Director of
GAVAGAI
Ulrich Köhler was born in Marburg in 1969. He studied art in Quimper/France from 1989 to 1991, then philosophy in Hamburg and later visual communication at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (diploma 1998), during which he made numerous short films. His feature films Bungalow (2002) and Montag kommen die Fenster (2006) were shown at numerous festivals and received prizes at home and abroad. Schlafkrankheit (2011) was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlinale. In my Room (2018) premiered in the official programme of the Cannes Film Festival in the “un certain regard” series. Das freiwillige Jahr (2019) was made in collaboration with Henner Winckler and screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival.
Films: FELDSTRASSE (1993, short), STARSKY (1997), RAKETE (1999, short), BUNGALOW (2002), MONTAG KOMMEN DIE FENSTER (2006), SCHLAFKRANKHEIT (2011), IN MY ROOM (2018), GAVAGAI (2025)