Person
Veit Helmer
Directing · Born 1968-04-24 · Hannover, Germany
Biography
Veit Helmer is a German film director and producer who began making films as a teenager and later studied directing in Berlin and Munich. He gained recognition through numerous award-winning short films and his feature debut Tuvalu (1999), followed by internationally screened films such as Absurdistan and Baikonur. His work is known for its visual storytelling, often using very little dialogue and emphasizing expressive imagery and physical acting.
Known for
German Film Award
Self
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
Schlaflose Nächte
Unit Manager
Erebos
Assistant Production Manager
Fool's Mate
Assistant Director
The Bra
Writer
Gondola
Director
Tour Eiffel
Director
A Trick of the Light
Writer
Surprise!
Director
Filmography
- 2025Akiko, the Flying MonkeyDirector
- 2024GondolaDirector
- 2019The BraWriter
- 2018Once Upon a Time in ShanghaiProducer
- 2014FiddlesticksDirector
- 2012DingiDirector
- 2011BaikonurDirector
- 2009Dushanbe With LoveDirector
- 2008They Call Us Aliens - Foreigners in TokyoDirector
- 2008AbsurdistanDirector
- 2006Behind the Couch: Casting in HollywoodDirector
- 2005Dog's LifeDirector
- 2005Caspian BrideDirector
- 2004Georgian SummerDirector
- 2003Gate to HeavenWriter
- 2001Be Careful in the Night!Director
- 2001Uzbek Express!Director
- 1999TuvaluDirector
- 1996Game OverProducer
- 1996Surprise!Director
- 1995A Trick of the LightWriter
- 1994Tour EiffelDirector
- 1993Der FensterputzerDirector
- 1992Within GraspDirector
- 1991SuperstauUnit Manager
- 1989Tour d'AmourDirector
- 1989Fool's MateAssistant Director
- 1989ErebosAssistant Production Manager
- 1988Schlaflose NächteUnit Manager
- 1979Bavarian Film AwardsSelf
- 1951German Film AwardSelf
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