About

Known credits:
103
Birthday:
1944-04-29
Place of birth:
Erfurt, Germany
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Werner Nekes

Overview

Werner Nekes was born in 1944 in Erfurt and studied linguistics and psychology in Freiburg. He then went to Bonn in 1964 where he was a head of the University Film Club and later chairman of the FIAG. He developed friendships with film directors, sculptors and painters. These included Dore 0., his companion and collaborator since 1967.

He began painting in 1965 with diverse materials and objects.

He started his practice of film with 8mm and went on with 16mm. He decided to free the film from narration and psychology and organized his films according to temporal units and structural systems.

In spring 1967, his films were rejected by the Kurzfilmtage of Oberhausen. Thus, Nekes organized a counter-event.

The same year in November, he comes to Hamburg with Dore 0., whom he marries the following month. He was a co-founder of the Hamburg cooperative of filmmakers and was a co-organizer of the « Hamburger Filmschau » in 1967. From 1973, he travelled all over the world to make seminaries about film theory and retrospectives. He moved to Mülheim an der Ruhr in summer 1978.

He co-founded the Filmbüro NW in 1980 and the ICNC (International Center for New Cinema) in Riga in 1988.

His work was shown at major international museums and festivals, including The Museum of Modern Art New York, or the Kassel Dokumenta.

He was also a professor: from 1969 to 1972 and 2004 to 2006 at the Academy of Fine Arts (Hochschule für Bildende Künste) in Hamburg, from 1981 to 1982 at Wuppertal University, from 1982 to 1984 at the Kunsthochschule Offenbach, and, from 1990-96 at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne.

Furthermore, Nekes has compiled one of the most important private collections of artefacts documenting 500 years of pre-cinematographic experiments as well as developments in the early history of film, focusing on spatial and temporal principles of representation.

Known for

Acting
2017 Werner Nekes - Das Leben zwischen den Bildern Actor Self 58
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2016 EXPRMNTL Actor Himself N/A
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2016 Eva Hesse Actor Self 59
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1999 The Critical Mass Actor Himself N/A
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1994 00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter Actor Man in Swimclothing 59
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1987 Film Before Film Actor himself 59
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1985 Home Movies 1971-81 Actor N/A
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1982 Cinématon XXVII Actor N°261 N/A
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1982 Cinématon n°261 : Werner Nekes Actor N/A
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1978 Cinématon Actor N°261 58
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1974 Kaskara Actor N/A
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1974 Diwan Actor 59
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1973 Blonde Barbarei Actor N/A
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1968 Mama, da steht ein Mann Actor N/A
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Directing
2010 Downup Directing Director N/A
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2008 Womanbird Directing Director N/A
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1997 The Day of the Painter Directing Director 59
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1996 The Magic Drum Directing Director N/A
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1996 Pictures Come to Life Directing Director N/A
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1996 Beyond the Image Directing Director N/A
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1996 The Ambiguous Image and Space Directing Director N/A
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1996 Multi-Thousand Picture Show Directing Director 59
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1987 Film Before Film Directing Director 59
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1986 Johnny Flash Directing Director 59
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1982 Uliisses Directing Director 59
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1981 Beuys Directing Director 59
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1980 The Bengali Night Directing Director N/A
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1980 Peggy und die anderen oder Wer trägt die Avantgarde? Directing Director N/A
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1979 Little Night Directing Director N/A
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1979 Hurrycan Directing Director N/A
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1979 Horly Directing Director N/A
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1978 Bei der Lichtbildnerin Directing Director N/A
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1978 Mirador Directing Director N/A
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1977 Lagado Directing Director N/A
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1976 Falun Directing Director N/A
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1976 Textur Directing Director N/A
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1976 Knoten Directing Director N/A
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1976 Gewebe Directing Director N/A
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1976 Amalgam I-IV Directing Director 59
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1976 Geflecht Directing Director N/A
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1975 Photophthalmia Directing Director N/A
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1974 Makimono Directing Director 59
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1974 Kantilene Directing Director N/A
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1974 Alternatim Directing Director 59
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1974 Hynningen Directing Director 59
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1974 Moto Directing Director N/A
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1974 Sun-A-Mul Directing Director N/A
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1974 Diwan Directing Director 59
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1973 Arbatax Directing Director N/A
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1972 T-Wo-Men Directing Director 59
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1972 Aus Altona Directing Director N/A
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1971 Spacecut Directing Director N/A
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1970 Abbandono Directing Director 59
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1969 Nebula Directing Director N/A
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1969 Palimpsest Directing Director N/A
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1968 Kelek Directing Director 58
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1968 Muhkuh Directing Director N/A
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1968 Mama, da steht ein Mann Directing Director N/A
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1968 Tarzan’s Kampf mit dem Gorilla Directing Director N/A
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1968 Vis-à-vis Directing Director 59
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1968 Zipzibbelip Directing Director N/A
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1968 Gruppenfilm Directing Director N/A
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1967 K/örper Directing Director N/A
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1967 Ach wie gut, daß niemand weiß Directing Director N/A
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1967 Operation Directing Director N/A
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1967 Gurtrug N°1 Directing Director N/A
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1967 Gurtrug N°2 Directing Director N/A
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1967 Kratz-, Beiß-, Licht-, Loch- und Flickerfilme Directing Director N/A
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1967 Das Seminar Directing Director N/A
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1967 Jüm-Jüm Directing Director 59
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1967 Schwarzhuhnbraunhuhnschwarzhuhnweißhuhnrothuhnweiß oder put-putt Directing Director N/A
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1967 Schnitte für Ababa Directing Director N/A
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1967 Bogen Directing Director N/A
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1966 Start Directing Director 59
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1966 Artikel Directing Director N/A
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1966 Fehlstart Directing Director N/A
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1965 Tom Doyle und Eva Hesse Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1997 The Day of the Painter Writing Screenplay 59
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1996 The Magic Drum Writing Writer N/A
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1996 Beyond the Image Writing Writer N/A
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1996 Pictures Come to Life Writing Writer N/A
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1996 The Ambiguous Image and Space Writing Writer N/A
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1986 Johnny Flash Writing Screenplay 59
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1982 Uliisses Writing Writer 59
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1978 Mirador Writing Writer N/A
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1977 Lagado Writing Writer N/A
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1974 Diwan Writing Writer 59
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Production
1996 The Magic Drum Production Producer N/A
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1996 Beyond the Image Production Producer N/A
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1996 The Ambiguous Image and Space Production Producer N/A
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1996 Pictures Come to Life Production Producer N/A
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1978 Mirador Production Producer N/A
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1977 Lagado Production Producer N/A
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1974 Diwan Production Producer 59
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1969 Alaska Production Producer 59
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Camera
1997 The Day of the Painter Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
1974 Diwan Crew Cinematography 59
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1969 Lawale Crew Cinematography 59
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1969 Alaska Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
1997 The Day of the Painter Editing Editor 59
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1978 Mirador Editing Editor N/A
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1977 Lagado Editing Editor N/A
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1974 Diwan Editing Editor 59
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