André Erkau

André Erkau (born 1968 in Dortmund) is a German film director and screenplay writer.

André Erkau
André Erkau (2016)
Born (1968-08-17) August 17, 1968
Dortmund, Germany
OccupationFilm director and screenplay writer
Years active2001 - present

Life and work

Erkau grew up in Bremen. After he completed his actor's training, he worked for theatre and TV. In 2001, he began to study film direction at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne. He finished his study in 2005 with his diploma-movie 37 ohne Zwiebeln. This short film won more than twenty film awards and was in 2006 one of Germany's most successful short films. His first cine film, Come in and Burn Out, also received awards.

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations
  • 37 ohne Zwiebeln (2006)
- 2006: Winner of the Audience Award 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 Saarbrücken
- 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
  • Come in and Burn Out (2008)
- 2008: Winner of the Max Ophüls Award at the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken
  • Das Leben ist nichts für Feiglinge (2012)
- 2012: Nominated for the Best German Language Feature Film at Zurich Film Festival
- 2014: Nominated for the Best German Film at the Jupiter Awards

References
  1. Hippen, Wilfried (2017-05-03). "Regisseur André Erkau präsentiert seine erste Komödie: Später Debütant". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. Eurochannel. "Life's No Piece of Cake - André Erkau - Germany | Euro Cinema | English - Eurochannel". Eurochannel: The European TV channel - European movies & TV series. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. "André Erkau explores the dark side of a deal in Happy Burnout". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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