Philip Gröning (born 7 April 1959 in Düsseldorf) is a German
director, documentary film maker and screenwriter.Gröning was raised
in Germany and US, but also traveled extensively. He studied Medicine
and Psychology before beginning in the cinema with some acting. In
1986 he began doing his own films. His first documentary was The Last
Picture Taken.In 2005 he gained acclaim for Into Great Silence. His
2013 film The Police Officer's Wife was screened in the main
competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival and
won the Special Jury Prize.Philip Groening was the jury president of
the Orrizonti section at the Venice international film festival in
2006, member of the main international jury at Venice international
filmfestival 2014, member of the jury at the Filmfest Munich in 2009,
and jury member at the Message of Man Festival in St Petersburg 2014.
director, documentary film maker and screenwriter.Gröning was raised
in Germany and US, but also traveled extensively. He studied Medicine
and Psychology before beginning in the cinema with some acting. In
1986 he began doing his own films. His first documentary was The Last
Picture Taken.In 2005 he gained acclaim for Into Great Silence. His
2013 film The Police Officer's Wife was screened in the main
competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival and
won the Special Jury Prize.Philip Groening was the jury president of
the Orrizonti section at the Venice international film festival in
2006, member of the main international jury at Venice international
filmfestival 2014, member of the jury at the Filmfest Munich in 2009,
and jury member at the Message of Man Festival in St Petersburg 2014.
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