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VITA BIO- AND FILMOGRAPHY - GERMAN KRAL German Kral was born in 1968 in Buenos Aires. In 1991 he began studying film in Germany. Since graduating from the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film in Munich, he has worked as a freelance director and author. He has a son and lives in Munich. German Kral’s films have been screened at numerous international film festivals and was awarded several prizes. His documentary films have been shown in cinemas and on television. Between 1993 and 1996 German Kral worked with Wim Wenders for the first time on the film "Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky” (A Trick of Light) "Buenos Aires, meine Geschichte" (Images of the Absence) his graduation film at the HFF Munich, was nominated for the Grimme-Award in 2000 and in 1999, received the Grand Prize at the Yamagata International Film Festival in Japan. In addition, he was awarded the Bavarian Documentary prize "The Young Lion 2000" "Buenos Aires, meine Geschichte" (Images of the Absence) was selected by the Goethe-Institut within the context of the internationally shown series "New Tendencies in Documentary Film" and is part of the film collection of the Australian Centre for Moving Image (ACMI). Between 2000 and 2002, German Kral produced three television documentaries. Wim Wenders then commissioned him to direct the documentary film "Música Cubana". The film had its international premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2004 and has since been shown in cinemas in several European countries and sold worldwide. In 2008, German Kral completed work on his feature documentary "Der letzte Applaus” (The Last Applause).” He was both director and producer. The film is a Japanese-German-Argentine co- production and was supported by the FFF Bayern and the FFA. He received the "FFF Bayern Förderpreis Dokumentarfilm" at the DOK.FEST in Munich 2009 and the "Starter Film Award of the City of Munich 2009". In Germany the film was released and brought to the cinemas by the Arsenal Filmverleih. From 2005 to 2017 German Kral made several programmes for various TV formats for the production companies JANUS TV, MEGAHERZ FILMPRODUKTION and MEDIENKONTOR. In 2015 he made the cinematic documentary film "Ein letzter Tango" about the life of the most famous tango dance couple in history. The film was subsidised by FFF Bayern, FFA, DFFF and INCAA and was a German-Argentine co-production with WDR. Wim Wenders was the Executive Producer. Over 50,000 visitors watched "Ein letzter Tango" in the German cinema's and it was sold in over 30 countries worldwide. German Kral’s next project is a social comedy with the title "Adiós Buenos Aires" which is set in Argentina at the time of the great economic crisis. German Kral wrote the script with Oscar® nominated screenwriter Fernando Castets. The script received a special mention at the "Tankred- Dorst-Drehbuchpreis" from the Drehbuchwerkstatt München, and German Kral was invited to the renowned "EquinoXe" Screenwriting Workshop" in Cannes. He was also nominated for the Spanish Screenwriting Prize of the SGAE. (Spanish equivalent of VG WORT). Education: 1968 Born in Buenos Aires 1985 Graduation from commercial school Study of photography with Eduardo Gil 1986-90 Study of ethnology at the Universidad de Buenos Aires 1987-88 Super-8 Film Workshop 1987-90 Participation in photo exhibitions in Argentina 1991 Relocation to Germany, start of film studies at the Munich Academy for Film and Television 1991 Scholarship of the Goethe-Institut, German studies in Düsseldorf 1992/93 Workshops with Wim Wenders, Summer Academy Berlin 1995-97 DAAD scholarship holder 1997 Screenwriting seminar with Bobette Buster (USC) 1997 Screenplay seminar with Doris Dörrie 1997 Screenwriting seminar with Cunningham & Schlesinger 1998 Screenwriting seminar with Christopher Vogler ("The Writer's Journey") 1999 DAAD Award for Outstanding Achievement of Foreign Students 1999 Completion of directing studies at the HFF Munich with Prof. Längsfeld (Dep.III. film and television play) 2003/04 Scholarship from the Drehbuchwerkstatt Munich 2012 Selected for the Documentary Campus Masterschool 2012 2017 STORY & LOVE STORY Seminar by Robert McKee in London Professional Experience: 1988-89 Production assistant at "Ultimas Imágenes del Naufragio" from Eliseo Subiela (Argentina) 1992-98 Assistant for numerous commercials and short films 1993-96 Editing assistant with Peter Przygodda Material assistant for Jürgen Jürges Assistant director for Wim Wenders for "Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky" 1997-99 Direction and conception of several television programmes for the training channel (AFK) at the HFF Munich 1997-99 Lecturer at film seminars for the HFF Munich, Department of Technology 1999-00 Content Development and others activities at Constantin Film AG 2005-17 Several TV reports for JANUS TV, MEGAHERZ FILMPRODUKTION and MEDIENKONTOR. Since 2002 freelance director and author FILMOGRAPHY - GERMAN KRAL 2017 "MATE-TEE, DIE SEELE ARGENTINIENS” 360° GEO reportage Written and directed Production: MedienKontor Movie on behalf of ARTE TV documentary. HD. Colour. 52 & 43 min. broadcast by ARTE. 2015 ”EIN LETZTER TANGO" ("Un Tango Más") Writer, co-producer and director. Production: Lailaps Pictures, Horres Film & TV, German Kral Filmproduktion, Monogatari Films, Schubert International Film, Mateína Producciones Co-produced with Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) Executive Producer: Wim Wenders Cinematic documentary, DCP, colour, 84 min. Dolby Digital 5.1. Funding: FFF Bayern, FFA, DFFF, INCAA Cinema distribution in Germany: Alpenrepublik, Munich SOLD TERRITORIES (selection): USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy, Benelux, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Israel, Brazil, Argentina etc. The soundtrack will be released by SONY Classics worldwide. FESTIVALS (selection): - Toronto International Film Festival (World Premiere) - Yamagata Documentary International Film Festival (Competition) - International Hofer Film Days (Dok-Competition) - Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Argentina (Competition) - Magnificent 7, Belgrade - Sheffield Doc/Fest AWARDS: - "Special Mention for the Best Music for Luis Borda and Gerd Baumann" at the Mar del Plata Film Festival - "Bavarian Film Award for Best Picture Design" together with "Unfriend" by Simon Verhoeven - "Prix des Étudiants" - Festival Valenciennes, France - “Audience Award" - Bolzano Film Festival, Italy - "Audience Award for Best Documentary" - Washington DC International Film Festival. 2012 "DIE TANGO SPELUNKEN VON BUENOS AIRES" 360° GEO-Reportage Written and directed Production: MedienKontor Movie on behalf of ARTE TV documentary. HD. Colour. 52 & 43 min. broadcast by ARTE. 2012 SCREENPLAY "ADIÓS BUENOS AIRES" Cinema, social comedy Co-author with Fernando Castets (Oscar® nominated) AWARDS: - Special Mention" Tankred Dorst Preis der Drehbuchwerkstatt München - Selected by the "26th Screenwriting Workshop "éQuinoxe", Cannes MEDIA Funding - Funding FFA reference funds (screenplay development) - Finalist at the screenplay competition: "IX PREMIO SGAE", Spain - Project development funding FFF Bavaria 2011 SCREENPLAY "DER ERSTE TANGO" Cinema, social comedy Co-author with Daniel Speck Funding: FFA Screenplay Funding 2008 "DER LETZTE APPLAUS" ("El Último Aplauso") Written, produced and directed Production: Happinet Corporation & German Kral Filmproduktion Co-production: Monogatari Films SRL, Estudio Massa SA, Indiecito SA Cinematic documentary, 35mm, colour, 89 min., Dolby Digital 5.1. Funding: FFF Bavaria, FFA, INCAA Cinema distribution in Germany: Arsenal Filmverleih, funded by FFF Bayern Sold to: Spain, Argentina Soundtrack released by ENJA Records FESTIVALS (selection): - International Hofer Film Days, October 2008 - Havana International Film Festival, Cuba, December 2008 - DOK.festival Munich, April 2009 - Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Argentina, November 2009 AWARDS: - FFF Bavaria Documentary Film Award", DOK.FEST Munich 2009 - "Starter Prize of the City of Munich", 2009 2004 "MÚSICA CUBANA" Co-author with Stephan Puchner and director. Executive Producer: Wim Wenders Production: Victory 21. Filmproduktion GmbH Cinematic documentary, 35mm, colour, 88 min. Cinema distribution in Germany: Solo Film, sponsored by FFF Bayern Sold to: Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Japan, Taiwan, Poland, South Korea, Greece. Soundtrack published by Termidor Musikverlag FESTIVALS (selection): - Venice International Film Festival, World Premiere - AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival - Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan 2002 "SO IST DAS LEBEN“" Written and directed Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk and Tangram Filmproduktion TV Documentary, Digi-Beta, B/W & colour. 74 min. Funding: FFF Bayern, broadcast by BR 2001 "DIE ENSTEHUNG DES FILMS VERA BRÜHNE" Co-author and co-director with Husam Chadat Production: Constantin Film Documentary, Digi Beta, colour. 46 min. Broadcast by SAT 1 2000 "BERND EICHINGER, WENN DAS LEBEN ZUM KINO WIRD" Co-author and co-director with Husam Chadat Production: on behalf of Alexander Kluge, DCTP Documentary, Digi Beta, colour, 100 min. Broadcast by VOX 1998 "BUENOS AIRES, MEINE GESCHICHTE" ("Imágenes de la Ausencia") Written, produced, edited and directed Documentary, 89 min., 16mm., B/W and colour Funding: FFF Bayern Broadcast by BR, Phoenix & 3Sat AWARDS: - Grand Prize, Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, 1999 - "Der Junge Löwe", Bavarian