About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1967-01-01
Place of birth:
München, Germany
Website:
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Philipp Stölzl

Overview

Philipp Stölzl (born 1967 in Munich) is a German film director, opera director and screenwriter. He began to direct music videos in the mid 1990s and directed his first feature film in 2002.

Philipp Stölzl was trained as a set and costume designer at the Münchner Kammerspielen where he graduated in 1988. He worked in these professions in German theatres and began to work for films in 1996. He debuted as director in 1998 with the music video for Rammstein's "Du riechst so gut". He has continued to direct videos for artists such as Mick Jagger, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Madonna, and Garbage's Bond theme "The World Is Not Enough". He has also directed commercials.

His first feature film as director was Baby from 2002. It was followed by North Face (2008), Young Goethe in Love (2010), Erased (2012) and The Physician (2013). Stölzl's work for the opera stage includes a production of Charles Gounod's Faust in 2008 and Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore in 2013.

Known for

Directing
2025 The Physician II Directing Director N/A
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2024 Der Freischütz - Von der Seebühne Bregenz Directing Director N/A
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2023 Rusalka - Dutch National Opera Directing Director N/A
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2022 Giacomo Puccini: Turandot Directing Director N/A
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2021 Chess Story Directing Director 61
Fair
2020 Rigoletto - Fesival de Bregenz Directing Stage Director N/A
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2020 Rigoletto - Fesival de Bregenz Directing Director N/A
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2019 I've Never Been to New York Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Winnetou - The Last Fight Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Winnetou - The Secret of Silver Lake Directing Director 58
Average
2016 Winnetou - A New World Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Winnetou - The Legend Lives Directing Director 70
Good
2015 Jonas Kaufmann: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Directing Director 59
Average
2013 The Physician Directing Director 68
Fair
2013 Il Trovatore Directing Director 59
Average
2012 Erased Directing Director 60
Fair
2010 Young Goethe in Love Directing Director 59
Average
2008 North Face Directing Director 63
Fair
2007 Benvenuto Cellini Directing Director 59
Average
2007 Absolute Garbage Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Baby Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2019 I've Never Been to New York Writing Co-Writer 59
Average
2016 Winnetou - The Legend Lives Writing Screenplay 70
Good
2013 The Physician Writing Co-Writer 68
Fair
2010 Young Goethe in Love Writing Writer 59
Average
2008 North Face Writing Writer 63
Fair

Production
2025 The Physician II Production Producer N/A
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Lighting
2024 Der Freischütz - Von der Seebühne Bregenz Lighting Lighting Director N/A
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