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Marco Johann Kreuzpaintner (born 11 March 1977)[1] is a German film director, executive producer and screenwriter.

Marco Kreuzpaintner
Born	Marco Johann Kreuzpaintner (1977-03-11) 11 March 1977 (age 45) Rosenheim, West Germany[1]
Nationality	German
Occupation	Film Director and Screenwriter
Years active	1999–present
Notable work	Sommersturm Krabat Beat The Lazarus Project

Career

In 1999, he began his career in the role of German dubbing assistant for the Stanley Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut.

In the same year, his first short film, Entering Reality, starring August Diehl[2] attracted attention at film festivals.[3] In 1999, he founded the production company Die Filmmanufaktur with Oliver Weiss. In 2000, he made the short film Der Atemkünstler, for which he was nominated for the Talent award First Steps, and in 2002, he made a TV pilot, Rec – Kassettenmädchen/Kassettenjungs.

In 2003, his first feature-length film, Ganz und gar, which describes the life of a young leg amputee, was released in theaters.[4]

This was followed in 2004 with the drama Sommersturm (Summer Storm), which, according to Kreuzpaintner, resembles his own coming out as a young homosexual. Summer Storm won The German Film Award (Germany’s version of the Oscar) for Best Young Director and earned him a nomination for Best Director and Best Screenplay. The movie’s lead was also nominated for Best Actor. Distributed by Warner Bros., the film was an official selection at over 50 film festivals worldwide, including Toronto, Berlin, London, and Palm Springs.[5]

In 2006, he wrote the screenplay for the film version of the youth novel Die Wolke.[6]

In 2007, Trade was released internationally. The film focuses on the subject of human trafficking, forced prostitution, and modern slavery. Trade was produced by Rosilyn Heller and was originally supposed to be directed by Roland Emmerich. However, as he was involved in preparation for directing 10.000 B.C. at the time, another director was sought, and Emmerich chose Kreuzpaintner, having met him previously in Munich in 2003. Trade was the first film to have its world premiere at the The United Nations Headquarters in New York.[7] The premiere was hosted by Sigourney Weaver, with former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon opening the event.

On October 9, 2008, Krabat, an adaptation of the youth novel of the same name by Otfried Preußler was released, starring Robert Stadlober, Daniel Brühl and David Kross. Krabat had a successful release both in Germany and international markets, breaking the domestic record in 2008 for German Language film. Looking to expand into other areas of the filmmaking business, 2009 saw Kreuzpaintner co-found the production company Summerstorm Entertainment in Berlin, with producers Ossie von Richthofen and Fabian Wolfart.[8] Summerstorm Entertainment continues to develop and produce English and German language films, it became a subsidary of multi-faceted media company Film House Germany in 2011.[9]

Following a break of a few years after the release of Krabat. Kreuzpaintner developed a screenplay originally set for an English language release. However, Kreuzpaintner eventually reworked the script into a German language romantic comedy, Coming In.[10] Following the success of Coming In, Kreuzpaintner found critical success and record ratings with T.V. movies distributed through German television network, ARD. During this time, he began the development of an original thriller.

In 2018, Amazon Prime Video commissioned, Beat, a German thriller television show created and directed by Kreuzpaintner. It starred Jannis Niewöhner as the titular character, Beat. It was released on 9 November 2018.[11]

Following the release of Beat, Kreuzpaintner moved back to feature filmmaking. In 2019, Kreuzpaintner directed The Collini Case, a film about a young lawyer who stumbles upon a vast conspiracy while investigating a brutal murder case. The film stars Franco Nero, Elyas M'Barek, Heiner Lauterbach, Alexandra Maria Lara and Rainer Bock.[12] Returning to television in 2020, Kreuzpaintner directed two episodes (Little Adventures & Layover) of the show Soulmates, a show created by William Bridges & Brett Goldstein. It was released on October 5, 2020 through Amazon Studios.[13] In 2021, Kreuzpaintner joined The Lazarus Project, a project produced through Urban Myth Films[14] and written by Joe Barton. Paapa Essidu stars as George in the lead role, a character who is forced to choose between the love of his life and the fate of the world.[15] Kreuzpaintner directed the first four episodes and was an executive producer for the series.[16] The show was released on 16 June 2022 through Sky Max and Now.

In 2022, an adaptation of Si Spencer's graphic novel, Bodies began production. The eight part series is produced with Netflix through Moonage Pictures, with Susie Liggat as series producer and Kreuzpaintner directing the first four episodes.[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Distributor	Additional Roles
1999	Entering Reality	Kreuzpaintner & Siebert Filmproduktion GbR[18]	Concept and Producer
2000	Minorities	Hager Moss
2000	Der Atemkünstler Nebensächlichkeiten	The Filmmanufactory Edgar Reitz Film BR
2001	REC – Kassettenjungs Kassettenmädchen	ZDF
2003	Ganz und gar	Constantin Film
2004	The Cloud	Concorde
2004	Summer Storm	X Verleih AG	Screenplay by Kreuzpaintner
2007	Trade - Welcome to America	Roadside Attractions Lionsgate 20th Century Fox
2008	Krabat	20th Century Fox	Screenplay by Kreuzpaintner and Michael Gutmann
2014	Coming In	Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.	Screenplay by Kreuzpaintner
2015	Country Love	Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
2016	Death Sleeps Gently	ARD
2016	Police Call 110 - And Forgive Us Our Debt	ARD
2016	Your Children	ARD
2019	The Collini Case	Constantin Film

Television

Year	Title	Distributor	Additional Roles
2018	Beat	Amazon Studios	Creator, Director, Writer
2020	Soulmates	AMC	Director - Episodes 3 & 4
2022	The Lazarus Project	Sky Max	Director - Episodes 1 - 4 Executive Producer
TBA	Bodies	Netflix	Director - Episodes 1 - 4 Executive Producer

Screenplay

Year	Title	Distributor
2006	Die Wolke	Concorde Filmierleih

Awards

Year	Institution	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2001	German Film Academy[19]	First Step Award	Der Atemkünstler Nebensächlichkeiten	Nominated
2003	Max Ophüls Prize	Best Film	Ganz und Gar	Nominated
2004	Munich Film Festival	Audience Award	Summer Storm	Won
2005	New Faces	Best Young Director		Won
2005	Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival	Audience Award		Won
2007	Munich Film Festival	Best Director	Himself	Won
		Bernard Wicki Film Award	Trade - Welcome to America	Won
	Hessian Film and Cinema Prize	Special Award - Shared with Roland Emmerich		Won
	Cinema for Peace	Special Award		Won
2008	Bavarian Film Award	Best Children's and Youth Film	Krabat	Won
2016	FilmOut Audience Awards	Best International Feature	Coming In	Won
2017	Grimme Institut	Grimme-Preis	Police Call 110 - And forgive Us Our Guilt	Nominated
2018	Studio Hamburg	Best Director	Your Children	Nominated
2019	Funke Mediengruppe	Goldene Kamera - Best Miniseries	Beat	Nominated
	Grimme Institut	Grimme-Preis		Won
2020	Bavarian Film Award	Best Film	The Collini Case	Nominated
	Norwegian International Film Festival			Won
	Berlin & Beyond Film Festival	Best Narrative Feature		Won
	Cinema for Peace	Award for Justice		Won
	Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival	Best Feature		Won

References

External links

• Media related to Marco Kreuzpaintner at Wikimedia Commons
• Marco Kreuzpaintner at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Marco Kreuzpaintner

Marco Johann Kreuzpaintner (* 11. März 1977 in Rosenheim, Bayern) ist ein deutscher Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor und Produzent.

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- [en] Marco Kreuzpaintner

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[ru] Кройцпайнтнер, Марко

Марко Кройцпайнтнер (нем. Marco Kreuzpaintner; род. 1977) — немецкий кинорежиссёр.

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