Alexander Tuschinski

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Alexander Tuschinski
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2014 on the set of Timeless
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, writer, actor
Years active2008–present

Alexander Konstantin Ritter von Tuschinski [1] (born October 28, 1988 [2] ) is a German film director, film producer, writer, actor and musician.

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Life and works

Early life and education

Tuschinski's paternal family originates from Czernowitz, carrying the title Ritter von since the Austro-Hungarian period. During World War II, they lost their property and settled in Sighișoara, Romania, where both of Tuschinski's parents were born. [3] They emigrated to West Germany in 1983. Alexander Tuschinski was born in Stuttgart on October 28, 1988; he attended Dillmann-Gymnasium in Stuttgart until 2008, and then studied audiovisual media at Hochschule der Medien, [4] graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering in 2011.[ citation needed ] He then studied history and literature at the University of Stuttgart. [5] [6]

Work

In 2009, Tuschinski produced and directed the feature film Menschenliebe. [7] [8] The film and short films he directed around the same period were screened at international film festivals and received awards. [4] [9] [10] [11] In 2010, Tuschinski began filming his feature film Break-Up. [4] [5] It later received awards at film festivals in the United States. [12] [13]

Helmut Berger (right) and Tuschinski on the set of Timeless (2015) Helmut Berger Alexander Tuschinski Set Timeless.jpg
Helmut Berger (right) and Tuschinski on the set of Timeless (2015)

In 2014-15, Tuschinski produced, wrote, directed and edited the feature film Timeless. [12]

Tuschinski assisted Hugo Niebeling in restoring and re-editing B7, Niebeling's director's cut of his 1972 film showing the Berlin Philharmonic performing Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. [14] Niebeling and Tuschinski together edited Niebeling's short film Apotheosis of Dance from the last movement of the symphony. [15]

Tuschinski produced and directed several short films in 2017–2019, including a documentary film Caligari in the Desert about Roger Ball and the film The Songwriter of Botnang portraying Gerda Herrmann, a poet and composer born in 1931, which were screened at several international festivals. [16] [17] [18]

In 2021, Tuschinski produced, filmed, directed and edited the feature-length documentary Statue of Liberty about Tomas Kurth and his quest to build a "Statue of Liberty of Stuttgart" during lockdown. [19] Statue of Liberty screened together with Fetzenleben and the second instalment of Die Liedermacherin von Botnang at Filmschau Baden-Württemberg in December 2022. [20]

References

  1. ↑ "Biography". alexander-tuschinski.de. Retrieved August 3, 2025. "Ein Künstler voller Emotionen, Meinungen und Rückgrat – Interview mit Filmregisseur Alexander Tuschinski". Riehle-News.de (in German). January 11, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025. "Kontrafunk guest appearance". Kontrafunk (in German). Retrieved August 3, 2025. GND   1078364257
  2. ↑ "Spielfilm „Fetzenleben" von Alexander Tuschinski im Wettbewerb der Filmschau Baden-Württemberg" (in German). Siebenbürgische Zeitung . Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ein Künstler voller Emotionen, Meinungen und Rückgrat – Interview mit Filmregisseur Alexander Tuschinski". Riehle-News.de (in German). 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Schieler, Benjamin (August 12, 2011). "Ein Stuttgarter zieht in Vegas das große Los". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). p. 19. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Tuschinski, Alexander (February 13, 2012). "Meine Woche". Stuttgarter Zeitung - S-West (print) (in German). p. III.
  6. ↑ Ignatzi, Christian (August 2013). "Mal eben kurz nach Hollywood" (PDF). Käpsele Magazin (print) (in German). p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ Schieler, Benjamin (March 18, 2011). "Kafkaeskes mit Don Giovanni und Studenten" (PDF). Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German).
  8. ↑ Demetriou, Ramona (2011). "Kreativer Überschuss" (PDF). UniTipp (in German). p. 8. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ Scott Iwasaki (compiled by) (June 10, 2011). "2011 Park City Film Music Festival medalists". Park Record . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  10. ↑ Williams, Steve (September 22, 2012). "ShortFusion: Alexander Tuschinski". Take One. UK. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ "California Film Awards, awards 2011". US. 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2025. "Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, awards 2011". US. 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2025. "IFS Film Festival, program 2012". US. 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  12. 1 2 Schieler, Benjamin (June 30, 2014). "Der Star macht Urlaub von der Ehefrau". Stuttgarter Zeitung . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Oregon Independent Film Festival program". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2025. "California Film Awards: 2016 winners". Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2025."Spielfilm "Break-Up" bei den American Movie Awards". filmecho (print) (in German). May 3, 2014. p. 34.
  14. ↑ "Entry for "B7" with credits". filmportal.de. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Article on "Apotheosis of Dance" with editorial credits". Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ Mostbacher-Dix, Petra (June 26, 2019). "Mit Mut und Humor". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  17. ↑ Mostbacher-Dix, Petra (April 8, 2021). "Anbetung aus Hollywood". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German).
  18. ↑ "Entdeckungstour durchs Filmland". Stuttgarter Amtsblatt (in German). November 26, 2020. p. 2.
  19. ↑ Wesely, Kathrin (June 29, 2021). "Allegorie des Lockdowns". Stuttgarter Nachrichten . Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Nach zwei Corona-Jahren: Filmschau wieder in den Kinos". Die Zeit . December 4, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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