Veit Helmer
32 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Apr 24, 1968 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Veit Helmer: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (32)
- Upcoming Alpha Juliet Tango
Director, Writer
- 2025 Akiko, the Flying Monkey
Director, Producer, Writer
- 2024 Gondola
Director, Producer, Writer
- 2019 The Bra
Writer, Director, Producer
- 2018 Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Producer
- 2014 Fiddlesticks
Director, Producer
- 2012 Dingi
Director, Writer
- 2011 Baikonur
Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2009 Dushanbe With Love
Director
- 2008
- 2008 Absurdistan
Director, Producer, Writer
- 2006
- 2005 Dog's Life
Director
- 2005 Caspian Bride
Director
- 2004 Georgian Summer
Director
- 2003 Gate to Heaven
Writer, Director
- 2001 Freudenhaus
Director
- 2001 Be Careful At Night!
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2001 Uzbek Express!
Director
- 1999 Tuvalu
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1996 Game Over
Producer
- 1996 Surprise!
Director
- 1995 A Trick of the Light
Writer, Assistant Director, Producer
- 1994 Tour Eiffel
Director
- 1993 Der Fensterputzer
Director
- 1992 Within Grasp
Director
- 1991 Superstau
Unit Manager
- 1990 Die Räuber
Director, Producer
- 1989 Tour d'Amour
Director
- 1989 Fool's Mate
Assistant Director
- 1989 Erebos
Assistant Production Manager
- 1988 Schlaflose Nächte
Unit Manager
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1979 Bavarian Film Awards
2 episodes
- 1951 German Film Award
1 episode