Veit Helmer

Directing·Apr 24, 1968·Hannover, Germany

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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.

Film	Credit
Akiko, the Flying Monkey2025 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Gondola2024 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Bra2019 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
OOnce Upon a Time in Shanghai2018 · Producer	Producer
Fiddlesticks2014 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dingi2012 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Baikonur2011 · Screenplay, Producer, Director	Screenplay, Producer, Director
DDushanbe With Love2009 · Director	Director
TThey Call Us Aliens - Foreigners in Tokyo2008 · Director	Director
Absurdistan2008 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
BBehind the Couch: Casting in Hollywood2006 · Director	Director
DDog's Life2005 · Director	Director
Caspian Bride2005 · Director	Director
GGeorgian Summer2004 · Director	Director
Gate to Heaven2003 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
BBe Careful in the Night!2001 · Director	Director
Uzbek Express!2001 · Director	Director
Tuvalu1999 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
GGame Over1996 · Producer	Producer
SSurprise!1996 · Director	Director
A Trick of the Light1995 · Writer, Producer	Writer, Producer
Tour Eiffel1994 · Director	Director
DDer Fensterputzer1993 · Director	Director
WWithin Grasp1992 · Director	Director
TTour d'Amour1989 · Director	Director