caption birth_place birth_date yearsactive image article_title name occupation
veit helmer in 2008 hanover , germany 24 april 1968 1989-present veit helmer -lrb- amiens nov. 2008 -rrb- 3a.jpg veit helmer
 veit helmer film director , screenwriter
veit helmer

veit helmer -lrb- born 24 april 1968 -rrb- is a german film director and screenwriter .
he started shooting films at the age of fourteen .
after finishing school he was trainee at german tv station ndr .
two month before the wall came down , he moved to east-berlin to study theatre directing at the famous drama school `` ernst busch '' .
from 1991 to 1997 helmer studied film directing at hff munich .
his first feature film `` tuvalu '' -lrb- starring denis lavant and chulpan khamatova -rrb- earned more than 32 awards .
his 2008 film `` absurdistan '' was premiered in sundance and entered into the 30th moscow international film festival .
