bear for Best Director

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 at the Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

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Filmography

• Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit
  Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit
  Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit is a 1998 German romantic comedy film. It earned director Marc Rothemund a Bavarian Film Award for "Best Young Director"...
  
  (1998)
• Harte Jungs (2000)
• Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt (2001)
• Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (2005)
• Pornorama (2007)
• Groupies bleiben nicht zum Frühstück (2010)

Awards

• 1998 Bavarian Film Awards
  Bayerischer Filmpreis
  The Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the State Government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany.The Bavarian Film...
  
  , Best New Director
• 2005 Bavarian Film Awards
  Bayerischer Filmpreis
  The Bavarian Film Awards have been awarded annually since 1979 by the State Government of Bavaria in Germany for “exceptional achievement in German filmmaking.” Along with the German Film Awards, these are the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany.The Bavarian Film...
  
  , Best Director

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