Hans-Christian Schmid
# Hans-Christian Schmid

Hans-Christian Schmid (born 1965) is a German film director and screenwriter.

## Life and work

Hans-Christian Schmid has collaborated with Michael Gutmann [de] on several of the movies that he directed. Gutmann wrote screenplays for 23 — Nichts ist so wie es scheint (1998), and Crazy (2000). Gutmann also directed Heart Over Head [de] (2001) for which he and Schmid wrote the screenplay.

## Awards

* 1995: Findling Award for Heaven and Hell
* 2003: Bavarian Film Award, Best Screenplay
* 2003: Findling Award for Distant Lights

## Filmography

* Sekt oder Selters (1989)
* Die Mechanik des Wunders (1992)
* Heaven and Hell [de] (Himmel und Hölle, 1994)
* After Five in the Forest Primeval (Nach Fünf im Urwald, 1995)
* 23 — Nichts ist so wie es scheint (1998)
* Crazy (2000)
* Distant Lights (Lichter, 2003)
* Requiem (2006)
* Storm (Sturm, 2009)
* Home for the Weekend (Was bleibt, 2012)
* Das Verschwinden (2016/17)
* We Are Next of Kin (2022)
