Benjamin Heisenberg

Benjamin Heisenberg is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed sixteen films since 1995. His film Schläfer was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film, The Robber, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.
He is the grandson of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Werner Heisenberg, via his father Martin Heisenberg. He is co-editor and co-publisher of the German film magazine Revolver.

Early life

Benjamin Heisenberg was born in Tübingen, West Germany to Martin Heisenberg and Apollonia, Countess of Eulenburg. His father was professor of neurobiology at the University of Würzburg, and Benjamin grew up in small village near there. In 1993, he studied at the academy of fine arts in Munich. He finished his studies in 1998, winning the "Debütantenpreis", given to the three best students of the year.

Filmography

1995: Es zogen einst
1996: Terremoto
1997: Hastewas, Bistewas
1998: Alles wieder still
2000: Der Bombenkönig
2002: Am See
2003: This Very Moment
2004: Die Gelegenheit
2004–2005: Meier, Müller, Schmidt I–III
2005: Sleeper
2005: La Paz
2007: On Fiction
2007: On Manipulation
2007: On Romance
2010: The Robber
2014: Superegos
2015: Brienner 45
2015: Das unsichbare Dritte
2015: Waterfall
2015: War of the Worlds
2015: Opfer
2015: ''Mon Oncle''

Awards

2000: Award for the best Diploma of the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
2001: Award in the section Fine Arts of the city of Munich
2004: Starter Film Award of the city of Munich, for The Opportunity
2004: Grand Prix du Jury, Angers European First Film Festival, for The Opportunity
2005: First Steps Award for Sleeper
2005: Midas Award, Europaws, for best fiction drama set in science and technology, London, for Sleeper
2005: Award for Best Movie in the Section Perspectives Cinéma Tout Ecran, Geneva for Sleeper
2006: Special Award of the Jury, Angers European First Film Festival, for Sleeper
2006: Max-Ophüls-Preis for Sleeper
2006: Award for Best Movie, FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania for Sleeper
2006: Award for Best Movie, Festival du Cinéma Politique, Barcelona, for Sleeper
2006: Bavarian Culture Award of the E. ON Bayern AG
2006: Young Talent Award of the DEFA-Foundation
2010: Bavarian Film Award, Category Best Young Director, for The Robber
2010: Special Award of the Bloggers, Festival Paris Cinema, for The Robber
2010: Award for Best Director, Palic Film Festival, for The Robber
2010: Award for Best Film, Maverick, Calgary International Film Festival, for The Robber
2010: Audience Award and Special Mention of the Jury, La Roche Sur Yon International Film Festival, for The Robber
2010: Award for Best Film, Zagreb Film Festival, for The Robber
2010: Award for Best Script, Gijon International Film Festival, for The Robber
2010: Culture Award of the city of Würzburg
2011: Austrian Film Award, Best Director for The Robber
2011: Award for Best Movie, Jameson Dublin International Film Festival for ''The Robber''

Exhibitions (selection)

1995 "München liegt am Meer", Munich
1996 "Paternoster" in the first Munich Highrise.
1999 "Benjamnin Heisenberg", Gallery Kampl, Kunstforum München.
2000 "Multiple Choice" Group Exhibition in the BBK, Galerie der Künstler, Munich.
2000 "Ausstellung der Debütanten", Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.
2001 Exhibition for the Sponsorship Award for fine arts of the city of Munich,.
2002 "Stories — Narrative Structures in Contemporary Art", curated by Stephanie Rosenthal, Haus der Kunst, Munich .
2002 "Intermedium 2", Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe .
2004 "Rote Zelle", graduates of the class of Olaf Metzel, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Rote Zelle, Munich .
2005 "Playtime! Play, Gaming and Sports", Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.
2005 "Say No Productions 2", Gallery Klüser, Munich.
2005 "Favoriten", Lenbachhaus, Kunstbau, Munich.
2005 "Neue Heimat" Rathausgalerie, Munich.
2006 "Sichtbarkeiten", Edith Ruß-House for Media and Arts, Oldenburg.
2007 "Artmix", Haus der Kunst, Munich / Bayerischer Rundfunk.
2007 "Pictograms - The Loneliness of Signs", Stiftung Kunstmuseum Stuttgart.
2011 "Benjamin Heisenberg", Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin
2011 "ER", Kunstbüro Wien.
2013 The Videonale festival of contemporary video art, Bonn.
2013 "Koste es was es wolle", Oechsner Gallery, Nürnberg.
2013 Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin.
2013 "The Berlin Film School“, The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York, USA
2015 "Brienner 45", NS-Dokumentationszentrum (Munich).
2015 "Benjamin Heisenberg I of II: Money Changes Everything", Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin.
2016 "Benjamin Heisenberg II of II: Ausradiert", Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin.