Benjamin Heisenberg

Benjamin Heisenberg (born 9 June 1974) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed sixteen films since 1995. His film Schläfer was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His 2010 film, The Robber, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

Benjamin Heisenberg
Born (1974-06-09) 9 June 1974
Tübingen, Germany
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1996-present

He is the grandson of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Werner Heisenberg, via his father Martin Heisenberg. He is co-editor and co-publisher of the German film magazine Revolver.

Early life

Benjamin Heisenberg was born in Tübingen, Germany to Martin Heisenberg and Apollonia, Countess of Eulenburg.[3] His father was professor of neurobiology at the University of Würzburg, and Benjamin grew up in small village near there.[4] In 1993, he studied at the academy of fine arts in Munich.[5] He finished his studies in 1998, winning the "Debütantenpreis", given to the three best students of the year.[6]

Filmography
  • 1995: Es zogen einst (shortfilm)
  • 1996: Terremoto (shortfilm)
  • 1997: Hastewas, Bistewas (shortfilm)
  • 1998: Alles wieder still (shortfilm)
  • 2000: Der Bombenkönig (shortfilm)
  • 2002: Am See (shortfilm)
  • 2003: This Very Moment (German: Milchwald) (co-writer)
  • 2004: Die Gelegenheit (shortfilm)
  • 2004–2005: Meier, Müller, Schmidt I–III (shortfilm)
  • 2005: Sleeper
  • 2005: La Paz (shortfilm)
  • 2007: On Fiction (shortfilm)
  • 2007: On Manipulation (shortfilm)
  • 2007: On Romance (shortfilm)
  • 2010: The Robber
  • 2014: Superegos
  • 2015: Brienner 45 (14 Films – Co-Producer/Co-director)
  • 2015: Das unsichbare Dritte (shortfilm)
  • 2015: Waterfall (shortfilm)
  • 2015: War of the Worlds (shortfilm)
  • 2015: Opfer (shortfilm)
  • 2015: Mon Oncle (shortfilm)

Awards

Exhibitions (selection)
  • 1995 "München liegt am Meer", Munich
  • 1996 "Paternoster" in the first Munich Highrise (Group Exhibition).
  • 1999 "Benjamnin Heisenberg", Gallery Kampl, Kunstforum München.
  • 2000 "Multiple Choice" Group Exhibition in the BBK, Galerie der Künstler, Munich (Group Exhibition).
  • 2000 "Ausstellung der Debütanten" (Drawings 1993 – 99), Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Group Exhibition, Künstlerbuch).
  • 2001 Exhibition for the Sponsorship Award for fine arts of the city of Munich, (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
  • 2002 "Stories — Narrative Structures in Contemporary Art", curated by Stephanie Rosenthal, Haus der Kunst, Munich (Group Exhibition; Catalog).
  • 2002 "Intermedium 2", Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM) (Group Exhibition; Catalog).
  • 2004 "Rote Zelle", graduates of the class of Olaf Metzel, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Rote Zelle, Munich (Group Exhibition; Catalog).
  • 2005 "Playtime! Play, Gaming and Sports", Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London (Group Exhibition).
  • 2005 "Say No Productions 2", Gallery Klüser, Munich (Group Exhibition).
  • 2005 "Favoriten", Lenbachhaus, Kunstbau, Munich (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
  • 2005 "Neue Heimat" Rathausgalerie, Munich (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
  • 2006 "Sichtbarkeiten", Edith Ruß-House for Media and Arts, Oldenburg (Group Exhibition).
  • 2007 "Artmix", Haus der Kunst, Munich / Bayerischer Rundfunk (Group Exhibition).
  • 2007 "Pictograms - The Loneliness of Signs", Stiftung Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
  • 2011 "Benjamin Heisenberg", Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin
  • 2011 "ER", Kunstbüro Wien (together with Clemens Krauss).
  • 2013 The Videonale festival of contemporary video art, Bonn.
  • 2013 "Koste es was es wolle", Oechsner Gallery, Nürnberg (together with Olaf Unverzart).
  • 2013 Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin (Group Exhibition).
  • 2013 "The Berlin Film School“, The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York, USA (Catalog)[7]
  • 2015 "Brienner 45", NS-Dokumentationszentrum (Munich) (permanent Installation; Publikation).[8]
  • 2015 "Benjamin Heisenberg I of II: Money Changes Everything" (Works on Paper), Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin.
  • 2016 "Benjamin Heisenberg II of II: Ausradiert" (Videos), Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin.[9]

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: Sleeper". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  2. "Hollywood Reporter: Berlin festival unveils full lineup". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. "reachinformation.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. Michael Guillen. "GERMAN CINEMA: DER RAÜBER (THE ROBBER, 2010): Interview With Benjamin Heisenberg". TwitchFilm. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. "SWISS FILMS". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  6. "Benjamin Heisenberg". IMDb. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  7. "MoMA". Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. "Brienner 45". Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  9. "gallerytalk". Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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