Ciro Cappellari is film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter based in Berlin, Germany.

Early life and career

Born in

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, Argentina, in 1959, he grew up in a small town in

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, Ingeniero Jacobacci. When he was 10 his family moved to

San Carlos de Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche (from the Mapuche name ''Vuriloche'', meaning "people from the other side of the mountain"), commonly known simply as Bariloche (), is the largest city in the Argentine province of Río Negro and the seat of the departm ...

In Europe

In 1980 Cappellari came to Europe, first to Italy and then later Munich, where he found work as a photo journalist with the agency Interfoto where he took portraits of public figures for newspapers in Germany and throughout Europe. He then went to Berlin in 1984 to begin his studies at the

Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin The Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB, German Film and Television Academy Berlin) is a film school in Berlin, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Ba ...

(DFFB). In 1989 Cappellari realized his first full-length film ''Amor América'' a documentary and two years later in 1991 he realized his first feature film ''Hijo del Río''. After this period he continued writing and directing several films such as ''Sin Querer –Time of the Flamingos'' (1997) and the documentary about the famous South African pianist

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, ''A Struggle For Love'' (2004). Through his experience in photography he also became a well known cinematographer.

Awards

Ciro has won several awards including the best European screenplay for 100 years of Cinema at the ''Sundance Film Festival'', Cinema 100 Award for ''Sin Querer, Tiempo de Flamencos'' in 1996 and in 2005 he received the

Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis (Grimme Award), formerly known as the 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. The Grimme Institute ...

in Germany for directing, and cinematography for ''A Struggle For Love''. Films that Cappellari was involved in as director of photography also won several prizes including: ''Die Blaue Stunde'', the Max Opühls Prize in 1992, ''Schwarzfahrer'' which won the short film Oscar in 1994 and ''Mein name ist Bach'', the best Swiss film in 2007.

Filmography

Writer/director (selection)

*''The Street And The Rag Ball'' (2012) *''Francesco e il Papa'' (2011) *''In Berlin'' (2009) *''24h Buenos Aires'' (2008) *''Bridging the Gap'' (2007) *''Gens d’Europe - Zambeze'' (2006) *''Audienz beim Kaiser'' (2005) *''Welcome Home'' (2005) *''A Struggle For Love'' (2004) *''Sin Querer –Tiempo de flamencos'' (1996) *''Hijo del Río'' (1991) *''Amor América'' (1989)

T.V. movies as director

*''Sehnsucht'' (2005) *''

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- Endspiel'' (2002)

Director of Photography (selection)

*' (2006) *''Maux d’amour'' (2005) *''Les Champions d'Olympie'' (2004) *''The Fight'' (2004) *''

Mein Name ist Bach ''Mein Name ist Bach'' (English: ''Jagged Harmonies: Bach vs. Frederick II'') is a 2003 Swiss film directed by Dominique de Rivaz. The premiere took place within the framework of the 56th Locarno Film Festival, which was held from August 6 to Au ...

'' (2003) * ''Semana Santa'' (2001) *''Mörderinnen'' (2000) *''El acordeón del diablo'' (2000) *''Voyage Oriental'' (2000) *''Giora Feidmann Porträt'' (2000) *''Last Minute Casbah'' (1999) *''April Children'' (1998) *''Vampsida'' (1997) *''Magic Matterhorn'' (1995) *''Indians Never die'' (1995) *''Marmor, Stein und Eisen'' (1994) *''Die Bettkönnigin'' (1994) *''Joe et Marie'' (1994) *''Surabaya Jonny'' (1993) *''Cripple to be Free'' (1993) *''Am Ende der Nacht'' (1992) *''Vaterland'' (1992) *'' Schwarzfahrer'' (1992) *''The Blue Hour'' (1992) *''Hinter verschlossenen Türen'' (1992) *''Praktisch und Friedlich'' (1992) *''Georgette Meunier'' (1988) *''Der Pannwitz-Blick'' (1987) *''WalkWoman'' (1987) *''Habibi - ein Liebesbrief'' (1985) *''Nihil - oder alle Zeit der Welt'' (1985)

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20140719064739/http://cirocappellari.com/ * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cappellari, Ciro Argentine film directors Mass media people from Berlin 1959 births Living people People from Bariloche Argentine emigrants to Germany