Edward Berger
Edward Berger (born 1970) is a German-Austrian[1] and Swiss[2] director and screenwriter. He notably directed German films Jack (2014), All My Loving (2019), and All Quiet on the Western Front (2022). For the latter, Berger won multiple awards including the Oscar for best international feature film, BAFTA awards for Best Direction and Adapted Screenplay.
Edward Berger | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | Austrian, German, Swiss |
| Education | New York University, 1995 |
Early life and education
Edward Berger graduated from Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Wolfsburg.[3] Born in Germany,[4] he also holds Swiss citizenship as his mother was from Switzerland[4] and Austrian citizenship through his father. He attended the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig from 1990 to 1991 and then transferred to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he finished his studies in directing in 1994.[5] At NYU, he created numerous short films, which were screened at many international film festivals.
Career
Berger gathered his first work experience at the U.S. independent production company Good Machine, working, among others, on the films of Ang Lee and Todd Haynes. Additionally, he gave lectures and carried out workshops at Columbia University, and at Universität der Künste Berlin[6] and at the HFF Potsdam.
Berger has lived in Berlin since 1997. His first feature based on his own screenplay was Gomez. He also worked as a screenplay author and director for episodes of the television series KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst. Aside from television productions, for which he frequently wrote screenplays, he has also directed films. In 2012, his film A Good Summer was awarded the Grimme-Preis. His film Jack was invited for the Berlinale 2014 and awarded the 2015 German Film Award in silver for the best feature film. Since August 2014, Berger has directed the first five episodes of the eight-part television series Deutschland 83 for UFA Fiction, which premiered at 2015 Berlinale in the section Berlinale Special. In 2022, Berger co-wrote and directed All Quiet on the Western Front, for which he received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination, an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination and won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Filmography (select)
- 1998: Gomez – Kopf oder Zahl (screenwriter and director)
- 2001: Female 2 Seeks Happy End (screenwriter and director)
- 2001, 2002: Schimanski (crime series; directed two episodes)
- 2004: Bloch (television series; directed the episode Schwestern )
- 2005, 2006: Unter Verdacht (television series; screenwriter for two episodes; directed one episode)
- 2006: Tatort (crime series; directed the episode Das letzte Rennen)
- 2007: Windland (television film; director)
- 2008: KDD – Kriminaldauerdienst (crime series; director of three episodes and book with two episodes)
- 2010: Polizeiruf 110 (crime series; screenwriter and director of the episode Aquarius)
- 2011: A Good Summer (television film, (screenwriter and director)
- 2012: Mom's Gotta Go (television film; director)
- 2013: Tatort (crime series; director of the episode Wer das Schweigen bricht)
- 2014: Jack (screenwriter and director)
- 2015: Deutschland 83 (television series)
- 2018: The Terror (television series)
- 2018: Patrick Melrose (television series)
- 2019: All My Loving (screenwriter and director)
- 2020: Your Honor (television series)
- 2022: All Quiet on the Western Front (screenwriter and director)
- TBA: Conclave (director)
Awards and prizes
- 1998: Winner of the Film Prize of the City Lünen at the Kinofest Lünen for Gomez – Kopf oder Zahl
- 2000: Variety Award "Ten European Directors To Watch" for Female 2 Seeks Happy End
- 2003: Nomination for the Adolf-Grimme-Preis for the episode Asyl – crime series Schimanski
- 2004: Nomination for the International Emmy Award for the episode Asyl – crime series Schimanski
- 2012: Adolf-Grimme-Preis for A Good Summer
- 2013: Nomination for the Adolf-Grimme-Preis for Mom's Gotta Go
- 2013: Nomination for the Hamburger Krimipreis for Mom's Gotta Go
- 2014: Audience Prize at the filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Schwerin for Jack
- 2014: Audience Prize at the Festival of German Film in Ludwigshafen for Jack
- 2014: Prize for the best screenplay at the Fünf-Seen-Filmfestival in Starnberg for Jack
- 2014: Filmfest Lünen, School Children aged 10+ Prize for Jack
- 2014: Deutscher Regiepreis Metropolis for best film for Jack
- 2015: Bavarian Film Prize for Jack, VGF Bester Nachwuchsproduzent
- 2015: TV-Festival Séries Mania Paris, Best World Drama for Deutschland 83
- 2015: European Youth Film Festival of Flanders, Best Feature Film for Jack
- 2015: Nomination for the German Film Prize Lola in the categories Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Feature Film for Jack
- 2015: German Film Prize in Silver for the Best Feature Film for Jack
- 2022: National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for All Quiet on the Western Front
- 2022: San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for All Quiet on the Western Front
- 2023: BAFTA Award for Best Direction for All Quiet on the Western Front
- 2023: BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for All Quiet on the Western Front
- 2023: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film for All Quiet on the Western Front
References
- "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl".
- "e-TALENTA". www.e-talenta.eu. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- Tatort: Wolfsburger als Regisseur erfolgreich. Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung, retrieved, 29 April 2015
- https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Edward+Berger/0/31803.html munzinger.de
- Edward Bergers Profil Archived 2017-08-04 at the Wayback Machine bei der Agentur Die Agenten, retrieved, 20 January 2014
- "Vita Edward Berger". Soup Film. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.