About Veit Helmer
Born 1968. Veit Helmer is a German film director, film producer, screenwriter, director and film editor.
Veit Helmer (born 24 April 1968) is a German film director and screenwriter. He started shooting films at the age of fourteen. After finishing school he was trainee at German TV station NDR. Two month before the wall came down, he moved to East-Berlin to study theatre directing at the famous drama school "Ernst Busch". From 1991 to 1997 Helmer studied film directing at HFF Munich. His first feature film Tuvalu (starring Denis Lavant and Chulpan Khamatova) earned more than 32 awards. His 2008 film Absurdistan was premiered in Sundance and entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Who is Veit Helmer?
German film director and producer
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Veit Helmer was born on 24 April 1968 in Hanover.
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Veit Helmer is a film director, film producer, screenwriter, director and film editor.
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Veit Helmer is German.
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