Benjamin Heisenberg
Born	(1974-06-09) 9 June 1974 (age 49) Tübingen, Germany
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1996-present

Benjamin Heisenberg (born 9 June 1974) 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.^[1] His 2010 film, The Robber, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

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, Germany to Martin Heisenberg and Apollonia, Countess of Eulenburg.^[3] His father was professor of neurobiology at the University of Würzburg, and Benjamin grew up in small village near there.^[4] In 1993, he studied at the academy of fine arts in Munich.^[5] He finished his studies in 1998, winning the "Debütantenpreis", given to the three best students of the year.^[6]

Filmography

• 1995: Es zogen einst (shortfilm)
• 1996: Terremoto (shortfilm)
• 1997: Hastewas, Bistewas (shortfilm)
• 1998: Alles wieder still (shortfilm)
• 2000: Der Bombenkönig (shortfilm)
• 2002: Am See (shortfilm)
• 2003: This Very Moment (German: Milchwald) (co-writer)
• 2004: Die Gelegenheit (shortfilm)
• 2004–2005: Meier, Müller, Schmidt I–III (shortfilm)
• 2005: Sleeper
• 2005: La Paz (shortfilm)
• 2007: On Fiction (shortfilm)
• 2007: On Manipulation (shortfilm)
• 2007: On Romance (shortfilm)
• 2010: The Robber
• 2014: Superegos
• 2015: Brienner 45 (14 Films – Co-Producer/Co-director)
• 2015: Das unsichbare Dritte (shortfilm)
• 2015: Waterfall (shortfilm)
• 2015: War of the Worlds (shortfilm)
• 2015: Opfer (shortfilm)
• 2015: Mon Oncle (shortfilm)

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 (Films D’Écoles Européens), 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 (Award for Best Film, Best Script, Best Music) 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 (Group Exhibition).
• 1999 "Benjamnin Heisenberg", Gallery Kampl, Kunstforum München.
• 2000 "Multiple Choice" Group Exhibition in the BBK, Galerie der Künstler, Munich (Group Exhibition).
• 2000 "Ausstellung der Debütanten" (Drawings 1993 – 99), Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Group Exhibition, Künstlerbuch).
• 2001 Exhibition for the Sponsorship Award for fine arts of the city of Munich, (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
• 2002 "Stories — Narrative Structures in Contemporary Art", curated by Stephanie Rosenthal, Haus der Kunst, Munich (Group Exhibition; Catalog).
• 2002 "Intermedium 2", Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe (ZKM) (Group Exhibition; Catalog).
• 2004 "Rote Zelle", graduates of the class of Olaf Metzel, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Rote Zelle, Munich (Group Exhibition; Catalog).
• 2005 "Playtime! Play, Gaming and Sports", Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London (Group Exhibition).
• 2005 "Say No Productions 2", Gallery Klüser, Munich (Group Exhibition).
• 2005 "Favoriten", Lenbachhaus, Kunstbau, Munich (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
• 2005 "Neue Heimat" Rathausgalerie, Munich (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
• 2006 "Sichtbarkeiten", Edith Ruß-House for Media and Arts, Oldenburg (Group Exhibition).
• 2007 "Artmix", Haus der Kunst, Munich / Bayerischer Rundfunk (Group Exhibition).
• 2007 "Pictograms - The Loneliness of Signs", Stiftung Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (Group Exhibition, Catalog).
• 2011 "Benjamin Heisenberg", Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin
• 2011 "ER", Kunstbüro Wien (together with Clemens Krauss).
• 2013 The Videonale festival of contemporary video art, Bonn.
• 2013 "Koste es was es wolle", Oechsner Gallery, Nürnberg (together with Olaf Unverzart).
• 2013 Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin (Group Exhibition).
• 2013 "The Berlin Film School“, The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York, USA (Catalog)^[7]
• 2015 "Brienner 45", NS-Dokumentationszentrum (Munich) (permanent Installation; Publikation).^[8]
• 2015 "Benjamin Heisenberg I of II: Money Changes Everything" (Works on Paper), Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin.
• 2016 "Benjamin Heisenberg II of II: Ausradiert" (Videos), Gallery Patrick Ebensperger, Berlin.^[9]