Kurt Hoffmann (12 November 1910 – 25 June 2001) was a German
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
, the son of
Carl Hoffmann
Carl Hoffmann (9 June 1885, in Neisse – 13 July 1947) was a German cinematographer and film director.
Selected filmography Cinematographer
* '' The Vice'' (1915)
* '' Dr. Hart's Diary'' (1917)
* '' Wedding in the Eccentric Club'' (1917)
* ''T ...
. He directed 48 films between 1938 and 1971. He ran a production company Independent Film along with
Heinz Angermeyer.
His 1958 film ''
Wir Wunderkinder
''Wir Wunderkinder'' is a 1958 West German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Hansjörg Felmy and Robert Graf. The black-and-white film is also known in English as ''Aren't We Wonderful?''.
Plot
The film recounts the lives of tw ...
'' was entered into the
1st Moscow International Film Festival
The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August 1959. The Grand Prix was awarded to the Soviet film '' Destiny of a Man'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk.
Jury
* Sergei Gerasimov (USSR - President of the Jury)
* Antonin B ...
and his 1960 film ''
The Haunted Castle'' was entered into the
2nd Moscow International Film Festival
The 2nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 July 1961. The Grand Prix was shared between the Japanese film '' The Naked Island'' directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film '' Clear Skies'' directed by Grigori Chukhrai.
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where it won the Silver Prize.
His 1961 film ''
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'' was entered into the
11th Berlin International Film Festival
The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 23 June to 4 July 1961.
The Golden Bear was awarded to the Italian film '' La Notte'' directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on ...
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Selected filmography
References
External links
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1910 births
2001 deaths
Film people from Freiburg im Breisgau
People from the Grand Duchy of Baden
Film directors from Baden-Württemberg
Best Director German Film Award winners
German comedy film directors