» When the Spice Girls took over the world in 1997, there was only one question on my mind: How do I get to the cinema to watch "Titanic"? Not because I was interested in the love story at the time. No, I was a die-hard Titanic fan. My room was full of Titanic books, posters, and floor plans. I knew everything about the ship and wished so much to be able to experience once what it might have been like on this ship. When I finally made it into the movie, my dream became a reality. From then on, my passion for the constructed reality we call film was awakened, and it didn't take long for me to understand that film would allow me to experience everything without having to live with the consequences. After all, in the end, I didn't want to drown. «
André Szardenings was born in 1989 in Düsseldorf, Germany. After high school, he worked for several commercial production companies, mainly as a DoP and for films like Cloud Atlas directed by Tom Tykwer in the location department. After five years, he felt that even though he liked cinematography, he was more interested in directing and working with actors. He applied at the international film school Cologne (ifs) for the directing class and was accepted. He finished his studies with his feature film BULLDOG, which was immediately nominated for the most significant German newcomer award: First Steps Awards. Since he knew how to handle a camera, he not only directed BULLDOG but also did the cinematography and wrote the script.
André loves to tell stories as authentic and emotional as possible, and by being a director and DoP at the same time, he can be as close to the actors as possible and almost be part of each scene. Since he loves cinema as much as telling stories as short as a 15sec commercial, he always tries to combine the narrative film world with the visual commercial world.
He likes shooting on his RED Gemini with a set of vintage lenses and is always looking for new special filters to produce a more natural and less digital look. He mostly tries to get as close to the final look in-camera as possible. If he’s not on a shoot, he usually enjoys spending his time traveling, mainly in warm countries with a lot of sunlight!
André speaks fluent German and English, is based in Düsseldorf, Germany, and like every creative person currently thinking about moving to Berlin.
FILMOGRAPHY
2022 BULLDOG
[95 ́ / Featurefilm]
Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk, ifs internationale filmschule köln & kalekone film
2017 Der Studentenfilm
[10 ́ / Shortfilm]
Production: ifs internationale filmschule köln
2016 NÄHE
[5 ́ / Shortfilm]
Production: ifs internationale filmschule köln
2015 Endlich ein Grund zur Panik
[25 ́ / Shortfilm]
2011 Ausser Dir
[3 ́ / Shortfilm]
2023 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik VdFk (Germany)
Category: Best Debut Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
Category: Best Actor (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2023 Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille (France)
Category: Best Original Music (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 International Film Festival of India (Goa, India)
Category: Cinema of the World (BULLDOG) - Official Selection
2022 Biberacher Filmfestspiele (Germany)
Category: Debüt Biber (Best Debut Feature Film) (BULLDOG) - Winner
Category: Silberner Biber (Best Actor) (BULLDOG) - Winner
2022 Eyes & Ears (Germany)
Category: New Talents (BULLDOG) - Finalist
2022 Braunschweig International Filmfestival (Germany)
Category: KINEMA - French German Youth Award (BULLDOG) - Nominated
Category: Braunschweiger Filmpreis (Best Newcomer Actor) (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kinos (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Evolution Mallorca International Filmfestival (Spain)
Category: Best Made in Baleares Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Winner
Category: Best Actor Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Winner
2022 Festival Du Cinema Allemand (France)
Category: Prix Du Public (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Queer Filmfestival München (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Durham Region International Filmfestival (Canada)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 FILMKUNSTFEST MV (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Sehsüchte International Student Filmfestival (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Filmfestival Max Ophüls (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2021 FIRST STEPS AWARDS (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2021 Bolzano Film Festival (Italy)
Category: Cine Chromatix Post-Production Prize (BULLDOG) - Nominated
Category: True Colours International Distribution Prize (BULLDOG) - Nominated
» When the Spice Girls took over the world in 1997, there was only one question on my mind: How do I get to the cinema to watch "Titanic"? Not because I was interested in the love story at the time. No, I was a die-hard Titanic fan. My room was full of Titanic books, posters, and floor plans. I knew everything about the ship and wished so much to be able to experience once what it might have been like on this ship. When I finally made it into the movie, my dream became a reality. From then on, my passion for the constructed reality we call film was awakened, and it didn't take long for me to understand that film would allow me to experience everything without having to live with the consequences. After all, in the end, I didn't want to drown. «
André Szardenings was born in 1989 in Düsseldorf, Germany. After high school, he worked for several commercial production companies, mainly as a DoP and for films like Cloud Atlas directed by Tom Tykwer in the location department. After five years, he felt that even though he liked cinematography, he was more interested in directing and working with actors. He applied at the international film school Cologne (ifs) for the directing class and was accepted. He finished his studies with his feature film BULLDOG, which was immediately nominated for the most significant German newcomer award: First Steps Awards. Since he knew how to handle a camera, he not only directed BULLDOG but also did the cinematography and wrote the script.
André loves to tell stories as authentic and emotional as possible, and by being a director and DoP at the same time, he can be as close to the actors as possible and almost be part of each scene. Since he loves cinema as much as telling stories as short as a 15sec commercial, he always tries to combine the narrative film world with the visual commercial world.
He likes shooting on his RED Gemini with a set of vintage lenses and is always looking for new special filters to produce a more natural and less digital look. He mostly tries to get as close to the final look in-camera as possible. If he’s not on a shoot, he usually enjoys spending his time traveling, mainly in warm countries with a lot of sunlight!
André speaks fluent German and English, is based in Düsseldorf, Germany, and like every creative person currently thinking about moving to Berlin.
FILMOGRAPHY
2022 BULLDOG
[95 ́ / Featurefilm]
Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk, ifs internationale filmschule köln & kalekone film
2017 Der Studentenfilm
[10 ́ / Shortfilm]
Production: ifs internationale filmschule köln
2016 NÄHE
[5 ́ / Shortfilm]
Production: ifs internationale filmschule köln
2015 Endlich ein Grund zur Panik
[25 ́ / Shortfilm]
2011 Ausser Dir
[3 ́ / Shortfilm]
2023 Preis der deutschen Filmkritik VdFk (Germany)
Category: Best Debut Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
Category: Best Actor (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2023 Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille (France)
Category: Best Original Music (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 International Film Festival of India (Goa, India)
Category: Cinema of the World (BULLDOG) - Official Selection
2022 Biberacher Filmfestspiele (Germany)
Category: Debüt Biber (Best Debut Feature Film) (BULLDOG) - Winner
Category: Silberner Biber (Best Actor) (BULLDOG) - Winner
2022 Eyes & Ears (Germany)
Category: New Talents (BULLDOG) - Finalist
2022 Braunschweig International Filmfestival (Germany)
Category: KINEMA - French German Youth Award (BULLDOG) - Nominated
Category: Braunschweiger Filmpreis (Best Newcomer Actor) (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kinos (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Evolution Mallorca International Filmfestival (Spain)
Category: Best Made in Baleares Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Winner
Category: Best Actor Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Winner
2022 Festival Du Cinema Allemand (France)
Category: Prix Du Public (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Queer Filmfestival München (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Durham Region International Filmfestival (Canada)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 FILMKUNSTFEST MV (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Sehsüchte International Student Filmfestival (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2022 Filmfestival Max Ophüls (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2021 FIRST STEPS AWARDS (Germany)
Category: Best Feature Film (BULLDOG) - Nominated
2021 Bolzano Film Festival (Italy)
Category: Cine Chromatix Post-Production Prize (BULLDOG) - Nominated
Category: True Colours International Distribution Prize (BULLDOG) - Nominated