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Jan Schmidt-Garre (born 18 June 1962 in Munich) is a German film director and producer.
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Jan Schmidt-Garre (born 18 June 1962 in Munich) is a German film director and producer.
Jan Schmidt-Garre studied philosophy at the Hochschule für Philosophie der Jesuiten in Munich from 1982 to 1986 (M. A. with a semiotic thesis on Wagner's “Ring of the Nibelung”). He also studied feature film direction at Munich's Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film from 1984 to 1988. His mother is famous German critic Beate Kayser.
During this time he worked as a trainee and assistant director for, among others, Rudolf Noelte, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, David Esrig, Joachim Herz and Harry Kupfer (at the Salzburg Festival, the Bayreuth Festival, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and at the Dresden Opera).
He studied conducting and musical theory with Sergiu Celibidache in Mainz, Munich and Paris.
In 1988 he founded PARS MEDIA, a production company whose films have received international acclaim for its documentary and feature films focusing on music and the arts. PARS MEDIA productions have been awarded numerous prizes worldwide, among them the main prizes at the film festivals in Chicago, Paris, Monte Carlo, Columbus/Ohio, Munich and Prague as well as a nomination for the German Film Award. PARS MEDIA films have been broadcast in over thirty countries, many have been distributed theatrically and appeared on Laser Disc, VHS and DVD.
Schmidt-Garre is staging operas on a regular basis at opera companies in Germany and Switzerland.
Schmidt-Garre, a member of the German Film Academy, lectures on directing and aesthetics at (among others) the HFF Munich and the Athanor Academy of Performing Arts. He is married to art dealer Philomene Magers. They have two children and live in Berlin.
Virtual reality opera film with Jacquelyn Wagner, 2018, 25 Min
Music film, 1999, 90 Min. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Music film with Alfred Brendel, Ermonela Jaho, Jean-Rodolphe Kars, Stephen Kovacevich, Sir Antonio Pappano, Francesco Piemontesi and Maria João Pires, 2024, 90 Min
Music documentary series, 1996, 390 Min. Prizes at the Columbus International Film Festival and at “Classique en images”, ICMA Award. On DVD with Naxos
Dance film with Saburo Teshigawara, based on a short story by Ilse Aichinger, 2002, 45 Min. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Documentary, 2012, 105 Min. On DVD with Kino Lorber, Jupiter Films, Blue Dolphin and UpLink
Feature film, 1995, 80 Min. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Documentary film, 1992, 100 Min. Nominated for the German Film Award, won the silver medal at the Chicago International Film Festival and the Midem Classique Award. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Film Essay, 2010, 60 Min. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Film version of a production with Jacquelyn Wagner, Norbert Ernst and Roman Trekel, 2018, 115 Min. Directed for the stage and for the screen by Jan Schmidt-Garre. On DVD with Euroarts
Music documentary with Ermonela Jaho, Barbara Hannigan and Asmik Grigorian, 2021, 92 Min. On DVD with Naxos Audiovisual
Film Essay, 2004, 70 Min. Awarded at "Golden Prague". On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Music film and concert series with Francesco Piemontesi, Christian Tetzlaff, Jacquelyn Wagner, Roman Trekel, Iddo Bar-Shai, Severin von Eckardstein, Elsa Dreisig, Olena Tokar, Sharon Kam, Matan Porat, Tabea Zimmermann and many more, 2020/21, 60 + 14 x 60 min. On DVD with Naxos Audiovisual
Series of musical film essays with Zlata Chochieva, Francesco Piemontesi, Ermonela Jaho, Barbara Hannigan, Asmik Grigorian and many more, 2017–...
Music documentary and concert series, 2006–08, 720 Min. On DVD with Medici Arts
Art documentary, 2010, 60 Min. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Art documentary, 1992, 45 Min
Music Documentary, 2004, 60 Min. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Art documentary, 2005. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Opera road movie, 1998, 90 Min. Prizes at the Munich International Documentary Festival and at “Golden Prague” (Czech Crystal). On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Documentary, 2023, 90 Min
Music Documentary with Sofia Gubaidulina and Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2008, 60 Min. Nominated for Prix Italia. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
Documentary, 2014, 60 Min. On DVD with Belvedere
Art Documentary, 2005, 90 Min. On DVD with Arthaus Musik
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