Tom Tykwer

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Nationality: German
Birthdate: 05/23/1965
Birthplace: Wuppertal, Germany

biography

Hailed as German Cinema's bright new hope, Tom Tykwer has quickly made a name for himself abroad as a fresh visualist with an energetic and passionate cinematic style. For his breakthrough film, the international success "Run Lola Run" (1999) and his follow-up feature "The Princess and the Warrior" (2001), Tykwer has enjoyed early comparisons to the late Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieslowski for his stylistic explorations of the effects of chance and choice on the human condition.

Tykwer's love for the cinematic arts began at the young age of 11, when he directed his first film with a Super 8 Continued

Credits

The International
Director
2009
Paris, I Love You
Screenplay
2007
Paris, I Love You
Director
2007
Perfume: the Story of A Murderer
Screenplay
2006
Perfume: the Story of A Murderer
Director
2006
Heaven
Director
2002
The Princess and the Warrior
Screenplay
2001
The Princess and the Warrior
Director
2001
The Princess and the Warrior
screenplay
2001
Winter Sleepers
Director
2000
Winter Sleepers
screenplay
2000
Winter Sleepers
location producer
2000
Gigantic
Producer
2000
Run Lola Run
Screenplay
1999
Run Lola Run
Director
1999
Run Lola Run
screenplay
1999
Deadly Maria
Producer
1999
Deadly Maria
Director
1999
Deadly Maria
screenplay
1999
Life Is All You Get
screenplay
1997
Germany 09: 13 Short Films About The State Of The Nation
Producer
Deutschland '09
Producer
Deutschland '09
Director
The Heart is a Dark Forest
Producer
Underexposure
Co-Producer
Love Me Do
Producer
Germany 09: 13 Short Films About The State Of The Nation
Director
Ein Freund Von Mir
Producer
Lautlos
Producer

milestones

Year
Milestone
1976 
Made first amateur Super 8 film at the age of eleven
1988 
Moved to Berlin, where he worked as a programmer of the Moviemento cinema
1990 
Short film debut, "Because"; presented to the Hof Film Festival
1993 
Wrote and directed debut feature, "Deadly Maria" (aired on German television and had a limited theatrical release)
1994 
Co-founded the production company X Filme Creative Pool with Stefan Arndt, Wolfgang Becker and Dani Levy
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