Bastian Günther

Bastian Günther (b. 1974, Hachenburg, Germany) studied direction in Berlin at DFFB, the German Film and Television School, and his short End of a Trip (Ende einer Strecke, 2005) won the First Steps Prize, Germany’s top award for young creators. His writer-director feature debut Autopilots (Autopiloten, 2007) premiered at the Berlinale and then toured festivals around the world. Houston was selected for the program of this year’s Sundance festival. At present the director is finishing up work on Das Leben nach der Neutronenbombe. Günther lives in both Berlin and Austin, Texas.

48. MFF Karlovy Vary