Director, Screenplay, Director of photography, Editing, Producer
Faro, Portugal

Biography

Miguel Alexandre graduated from the Academy for Television & Film (HFF/M) in Munich in 1994. Just one year earlier his 1992 short film, "About War", had been nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Student Film. Since then he has been flexing his directorial and authorial muscles for German television on TV movies, series and drama. And collecting more plaudits along the way. "Der Pakt" (1996), won him the RTL Golden Lion for Best New Director, the Telestar for Best New Director and the 3sat Viewer"s Award. The drama "Nana" (1996) was nominated in 1997 for the Adolf Grimme Award and the German Youth Video Award. His first feature film for the cinema was "Gran Paradiso" (1999). After that, he made "Schutzengel gesucht" (TV, 2001)and "Weil ich gut bin!" (TV, 2002).

His other award-winning films include "Grüße aus Kaschmir" (TV, 2005), "Die Frau von Checkpoint Charlie" (TV, 2007), "Die Patin – Kein Weg zurück" (TV, 2008), "Kinder des Sturms" (TV, 2009), "Der Mann mit dem Fagott" (TV, 2011), "Schicksalsjahre" (TV, 2011), numerous episodes of "Der Kommissar und das Meer", "In Wahrheit – Mord im Engelsgraben" (TV, 2016), and his second feature "Arthur & Claire" (2017).

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Filmography

2023
  • Director
  • Director of photography
2020/2021
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Director of photography
2019/2020
  • Director
  • Director of photography
2017/2018
  • Director
  • Director of photography
2016/2017
  • Director
  • Screenplay
2014/2015
  • Director
  • Director of photography
2012/2013
  • Director
2013
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Director of photography
2011
  • Director
  • Screenplay
2010/2011
  • Director
  • Screenplay
2005/2006
  • Director
  • Adaptation
2000/2001
  • Director
2000
  • Director
1999/2000
  • Director
1998
  • Director
  • Screenplay
1993
  • Director
1992
  • Director
1990
  • Director
  • Screenplay
  • Editing
1990
  • Director
1988
  • Director
  • Producer