Jan-Ole Gerster

Jan-Ole Gerster (born 1978 in Hagen) is a German film director and screenwriter.

Life

Gerster works as a film director and screenwriter in Germany.

He was a TorinoFilmLab AdaptLab participant in 2016.

Filmography

• 2004: Der Schmerz geht, der Film bleibt (documentary film, director)
• 2006: A Friend of Mine (actor)
• 2012: A Coffee in Berlin (director and screenwriter)
• 2019: Lara (director)
• 2025: Islands (director and screenwriter)

Awards

• 2013: Deutscher Filmpreis
• 2013: Romy
• 2013: New Faces Award
• 2019: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
• 2019: Les Arcs Film Festival
• 2019: Filmfest München

External links

References

• Blankenship, Robert and Jill E. Twark. "'Berliner Sonderschule': History, Space, and Humour in Jan Ole Gerster's Oh Boy (A Coffee in Berlin). Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies. 53.4 (November 2017): 362–381.