Stefan Gieren

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Stefan Gieren
Occupation(s)Producer, Writer
Years active2010-present

Stefan Gieren is a German film producer and writer. On 24 January 2012 he was nominated for an Academy Award for the film Raju . His nomination was shared with Max Zähle. [1] [2] He received a Student Academy Award twice - in 2011 for the film Raju [3] and in 2016 for the film Ayny. [4] In 2019 he received the German Film Award (Lola) in Gold for his film Fortschritt im Tal der Ahnungslosen . [5]

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He co-founded a network of educational TV stations in Afghanistan. [6]

Filmography (Selection)

2011: Raju (Producer, Co-Creator) - Student Academy Award 2011, Academy Awards Nomination 2012 [2]

2015: 3 Postcards (Producer, Writer) - Short Tiger Award 2016 [7]

2015: Toz Bezi (Producer) - Berlinale Forum 2016 [8]

2016: Ayny (Producer) - Student Academy Award 2016 [9]

2017: Tian - The Mystery of St. Pauli (Producer, Writer) [10]

2017: Tshweesh (Producer) - Locarno 2017 [11]

2018: Whatever Happens Next (Producer) - Berlinale Perspektive 2018 [12] [13]

2018: Kardesler (Producer) - Karlovy Vary Official Competition 2018 [14] [15]

2019: Fortschritt im Tal der Ahnungslosen (Producer) - Berlinale Forum 2019, German Film Award 2019 [5] [16]

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  8. ↑ "Toz bezi | Dust Cloth". www.berlinale.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
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  10. ↑ NDR. "Tian - Das Geheimnis der Schmuckstraße". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  11. ↑ "Tshweesh". www.locarnofestival.ch. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  12. ↑ "Whatever Happens Next - Der Film". whatever-happens-next.com (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  13. ↑ "Whatever Happens Next". www.berlinale.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  14. ↑ "Brothers / Kardeşler". www.kardeslerfilm.com (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  15. ↑ "KVIFF | Brothers". www.kviff.com. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  16. ↑ "Fortschritt im Tal der Ahnungslosen". fortschritt-film.com (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-29.


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