Draft:Dietmar Post

Dietmar Post was born on December 26, 1962 in Espelkamp (Germany). He is a film director and also runs a record label.

Biography
After school Dietmar Post became an offset printer in Bielefeld. Later he studied theater, film and television and Spanish philology in Berlin and Madrid. His first short film Bowl of Oatmeal emerged at New York University (SCE), and his second short film Cloven Hoofed premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2008. Post and his collaborator Lucía Palacios were the recipients of the most prestigious award in German television, the Grimme Prize, for their documentary Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback. Their films convey multiple perspectives on their subjects with in-depth interviews, allowing viewers to draw their own conclusions. Like many writers, labels and musicians, Post and Palacios release their films on their own film and music label.



Awards

 * 1996: Philadelphia UFVA Film Festival (best short film: Bowl of Oatmeal)
 * 1998: Berlin Interfilm Eject (3. audience award: Bowl of Oatmeal)
 * 2003: Melbourne Underground Film Festival (2nd best documentary film: Reverend Billy)
 * 2004: Tarragona REC Film Festival (audience award and best first film: Reverend Billy)
 * 2006: Leeds Film Festival (audience award: Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback)
 * 2006: Hessischer Filmpreis (nomination best documentary film: Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback)
 * 2007: San Francisco Berlin & Beyond Festival (2nd audience award: Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback)
 * 2007: Würzburger Filmtage (audience award best documentary film: Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback)
 * 2007: Milan Doc Festival (best editing: Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback)
 * 2008: Adolf-Grimme-Preis (best screen play & best direction: Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback)
 * 2014: New England Festival of Ibero American Cinema (NEFIAC) (best documentary film: Franco's Settlers)
 * 2015: Festival du Cinéma Latino Américain de Montréal (best documentary film: Franco's Settlers)
 * 2016: Adolf-Grimme-Preis (nomination best screenplay and best direction: German Pop and Circumstance – Deutsche Pop Zustände)
 * 2019: Nador Cinema Festival (Grand Prix Documentaire, best documentary film: Franco on Trial)