Niko von Glasow

Career Following his studies at the National Film School in Łódź, Poland, von Glasow made his first feature film, "Wedding Guests", which won the German Critic's Prize at the Berlin Film Festival. His other projects include "Maries's Song" starring Sylvie Testud (which won three German Film Awards), "Edelweiss Pirates" which starred Bela B., Jan Decleir and Anna Thalbach, and Winter Sleepers which Tom Tykwer directed and von Glasow co-produced.

In 2008, von Glasow convinced 11 other victims of thalidomide to strip naked for a calendar photoshoot. NoBody's Perfect, the documentary about the making of this calendar, won the German Film Award and resulted in a campaign for the victims of thalidomide. His next film, "Everything Will Be Alright", documents the making of a unique live theatre production, which von Glasow wrote and developed. The film goes behind the scenes of the play and features a cast of physically and mentally disabled actors.

Von Glasow's latest film, "Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut!" depicts twelve young filmmakers trying to achieve fame and fortune with their version of Romeo and Juliet.

Von Glasow is a member of BAFTA as well as the European Film Academy and the German Film Academy.

Von Glasow is a motivational speaker all over the world. He holds workshops in script writing and directing internationally. Von Glasow also runs a charity for girls' education and the arts, working chiefly in East Asia.

Personal life Von Glasow is the son of Majella Neven DuMont and Ernst Brücher, the founder of the M. DuMont Schauberg Publishing house in Cologne.

He currently lives in Cologne and Italy.

Selected filmography In Development: Girl From Tibet 2015: Shoot Me. Kiss Me. Cut! 2013: My Way to Olympia 2008: Everything Will Be Alright 2008: NoBody's Perfect 2008: Look At Me 2004: Edelweiss Pirates 2004: Elke Heidenreich, a documentary about Elke Heidenreich 1997: Wintersleeper 1994: Marie's Song 1991: Wedding Guests