Aleksei Alekseivich German (russian: Алексей Алексеевич Герман, born 4 September 1976) is a Russian film director. His last name is pronounced with a hard "g" and in English is sometimes spelled Guerman or Gherman to avoid confusion.

Biography

Aleksei German is a son of Russian film director

Aleksei Yuryevich German Aleksei Yuryevich German ( rus, Алексей Юрьевич Герман, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ˈɡʲermən; 20 July 193821 February 2013) was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter. Biography German was born in Lenin ...

(hence in Russia he is often called "Aleksei German Junior") and screenwriter Svetlana Igorevna Karmalita, and a grandson of writer

Yuri German Yuri Pavlovich German (russian: Ю́рий Па́влович Ге́рман) ( – January 16, 1967) was a Soviet and Russian writer, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist. Life German was born in Riga (then part of the Russian Empire ...

. He finished

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

in 2001 and worked on

Lenfilm Lenfilm (russian: link=no, Ленфильм) is a Russian production company with its own film studio located in Saint Petersburg (the city was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, thus the name). It is a corporation with its stakes shared betwe ...

film studio. His feature film debut ''The Last Train'' (2003) won the Best Picture and International Film Critics' Awards at Thessaloniki. For his film ''

Paper Soldier ''Paper Soldier'' (russian: Бумажный солдат) is a 2008 Russian drama film directed by Aleksey German Jr. For his film, German received the Silver Lion Award from the Venice Film Festival. Plot The film tells about the doctor Danii ...

'' (2008), German received the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. His sixth film, ''

Under Electric Clouds ''Under Electric Clouds'' (russian: Pod electricheskimi oblakami, Под электрическими облаками) is a 2015 Russian sci-fi drama film directed by Aleksei Alekseivich German. It was screened in the main competition section o ...

'' (2015), was screened in the main competition section of the

65th Berlin International Film Festival The 65th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 February 2015, with American film director Darren Aronofsky as the President of the Jury. German film director Wim Wenders was presented with the Honorary Golden Bear. The ...

. and earned him the award for Achievement in Directing at the

Asia Pacific Screen Awards The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) is an international cultural initiative overseen by the Asia Pacific Screen Academy and headquartered in Australia. In order to realise UNESCO's goals of promoting and preserving the different cultures t ...

in 2015.

Personal life

German married production and costume designer Elena Okopnaya in 2011.

Filmography

* ''The Last Train'' / ''Poslednij Poezd'' (2003) -

Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars. History The award was established ...

in nomination "Discovery of the Year" * ''

Garpastum ''Garpastum'' (russian: Гарпастум) is a 2005 Russian historical drama film written and directed by Aleksei German Jr. It was entered into the main competition at the 62nd edition of the Venice Film Festival. Plot The film begins in ...

'' (2005) -

in nomination "Best Director", nominated for Golden Lion of the

62nd Venice International Film Festival The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival opened on 31 August 2005 with Tsui Hark's '' Seven Swords'' and closed on 10 September 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical '' Perhaps Love''. The lineups were announced by the f ...

* ''

'' / ''Bumazhnyj Soldat'' (2008) -

in nomination "Best Director",

Silver Lion The Silver Lion ( it, Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film at official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998. The pri ...

of the

65th Venice International Film Festival The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 27 August 2008 by ''Burn After Reading'',

in nomination "Best Director" and "

Golden Osella The Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and technical contributions. The name derives from the '' ...

" for Best Cinematography * ''Crush'' / ''Korotkoe zamykanie'', part "Kim" (2009) * ''From the Tokyo'' / ''Iz Tokyo'' (2011, short film) * ''

'' / ''Pod electricheskimi oblakami'' (2015) * '' Dovlatov'' (2018) * ''

House Arrest In justice and law, house arrest (also called home confinement, home detention, or, in modern times, electronic monitoring) is a measure by which a person is confined by the authorities to their residence. Travel is usually restricted, if ...

'' (2021)

References

External links

* 1976 births Living people Russian film directors Recipients of the Nika Award Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners Asia Pacific Screen Award winners {{Russia-film-director-stub