Christian Petzold was born in Hilden in 1960. After studying German and Drama at the Freie Universität Berlin, he enrolled in Berlin's German Academy for Film and Television (DFFB). There he studied film direction while at same time working as an assistant director to
Harun Farocki and
Hartmut Bitomsky. After graduation, Christian Petzold made several interesting TV films. In 2000, his first theatrical feature,
The State I Am In (2000), about a couple of left-wing terrorists, is released and makes a strong impression and earning its director both the German Film Award and the Hessischer Best Film Award. By 2012, this prolific creator has managed to make two more TV films and five additional features, among which
Yella (2007), the sensitive portrait of a young woman who tries to escape the grip of her violent and possessive husband, and especially
Barbara (2012), which won the 'Best Director' award at the Berlinale. This fine drama plunges the viewer into the everyday life atmosphere of the GDR like few films before and serves as a showcase for its director's talents.
Miroirs No. 3(2025)
Afire(2023)
Undine(2020)
Police Call 110(1971)
Transit(2018)
The Party: Nature Morte(1991)
Imaginäre Architektur - Der Baumeister Hans Scharoun(1995)
Die UFA(1992)
The Times in Pictures(1957)as Self
Viennale Spezial 2025(2025)as Self
Kulturmontag(2008)as Self
Plan large(2016)as Self
Arte Journal(1998)as Self
Film Önü / Arkasi(2019)as Self
