Christopher Becker

German film director, screenwriter and film producer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman film director, screenwriter and film producer
PlacesGermany
isFilm director Screenwriter Film producer
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth1 May 1980, Bad Münstereifel
Age44 years
Star signTaurus
The details

Biography

Christopher Becker (born May 1, 1980) is a German film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Life

Christopher Becker studied directing at the Internationale filmschule köln, where he graduated in 2005. He also held various positions in the film industry, first as an unit production manager, later as a production manager. Already during his studies he made short films, which were represented at national and international film festivals. These include Frauenparkplatz and his graduation film Mittsommer. From 2007 to 2011 he was along with Johannes F. Sievert and Moritz Grenzebach co-owner and managing director of "Pi Filmproduktion".

From 2008 to 2010 he wrote and directed together with Daniel Rakete Siegel the web series Jabhook with Daniel Wiemer, Raphael Rubino, Anna Angelina Wolfers and Hans-Martin Stier in the lead roles. With Siegel and Sönke Andersen he created the viral spot "Schalenklau" for the company PayPal, which had over two million views on the Internet and was broadcast in several television shows.

At the University of Duisburg-Essen he was a lecturer and had 2011 a cameo in the movie Eine Insel namens Udo.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2004Frauenparkplatzdirector
2005Transfamilydirector of photographie
Schwarzer Peterdirector
MittsommerDirector
2006Poldis Engelproduction manager
2007Absolutionco-producer
2008Jabhookwriter director
2011Brüderproducer

Awards

His short film Frauenparkplatz won the Made For Mobile Award 2007. In 2010 his viral spot for the Internationale Filmschule Köln was nominated for the Viral Video Award.

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