Jan Bonny (born 1979 in

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) is a

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and

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Life and work

Jan Bonny studied from 2000 to 2006 at the

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and finished his study with the

screenplay ''ScreenPlay'' is a television drama anthology series broadcast on BBC2 between 9 July 1986 and 27 October 1993. Background After single-play anthology series went off the air, the BBC introduced several showcases for made-for-television, fe ...

for his award-winning feature film

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''(Gegenüber)'', which was nominated for the

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and for the

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at the

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. ''4 M ...

. In 2009 he participated in the

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and the ''

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'' in

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. Furthermore Jan Bonny realized with

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and

Ogilvy & Mather Ogilvy is a New York City-based British advertising, marketing, and public relations agency. It was founded in 1850 by Edmund Mather as a London-based agency. In 1964, the firm became known as Ogilvy & Mather after merging with a New York City a ...

a lot of

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. Initially, the commercials were created in collaboration with the German film director and author Sonja Heiss under the alias ''Sonny & Bonny''. Bonny's feature film Germany. A Winter's Tale ''(Wintermärchen)'' celebrated its

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in 2018 at the

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, where the film was nominated for the

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Filmography (selection)

* 2004: 2nd and A (

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), (screenplay, director) * 2007: Counterparts ''(Gegenüber)'', (screenplay and director) * 2013:

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series likened to Poirot. The name links to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the ...

- Der Tod macht Engel aus uns allen (TV series), (director) * 2018: Germany. A Winter's Tale ''(Wintermärchen)'', (screenplay and director) * 2019: Jupp, watt hamwer jemaht? (screenplay and director) * 2020:

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- Ich hab im Traum geweinet (TV series), director

Awards and nominations (selection)

* Hirsch (2003) ** 2003: ''First Steps Awards'' - Nomination for ''Hirsch'' in the category ''Best Commercial'' * Counterparts (2007) ** 2007:

European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the most ...

- Nomination for European Discovery of the Year ** 2007:

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

- Nomination for

** 2007: Cannes Film Festival - Special Mention by the

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Jury Cannes * Polizeiruf 110 - Der Tod macht Engel aus uns allen (2014) ** 2014: Nomination for the German television award

Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.list with nominations for the ''Grimme-Preis'' in the category ''Fiction'' on tittelbach.tv
(German) * Germany. A Winter's Tale (2018) ** 2018:

São Paulo International Film Festival The São Paulo International Film Festival ( pt, Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo), also known internationally as Mostra, is an annual film festival held in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. A non-profit event, the festival is organized ...

- Nomination in the category ''New Directors competition'' ** 2018:

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- NRW Film Award ** 2018:

Locarno Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, sh ...

- Nomination for

** 2020: German Film Critics Association Awards - Winner ''Best Film'' ** 2020: ''German Film Critics Association Awards'' - Nomination for ''Best Screenplay''

References

External links

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Official site
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