Uwe Janson
Uwe Janson (born 6 November 1959, Königswinter) is a German screenwriter, director and producer. He has worked in Germany and the United Kingdom, including Business with Friends for the British Film Institute and the BBC (1991) and the British-German co-production The Sinking of the Laconia (2010; UK premiere 2011).
Uwe Janson
- Born
- 1959 · Königswinter.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- film producer · writer · screenwriter · director · musician
- Education
- University of Television and Film Munich · Heidelberg University
- Teachers
- Nico Hofmann · Horst Königstein
- Known for
- At Night In The Park · Baal · Tatort: Leiden wie ein Tier · Peer Gynt · Tatort: Schlaflos in Weimar
- Languages
- German
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Uwe Janson (born 6 November 1959, Königswinter) is a German screenwriter, director and producer. He has worked in Germany and the United Kingdom, including Business with Friends for the British Film Institute and the BBC (1991) and the British-German co-production The Sinking of the Laconia (2010; UK premiere 2011).
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Uwe Janson studied at University of Television and Film Munich and Heidelberg University. Training under Nico Hofmann and Horst Königstein is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Works named in the authority record are At Night In The Park, Baal, Tatort: Leiden wie ein Tier, Peer Gynt and Tatort: Schlaflos in Weimar.
Films • Verfolgte Wege (1989) • Heart in the Hand (1991) • At Night in the Park (2002) • On the Inside (2011) • To Life! (2014) TV films • Business with Friends (1992, short) • Gefährliche Verbindung (1993) • Lauras Entscheidung (1994) • Nur der Sieg zählt (1995) • Rhapsody in Blood (1998) • Holstein Lovers (1999) • Golden Boy (2000 film) (2000) • Babykram ist Männersache (2001) • Weihnachtsmann gesucht (2002) • Instinct for Crime (2003) • Baal (2004 film) (2004, based on Baal) • Lulu (2006, based on Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box) • Peer Gynt (2006 film) (2006, based on Peer Gynt) • Werther (2008, based on The Sorrows of Young Werther) • Volcano (2009 film) (2009) • The Sinking of the Laconia (2010) • Aschenputtel (2011, based on Cinderella) • Die Schuld der Erben (2012) • Hänsel und Gretel (2012, based on Hansel and Gretel) • Der Minister (2013) • Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern (2013, based on The Little Match Girl) • Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt (2014, based on How Six Made Their Way in the World) • Die Schlikkerfrauen (2014) • Die Udo Honig Story (2015) • Reformation (2017 film) (2017, about Martin Luther)
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Works recorded as notable number 7: At Night In The Park, Baal, Tatort: Leiden wie ein Tier, Peer Gynt, Tatort: Schlaflos in Weimar, Tatort: Schleichendes Gift and Vulkan.
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Uwe Janson studied at University of Television and Film Munich and Heidelberg University. He trained under Nico Hofmann and Horst Königstein.
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