Dominik Graf

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Dominik Graf
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Graf in 2011
Born (1952-09-06) 6 September 1952 (age 71)
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationFilm director
Years active1975–present

Dominik Graf (born 6 September 1952) is a German film director. He studied film direction at University of Television and Film Munich, from where he graduated in 1975. [1] While he has directed several theatrically released feature films since the 1980s, he more often finds work in television, focussing primarily on the genres police drama, thriller and crime mystery, although he has also made comedies, melodramas, documentaries and essay films. He is an active participant in public discourse about the values of genre film in Germany, through numerous articles, and interviews, some of which have been collected into a book. [2]

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Graf achieved international recognition in 2014 with his film Beloved Sisters , which was selected as the German entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. [3]

Selected filmography

Director

Documentaries

Actor

Prizes

Writings

Further reading

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References

  1. ↑ Huber, Christoph (2013). Dominik Graf. Vienna: FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen.
  2. ↑ Graf, Dominik (2009). Schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen. Texte zum Film. Berlin: Alexander Verlag. ISBN   978-3-89581-210-1.
  3. ↑ "OSCARS: Germany Selects Dominik Graf's 'Beloved Sisters' as Academy Award Entry". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  4. ↑ "2007". www.ficmm.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
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