©Andreas Krone
- Director
- screenwriter
About Gregor Erler
Before he started his directing studies in 2005 a at germany`s most acclaimed filmschool, the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, he already had worked as a 1st AD and unit manager for various production companies and TV stations, won several awards for his work as a director, writer, editor and DOP and had two short stories published.
During his directing studies at the film academy as a feature-film director student he shot several short films which went on to win numerous awards all over the world, published another short story and was awarded with the prestigious UCLA Masterclass Scholarship and the Karl-Steinbuch-Scholarship for "outstanding creative and innovative achievement". Over the last years Gregor's films have been screened at more than 150 festivals and won over 70 awards.
His music videos reached over 250 million views on youtube.
During his directing studies at the film academy as a feature-film director student he shot several short films which went on to win numerous awards all over the world, published another short story and was awarded with the prestigious UCLA Masterclass Scholarship and the Karl-Steinbuch-Scholarship for "outstanding creative and innovative achievement". Over the last years Gregor's films have been screened at more than 150 festivals and won over 70 awards.
His music videos reached over 250 million views on youtube.
Known for
© RTL / Stephan Rabold
© Dualfilm / Film13
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Film awards
| Year | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | L’Europe autour de l’Europe [fr] | Nominated |
| 2019 | Manchester Int. Film Festival [uk] | Winner |
| 2019 | Manchester Int. Film Festival [uk] | Winner |
| 2019 | London Independent Film Awards [uk] | Winner |
| 2019 | Accolade Global Film Competition [us] | Winner |
| 2019 | Indiefest Film Awards [us] | Winner |
| 2019 | Action On Film Int. Film Festival [us] | Nominated |
| 2019 | Vegas Movie Awards [us] | Winner |
| 2019 | South Film and Arts Academy Festival [cl] | Winner |
| 2019 | South Film and Arts Academy Festival [cl] | Winner |
| 2019 | AFIN - International Film Festival [au] | Nominated |
| 2019 | AFIN - International Film Festival [au] | Nominated |
| 2019 | Kinofest Lünen [de] | Winner |
| 2018 | Int. Hofer Filmtage [de] | Nominated |
| 2011 | WorldFest-Houston [us] | Winner |
| 2011 | Sichuan TV Festival [cn] | Winner |
| 2011 | Action Cut Short Film Competition [us] | Winner |
| 2011 | HCFF Hollywood Cinema Film Festival [us] | Winner |
| 2011 | Shriekfest Horror Film Festival [us] | Nominated |
| 2011 | Los Angeles New Wave Int. Film Festival [us] | Winner |
| 2011 | Max Ophüls Preis [de] | Nominated |
| 2011 | Deutscher Werbefilmpreis / VDW Award [de] | Nominated |
| 2011 | LIA London Int. Awards [uk] | Winner |
| 2011 | GWA Effie Awards [de] | Winner |
| 2010 | Golden Knight Malta [mt] | Winner |
| 2010 | Shanghai Int. Film Festival [cn] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Barcelona Int. Television Festival [es] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Int. Young Filmmakers Festival of Granada [es] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Filmzeit Kaufbeuren [de] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Sitges Film Festival [es] | Winner |
| 2010 | FANT Bilbao Fantasy Film Fest [es] | Winner |
| 2010 | British Horror Film Festival [uk] | Winner |
| 2010 | Atlanta Horror Film Festival [us] | Winner |
| 2010 | Ivy Film Festival [us] | Winner |
| 2010 | Atlanta Underground Film Festival [us] | Winner |
| 2010 | American Int. Film Festival [us] | Winner |
| 2010 | Fantastic Fest [us] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Raindance Film Festival [uk] | Nominated |
| 2010 | PiFan - Puchon Int. Fantastic Film Festival [kr] | Winner |
| 2010 | Int. Hofer Filmtage [de] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Monterrey Int. Film Festival [mx] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Screamfest Horror Film Festival [us] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Leeds Int. Film Festival [uk] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Odense Int. Film Festival [dk] | Nominated |
| 2010 | Festival Int. de Cortometrajes [es] | Nominated |
| 2009 | on3 Kurzfilmpreis | Nominated |
| 2007 | BDFA Filmpreis | Nominated |
| 2007 | Max Ophüls Preis | Nominated |
| 2007 | Exground Filmfest | Nominated |
| 2006 | Max Ophüls Preis | Nominated |
| 2005 | Cotswold Intl. Film Festival [uk] | Winner |
| 2005 | BIAFF Awards [uk] | Winner |
| 2005 | Ulrich Schiegg Preis | Winner |
| 2004 | Golden Knight Malta [mt] | Winner |
| 2004 | World Movie Contest | Winner |
Awards
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2020 | "Prädikat Besonders Wertvoll" der Filmbewertungsstelle für DER LETZTE MIETER |
| 2008 | Hollywood Masterclass-Stipendium der University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2007 | Karl-Steinbuch-Stipendium "für herausragende kreative und innovative Leistung" (mit Libor Tesacek) |
| 2007 | "Prädikat Wertvoll" der Filmbewertungsstelle für IDEALLINIEN |
Training
| Year | |
|---|---|
| 2008 | UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television [us] (SCHOLARSHIP) |
| 2005 to 2011 | FABW - Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg [de] (DIPLOM REGIE) |
Basic data
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Languages | EnglishFrenchGerman |
| Experience abroad | Central Europe: Austria, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland North America: USA Southern Europe: Spain |
| Special skills | directing, writing, dramaturgy, Final Draft, Fuzzelcheck, Adobe CS, |
| Education | 2005-2010 diploma in film directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg 2008 UCLA Masterclass Scholarship Los Angeles 2007 Karl Steinbuch Scholarship years of experience as director, writer, 1st AD |
| Preferred place of work | Director Writer |
| Immediate working area | Berlin |
| 1st residence (federal state or country) | Germany - Berlin |
| Accommodation possibilities | Los Angeles, Munich, New York |
| Associations |