简介: Life
KreuzpaintnerwasbornMarch11,1977inRosenheiminBavaria,Germany.HestudiedHistoryofArtinSalzburg.Heisaself-taughtfilmmakerwithabackgroundinfilm,advertisingandmusicvideoproduction.HewastheassistanttoPeterLilienthal,andthenassistanttoEdgarReitzin1998.In1999,heassumedtheroleofGermandubbingassistantfortheStanleyKubrickfilmEyesWideShut.
Inthesameyear,hisfirstshortfilm,EnteringReality,attractedattentionatfilmfestivals.In1999,hefoundedtheproductioncompanyDieFilmmanufakturwithOliverWeiss.In2000,hemadetheshortfilmDerAtemkünstler,forwhichhewasnominatedfortheTalentawardFirstSteps,andin2002,hemadeaTVpilot,Rec-Kassettenmädchen/Kassettenjungs.
In2003,hisfirstfeaturelengthfilm,Ganzundgar,whichdescribesthelifeofayounglegamputee,wasreleasedintheaters.Thiswasfollowedin2004bythedramaSommersturm(SummerStorm),which,accordingtoKreuzpaintner,resembleshisowncomingoutasayounghomosexual.In2006,hewrotethescreenplayforthefilmversionoftheyouthnovelDieWolke.
In2007,Tradewasreleastedinternationally.Thefilmfocusesonthesubjectofhumantrafficking,forcedprostitution,andmodernslavery.Forthisfilm,KreuzpaintnerwasawardedwiththeCinemaforPeaceSpecialAwardbytheHessischerFilmpreis.TradewasproducedbyRosilynHellerandwasoriginallysupposedtobedirectedbyRolandEmmerich.However,ashewasinvolvedinpreparationfordirecting10.000B.C.atthetime,anotherdirectorwassought,andEmmerichchoseKreuzpaintner,havingmethimpreviouslyinMunichin2003.
OnOctober9,2008,Krabat,anadaptationoftheyouthnovelofthesamenamebyOtfriedPreußlerwasreleased,starringRobertStadlober,DanielBrühlandDavidKross.
In2009,KreuzpaintnerfoundedtheproductioncompanySummerstormEntertainmentinBerlin,alongwithproducersOssievonRichthofenandFabianWolfart.Oneofthecompany'sfirstprojectsisaBrazilian-Germanco-productionwiththeworkingtitleHerNameWasLola.ThefilmisaromanticcomedywhichwillbefilmedinEnglish,anddealswithawomanfromLondon,whofallsinlovewithayoungmanfromRiodeJaneiro.TheBrazilianactorJonathanHaagensenwillplaythemaleleadrole.FilmingshouldbegininthebeginningofthenextyearinLondonandRio.
[editFilmography
1999:EnteringReality(Producer,idea,director)
2000:DerAtemkünstler(Producer,screenplay,director)
2000:Nebensächlichkeiten(Director)
2002:REC-Kassettenjungs/Kassettenmädchen(Director)
2003:Ganzundgar(Director)
2004:Sommersturm(Screenplay,director)
2006:DieWolke(2006)|DieWolke(Screenplay)
2007:Trade(film)(Director)
2008:Krabat(Screenplay,director)