Wolfgang Becker
Wolfgang Becker ( born June 22, 1954 in Hemer ) is a German film director.
Life and work
Becker made at the Friedrich Leopold Woeste High School in Hemer High School and studied German, History and American Studies at the Free University of Berlin. He moved to the German Film and Television Academy Berlin ( dffb) and reaped the same internationally with his graduation film Butterflies recognition. The film won the Student Academy Award for best student film, the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival and the award of the Saarland Prime Minister at the Max Ophüls Festival. This was followed by the Tatort episode pudding waltz and the Drama Kids ( German Film criticism, directed by award of the HypoVereinsbank ). With directors Tom Tykwer, Dani Levy and producer Stefan Arndt Becker in 1994 founded the film production company X Filme. Life is a construction site was the first feature film, the 1997 Becker realized there and its Original generally attracted attention in the Berlinale Competition. With Good Bye, Lenin! succeeded him in 2003 a popular success, the beyond with numerous awards and nominations - was considered - in Germany as well as internationally. He was awarded, among others, in France with the César and in Spain with the Goya as best foreign film, respectively. The short film was produced for Ballero the draw for the World Cup in 2006 and transferred to the occasion on television worldwide. For the episodic film Germany 09 the situation in Germany in autumn 2008 Becker contributed the section on Sick House.
Becker has a daughter and lives with his girlfriend in Berlin.