Christian Petzold

Christian Petzold (b. 1960, Hilden, Germany) initially studied German language and literature; he subsequently attended the German Film and Television Academy (1988-94) where he assisted experimental filmmaker Harun Farocki. Petzold’s film The State I Am In (Die innere Sicherheit, 2000) is considered one of the fundamental works of contemporary German cinema and was screened at Karlovy Vary, as was Something to Remind Me (Toter Mann, 2001). Ghosts (Gespenster, 2005) was screened in competition at the Berlinale, and in 2008 Jerichow competed at Venice. The director was invited back to the Berlin competition with Yella (2007). His lead actress Nina Hoss, who won a Silver Bear for her performance as Yella, teamed up with Petzold again for the drama Barbara.

47. MFF Karlovy Vary