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Stille Sehnsucht - Warchild
ein Film von Christian Wagner
 

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CHRISTIAN WAGNER


Delegate Producer WAGNERFILM, Director

Born in Immenstadt, Germany in 1959. Christian Wagner completed his first full-length 8 mm fi lm (DER
PROPHETOR) while he was still in secondary school. Rejected three times at film schools he then went
on to study German literature, Theater and Psychology in Munich. This was followed 1982-84 by BORN
TO BE FREE IN CAPTIVITY which received a number prizes. In 1985 he joined up with Nico Hofmann, Jan
Schütte, Werner Penzel, Nico Humbert and others to found an alternative film distribution cooperative
called “Der andere Blick”.
His breakthrough came in 1988 with his fi rst feature fi lm WALLERS LAST TRIP. Among other prizes,
it was given the German Federal Film Prize in 1989 and the Bavarian Film Prize in 1988. His second
major feature fi lm TRANSATLANTIS was the offi cial German entry for the International Film Festival in
Berlin. TRANSATLANTIS (1994), was also shown at the Montreal World Film Festival. Other films include:
ZUG (1990), ZITA - BALKAN BLUES TRILOGY I (1998), ZEHN WAHNSINNIGE TAGE - COURAGE (2000) and
GHETTOKIDS (2002).
He is just about to prepare Adieu, Europa! and Alcatrash – Balkan Blues Trilogy III.
In addition to being a producer, director and author, Christian Wagner has also conducted directing workshops all over the world under the auspices of the Goethe Institute. Since 1995 he has been a lecturer in film direction and acting at Baden-Württemberg’s film academy in Ludwigsburg. He lives in Munich.


FILMS

1981 - DER PROHPHETOR
1984 - EINGESCHLOSSEN FREI ZU SEIN
1988 - WALLERS LAST TRIP
1990 - TRAIN
1994 - TRANSATLANTIS
1997 - ZITA (SHORT)
2000 - ZEHN WAHNSINNIGE TAGE
2002 - GHETTO KIDS
2006 - WARCHILD
2007 - WOMEN WHILE FLEEING (DOC)
   

AWARDS (selection)

WALLERS LAST TRIP German Federal Film Prize (Film Award in Silver)
Bavarian Film Award (Best young production)
German Critics Prize, Berlinale
Prize for the Best First Film, Valladolid
Best Film, Cadiz
Camera d’Or / Special Mention, Cannes
Nomination for the European Film Prize, Paris.
ZITA Special Prize of the Jury (Turin 1998)
GHETTOKIDS Goldener Gong 2002
Giffoni Filmaward
Nomination Adolf Grimme Award
Karl-Buchrucker-Award 2003
WARCHILD Bavarian Film Award (Jury special prize 2006)
Best Screenplay (Montreal World Film Festival 2006)
Audience Award (Festival Slovenskega Filma)
Golden Olive Tree Audience Award (5th European Film Festival Lecce 2006)

   

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