kalt
toter winkel
freier fall
free fall
der überfall
zielfahnder
 
 
 
 
 

stephan lacant

      director & scriptwriter

languages

german (mother tongue), english, french, spanish

education

theatre-, film- and tv-science | rub & university cologne

director education | stella adler acting conservatory | new york

study | film academy | new york

frank daniel script-seminar | european film college

director-seminars | judith weston

ifs authors-program berlinale talentcampus

residence berlin
contact

jochen doell | phone +49 (0)30 - 76 79 89 81 | jd@lido-agency.com

awards (selection)

2025

nomination | best series national | jupiter award | oktoberfest 1905

2024

nomination | best series national | jupiter award | sleeping dog

2023

best movie | robert geißendörfer preis | kalt

2023

nomination | best tv movie | televisionale film-und-serienfestival baden-baden | kalt

2023

nomination | best director | deutsche akademie für fernsehen | kalt

2023

nomination | category fiction | grimme preis | kalt

2018

nomination | best tv film | international emmy awards | toter winkel

2018

nomination | best director tv film | metropolis german directing awards | fremde tochter

2018

nomination | prix europa in category tv iris | für meine tochter

2018

nomination | category neues deutsches fernsehen | filmfest münchen | für meine tochter

2018

nomination | civis media price | fremde tochter & toter winkel

2018

nomination | rocky award | banff television festival | toter winkel

2017

screening | torino underground cinefest | fremde tochter

2017

special jury award for stephan lacant & hans w. geißendörfer | category drama feature film | worldliest houston | toter winkel

2017

best feature film | golden biber | biberacher filmfestspiele | fremde tochter

2017

nomination | best movie | prix europa: prix europa Iris | toter winkel

2017

nomination | günter rohrbach filmpreis | toter winkel

2017

günter rohrbach filmpreis | preis des saarländischen rundfunks | toter winkel

2014

nomination | best debut film | press der deutschen Filmkritik | freier fall

2013

günter rohrbach filmpreis | freier fall

2013

seal of recommendation | especially valuable | freier fall

2013

best movie | philadelphia international gay & lesbian film festival | freier fall

2013

ndr regiepreis | filmkunstfest schwerin | freier fall

2013

best film | audience award | festival de cine alemán | freier fall

2013

best feature | audience award | louisville lgbt film festival | freier fall

2000

seal of recommendation | especially valuable | max goodman's last film

movie

2025 - 2026

außer kontrolle (in development)

direction

tv movie

author: ben braeunlich

production: geißendörfer pictures

channel: wdr

2024 - 2025

zielfahnder v

direction

tv movie

author: mia meyer

production: w&b television

producer: susanne hildebrand, oliver vogel, quirin berg, max wiedemann

channel: ard, degeto

2024

oktoberfest 1905

direction

mini-series, drama

production: zeitsprung pictures, violet pictures, velvet films

producer: michael souvignier, till derenbach, alexis von wittgenstein

channel: ard, degeto, br, mdr

2023

stille brandung (in pre-production)

direction

cinema

2023

ostfriesenkrimi & ostfriesenfluch (2 parts)

direction

tv movie

production: schiwago film

producer: martin lehwald, simon grohe, marcos kantis

channel: zdf

2023

kalt

direction

tv movie

production: kineo film produktion

producer: peter hartwig

channel: ard, wdr

2022

sleeping dog

direction

series

production: real film

producer: henning kamm

channel: netflix

2019 - 2020

der überfall

direction

drama series (6 parts)

authors: stefan kolditz & katja wenzel

production: ufa fiction

producer: benjamin benedict

channel: zdf

2019

tatort dresden - die zeit ist gekommen

direction

crime series

authors: stefanie veith & michael comtesse

production: wiedemann & berg

producer: nanni erben & tanja marzen

channel: mdr, ard degeto

2019

liliom (in development)

script & direction

cinema / drama

co-authors: karsten dahlem & hanno koffler

production: hellinger & doll

2018 - 2020

bataillon d'amour (in development)

script & direction

drama series

co-authors: andré pilz & karsten dahlem

production: hellinger & doll

2018 - 2020

zielfahnder - blutiger tango

direction

tv movie / thriller

author: rolf basedow

production: wiedemann & berg

producer: quirin berg, max wiedemann, susanne hildebrand

channel: wdr

supervising editor: frank tönsmann

2018 - 2020

iris (in development)

script & direction

sci-fi series

co-author: johannes brandrup

production: oberon film

executive producer: jochen doell

2017 - 2018

für meine tochter

direction

tv movie / event

authors: sarah schnier & michael helfrich

production: ninety minute film

producer: ivo beck

channel: zdf

supervising editors: thorsten ritsch & alexander bickel

2015 - 2016

fremde tochter (a.k.a gott ist groß)

script & direction

cinema / drama

co-author: karsten dahlem

production: kurhaus production

producer: daniel reich, christoph holthof

channel: swr

supervising editor: stefanie groß

2017 world premiere at the filmfest munich

on doells d.o.g.

2016

toter winkel

direction

tv movie / thriller

author: ben braeunlich

production: geißendörfer film- und fernsehproduktion

channel: wdr

supervising editor: caren toenissen

2015

der kriminalist - kicks

script & direction

tv crime series

authors: daniel schwarz & thomas schwebel

co-author: karsten dahlem

production: odeon fiction & monaco film

producer: claudia schneider, benjamin schacht

channel: zdf

2015

der kriminalist - die mensch-maschine

direction

tv crime series

authors: frank koopmann & jeanet pfitzer

production: odeon fiction & monaco film

producer: claudia schneider, benjamin schacht

channel: zdf

2015

siti

script & direction

tv movie / thriller

co-author: karsten dahlem

production: karibu film

producer: klaus graf, stefan kloos

channel: wdr

supervising editor: frank tönsmann

2013

freier fall

script & direction

cinema / drama

co-author: karsten dahlem

production: kurhaus production

producer: daniel reich, christoph holthof

channel: swr

supervising editor: stefanie groß

on doells d.o.g.

more

especially valuable

nomination | best script | thomas strittmatter preis

best movie | günter rohrbach filmpreis

günter rohrbach filmpreis | special jury prize for hanno koffler und max riemelt | filmkunstfest schwerin

best director | directors prize | filmkunstfest schwerin | ndr

jury grand prize | best movie | philadelphia, usa

nomination | best debut film | mfg star

nomination | best debut film | german directors prize metropolis

best movie | audience award | festival de cine aleman, madrid

best movie | audience award | louisville, usa

audience award best lead actor for max riemelt | atlanta, usa

nomination | best movie | deutscher filmpreis

nomination | best lead actor for hanno koffler | deutscher filmpreis

nomination | best debut film | preis der deutschen filmkritik

nomination | best female supporting role for katharina schuettler | deutscher jupiter schauspielpreis

opening film | berlinale 2013 | perspektive deustches kino

über 60 international film festivals

sold worldwide in over 10 territories

 

"das schönste liebespaar der berlinale" (rbb)

"ein starkes stück kino" (blickpunkt film)

"die deutsche antwort auf brokeback mountain" (3sat)

"one of the sexiest and most enthralling gay dramas of all time" (front row reviews)

"eine verwirrung der gefühle, die einen fatalen sog entwickelt" (der tagesspiegel)

"eine vibrierende darstellungskraft bis in die nebenrollen – beeindruckend" (faz)

 

german trailer

american trailer

https://www.salzgeber.de/freierfall

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imdb

2007

aquanauten

script & direction

short film / drama

production: framework films

producer: stephan lacant, alicia muños

more
2006

fireflies

script & direction

cinema / drama

production: framework films

producer: stephan lacant, alicia muños

more
2006

tornado - der zorn des himmels

rewriter

tv movie / 2 x 90 min / action-event

director: andreas linke

production: teamworx

producer: ariane krampe, juergen schuster, nils rinke, oliver lueer

channel: pro7

supervising editor: birgit brandes

2005

comeback

script & direction

short film / documentary

production: framework films

2005

ohne abseits

script & direction

documentary

production: lighthouse film

channel: radio bremen, arte

2004

my secret

script & direction

music video

production: afm records

more
2002

dama de noche

co-scriptwriter & co-direction

short film / drama

production: framework films

more
2002

viva san juan bautista

co-scriptwriter & co-direction

documentary

production: framework films

2001

max goodman's last film

script & direction

short film / black comedy

production: framework films

more

especially valuable

nomination | deutscher kamerapreis

festival du monde, montreal

bbc filmfestival, london

new york film festival

cleveland int. filmfestival

directors view, conneticat

dublin int. filmfestival

ankara int. filmfestival

trailer

imdb

1996

little india

script & direction

short film / comedy

production: framework films

more

festival int. de cine independiente de elche, spanien | jurypreis bester film

imdb

theatre

2016

freier fall

script & direction

co-author: karsten dahlem

staatstheater nuremberg