Education
Becker studied Germanistics, History and American Studies at the Free University in Berlin.
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Becker studied Germanistics, History and American Studies at the Free University in Berlin.
He is best known to the international audience for his work Good Bye Lenin! (2003).
He followed this with a job at a sound studio in 1980 and then began studies at the German Film and Television Academy (dffb). He directed an episode of television drama Tatort, called Blutwurstwalzer, before making his second feature Kinderspiele (Child"s Play, 1992), and the documentary Celibidache (1992). In 1994, he co-founded the production company "X Filme Creative Pool" with Tom Tykwer, Stefan Arndt, and Dani Levy.
From there he worked with Tykwer on the Berlinale competition feature Das Leben ist eine Baustelle (Life is All You Get, 1997).
1997 Berlin International Film Festival, Honourable Mention for Das Leben ist eine Baustelle 1998 Bavarian Film, Best Production for Das Leben ist eine Baustelle 2003 Berlin International Film Festival, Blue Angel for Good Bye Lenin! 2003 European Film, Audience Award for Best Director for Good Bye Lenin! 2004 Goya, Best European Film for Good Bye Lenin! 2004 Bavarian Film, Audience Award for Good Bye Lenin! 2004 César, Best European Union Film for Good Bye Lenin!.
He was a member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.
