Education
German Academy of Film Arts.
German Academy of Film Arts.
His directing credits include Cloud 9, Summer in Berlin, Grill Point and Night Shapes. Dresen is known for his realistic style, which gives his films a semi-documentary feel. He works very teamoriented and heavily uses improvisation.
German Film Critics Association o 2001: Adolfin Gold for Die Polizistin o 2011:, Section Information and Kultur, for the artistic direction of 20 x Brandenburg International.
German Film Critics Association o 1999: Best feature film for Night Shapes o 2003: Best feature film for Grill Point Bavarian Film Award o 2003: Director"s Award for Grill Point o 2006: Director"s Award for Summer in Berlin Hessian Film Award o 1992: for Stilles Land Grimme-Award o 2001: Adolf-Grimme-Award in Gold for Die Polizistin o 2011: Grimme-Award, Section Information and Kultur, for the artistic direction of 20 x Brandenburg Fernsehfilm-Festival Baden-Baden o 2000: Hauptpreis für Die Polizistin German Film Award o 1999: Nominated for the Film Award in Gold for Extraordinary Achievements in Directing for Night Shapes o 2002: Film Award in Silber for Grill Point o 2002: Nominated for the Film Award for Extraordinary Achievements in Directing for Grill Point o 2009: Best Director for Cloud 9 German Television Award o 2001: Award for best Director for Die Polizistin Internationales Filmfest Emden Aurich Norderney o 1999: Nominated for the Film Award for Night Shapes 1992: German Film Critics Award 2007: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2011: Douglas-Sirk-Award of the Filmfest Hamburg International Filmfestival Berlin o Berlin Film Festival 2002: Preis der Gilde Deutscher FimkunsttheaterKunstkinos für Grill Point o Silver Bear of the jury for Grill Point o Nominated for the Golden Bear for Grill Point o Berlin Film Festival 1999: Nominated for the Golden Bear for Night Shapes International Film Festival of Cannes o 2008: Coup de coeur du jury for Grill Point o 2011: Prix Un Certain Regard for Stopped on Track Chicago International Film Festival o 2002: Silver Hugo – Best Director for Grill Point European Film Award o 2002: Nominated for Best Director for Grill Point o 2008: Nominated for Best Director for Cloud 9 International Filmfestival Flandern o 2002: Silver Spur for Grill Point o Nominated for the Golden Spur for Grill Point Montréal Film Festival o 2000: Nominated for the Grand Prix for Die Polizistin International Children"s and Youth Filmfestival o 1998: Lucas for the age group 12- and 13 for Raus aus der Haut Max-Ophüls-Award o 1995: Sponsorship Award for Feature Film for Mein unbekannter Ehemann International Filmfestival Karlovy Vary o 2009: Best Director for Whisky mit Wodka.
Akademie der Künste Berlin. Sächsische Akademie der Künste]
In 2013 he was a member of the jury at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
