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Birgit Hein

German film director (1942–2023)
Person Human Q865243

Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[36]
Date of birth
August 6, 1942, 1942[10]
Date of death
February 23, 2023
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Germany[13]
Occupation
film director, university teacher, screenwriter, film producer, cinematographer, film editor, filmmaker, performance artist, film screenwriter, film scholar[14][15][16][17][18]
Employer
Braunschweig University of Art[27]
Field of work
film, experimental film, film screenwriting, film direction, performance artwork, film studies, art film, women's rights activist[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Educated at
University of Cologne[28]
Award received
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik[33]
Notable work
Baby I will Make you Sweat, The Uncanny Women[31][32]
Spouse
Wilhelm Hein[12]
Official website
birgithein.de[39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[43]
Contributed to creative work
Infermental 7[48]
Copyright representative
reproduction right represented by CISAC-member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Women film directors : an international bio-critical dictionary, The St. James women filmmakers encyclopedia[41][42]
Different from
Birgit Hein[46]
Family name
Hein[37]
Given name
Birgit[38]
Member of
Academy of Arts, Berlin, Wilhelm and Birgit Hein[34][35]
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Name in native language
Birgit Hein[44]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[49]
Partner in business or sport
Wilhelm Hein[40]
Place of burial
Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof[11]
Represented by
Light Cone[45]
Start of work period
1967[47]
Student
Gerd Gockell, Bjørn Melhus[29][30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Birgit Hein ar بيرجيت هاين cs Birgit Michelis
🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000050347222
VIAF cluster ID
2685216
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91011164
GND ID
119438070
ADAGP artist ID
birgit-hein-826011
ADK member ID
55063
AbART person ID
137995
AllMovie person ID
p217452
AlloCiné person ID
12286
Artist-info artist ID
90688
Artsy artist ID
birgit-hein
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
144114317
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DACS ID (2022)
052311
DACS ID (former)
6e298056-b9e8-e711-8b59-000c29e811b2
DDB person (GND) ID
119438070
DFK Paris person ID
0008847348
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119438070
Europeana entity
agent/base/21457
FAST ID
281223
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119438070
Filmportal ID
ffd5dc0b712c4d118d27ab437d2939e6
Freebase ID
/m/047ss6t
HAND ID
115C-6741-6346-EC72-F7D7
IMDb ID
nm0374273
IdRef ID
070816565
Kinobox person ID
1074982
Kinopoisk person ID
546801
Libris-URI
c9psw7xw5gnnqsb
MutualArt artist ID
9C46CE43CEDB0CDC
NL CR AUT ID
pna20221162353
NUKAT ID
n2011155373
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810621593105606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070341354
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043094709
PictoRight ID code
BI-41569
Prabook ID
2470285
RERO ID (legacy)
A023468537
RKDartists ID
404276
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
201521
SELIBR ID
279057
SNAC ARK ID
w6kn3b38
TMDB person ID
1348352
Union List of Artist Names ID
500675966
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqfFGj7RCwvH3GqQFdPcP
Yale LUX ID
person/bc353a1d-db46-41f6-b76e-6ada7a9225ba
ZKM person ID
birgit-hein
ČSFD person ID
94519

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Occupation 9
film director, screenwriter, film producer, cinematographer, film editor, university teacher, filmmaker, performance artist +1 more
Field of work 6
film, art film, experimental film, film studies, women's rights activist, film direction
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
University of Cologne
Family name 1
Hein
Given name 1
Birgit
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Member of 1
Academy of Arts, Berlin
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
female
Student 1
Bjørn Melhus
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Summary

Birgit Hein was born on August 6, 1942[1], in Berlin[2]. She died on February 23, 2023[3], in Berlin[4]. She worked as a film director[5], university teacher[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and cinematographer[9].

FAQs

Where was Birgit Hein born?

Birgit Hein was born in Berlin[2].

Where did Birgit Hein die?

Birgit Hein died in Berlin[4].

Who was Birgit Hein married to?

Birgit Hein's spouses include Wilhelm Hein[12].

What did Birgit Hein do for work?

Birgit Hein worked as a film director[5], university teacher[6], screenwriter[7], film producer[8], and cinematographer[9].

Where did Birgit Hein go to school?

Birgit Hein was educated at University of Cologne[28].

What awards did Birgit Hein receive?

Honors received include Preis der deutschen Filmkritik[33].

Related Entities

film film studies Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [13] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [6] ↑ . adk.de. Retrieved . adk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . mikehoolboom.com. Retrieved . mikehoolboom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [16] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . cs.isabart.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] ↑ . www1.wdr.de. Retrieved . www1.wdr.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . birgithein.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . birgithein.de. Retrieved . birgithein.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved . tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [10] ↑ . ADAGP/CISAC membership list at 07/01/2019. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . tagesspiegel.de. tagesspiegel.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . mikehoolboom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [30] ↑ . deutschlandfunkkultur.de. Retrieved . deutschlandfunkkultur.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . mikehoolboom.com. Retrieved . mikehoolboom.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . lightcone.org. Retrieved . lightcone.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [48] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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