Years active 1996–present Name Dennis Gansel | ||
Born 4 October 1973 (age 50) ( 1973-10-04 ) Hannover, Germany Awards German Film Award for Best Screenplay - Unproduced Nominations European Film Awards Audience Award for Best Film Movies Similar People Jennifer Ulrich, Max Riemelt, Jurgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Ron Jones | ||
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Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a film director, writer and actor from Germany.
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- Filmcatcher the wave interv dennis gansel jennifer ulrich
- Die welle videotagebuch von dennis gansel deutsch
- Life and career
- Filmography
- German Awards
- References
Die welle videotagebuch von dennis gansel deutsch
Life and career
Gansel was born in 1973 in Hannover, Germany. He grew up in East Berlin and started making films when he was 17. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and television and with disabled people. During this time, he prepared himself for film school. He studied at Munich Film School HFF where he studied for 5 years. Gansel is best known for directing The Wave and his following project; the vampire film We Are The Night, which starred Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer and Max Riemelt.
Other than directing, Gansel has also tried acting. He has had several small roles in his own movies as wells as others.
Gansel frequently casts Max Riemelt in his films and frequently works with editor Jochen Retter and composer/musician Heiko Maile. His favourite director is Sydney Pollack.