ZFF Masters: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Win an Academy Award straight out of film school? Director and screenwriter Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck can show you how. His 2006 feature film debut DAS LEBEN DER ANDEREN won the award for best foreign language film. His story of an author who is watched over by a Stasi co-worker also won seven German Film Awards. It was next stop Hollywood for his second feature, the all-star-cast thriller THE TOURIST. Von Donnersmarck has returned to Germany for his most recent movie WERK OHNE AUTOR, which screens this year in ZFF’s Gala Premiere section. Moderator: Nick Vivarelli (Variety)