Hans-Christian Schmid

Hans-Christian Schmid (born 1965) is a German film director and screenwriter.

Life and work
Hans-Christian Schmid has collaborated with Michael Gutmann on several of the movies that he directed. Gutmann wrote screenplays for 23 — Nichts ist so wie es scheint (1998), and Crazy (2000). Gutmann also directed Heart Over Head (2001) for which he and Schmid wrote the screenplay.

Awards

 * 1995: Findling Award for Heaven and Hell
 * 2003: Bavarian Film Award, Best Screenplay
 * 2003: Findling Award for Distant Lights

Filmography

 * Sekt oder Selters (1989)
 * Die Mechanik des Wunders (1992)
 * Heaven and Hell (1994 film) (Himmel und Hölle, 1994)
 * After Five in the Forest Primeval (Nach Fünf im Urwald, 1995)
 * 23 — Nichts ist so wie es scheint (1998)
 * Crazy (2000)
 * Distant Lights (Lichter, 2003)
 * Requiem (2006)
 * Storm (Sturm, 2009)
 * Home for the Weekend (Was bleibt, 2012)
 * Das Verschwinden (2016/17)
 * We Are Next of Kin (2022)