Baran bo Odar
German film and television director (born 1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baran bo Odar (born 18 April 1978) is a German film and television director and screenwriter. He is known for co-creating the Netflix series Dark (2017–2020) and 1899 (2022) with his creative and romantic partner, Jantje Friese.
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| Born | 18 April 1978 Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | Who Am I Dark 1899 |
| Partner | Jantje Friese |
| Website | baranboodar |
His film Who Am I reached the top of the German cinema charts[1] and was nominated for a German Film Award for Best Fiction Feature Film and Best Screenplay in 2015. Odar directed and co-wrote the film with Friese.
Early life
Odar was born in Switzerland. He is of Turkish descent on his mother's side and has Russian ancestry from his paternal grandfather, a former doctor who fled Russia after the October Revolution.[2]
Career
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Odar's first feature film, produced as a final project for his University of Television and Film Munich diploma, was Under the Sun (German: Unter Der Sonne), a sixty-minute coming-of-age story about a twelve-year-old boy who is infatuated with his older niece. It was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2006 and Utah's Slamdance in 2007.[3][4][5] For the film, Odar was awarded the Studio Hamburg Newcomer Award and the Munich Feature Film Award[2] and was nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize.[6]
Directing a Hollywood production had been a longtime dream of Odar's.[7] Following the success in Germany of The Silence and Who Am I, Odar attracted the attention of American producers who were searching for a director for Sleepless, an action thriller to which Jamie Foxx was already attached.[7] After Odar came on board, Michelle Monaghan was cast as Foxx's co-star, and the film was shot in Atlanta.[7]
The TV series Dark, which Odar co-created with Friese, gained popularity worldwide and was Netflix's first German-language original series. Every episode was co-written by Friese and directed by Odar.[8] Odar was honored with a Grimme-Preis, Germany's most prestigious television award, in 2018 for his direction of Dark's first season.[9] In 2019, the second season of Dark was released. The third, and final, season followed in 2020.[10]
Prior to the release of season 3 of Dark, Odar and Friese announced their next series, 1899.[11] The first two episodes premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022.[12] The full season came out on 17 November 2022 on Netflix.[13] The creators had ideas for two more seasons, but in January 2023, Netflix canceled the show.[14]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Silence | Film |
| 2014 | Who Am I | Film |
| 2017 | Sleepless | Film |
| 2017–2020 | Dark | TV series |
| 2022 | 1899 | TV series |
| TBA | Tyll | TV series |
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