Werner Nekes

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-04-29 (73 years old)

Deathday

2017-01-22

Place of Birth

Erfurt, Germany

Werner Nekes

Biography

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 Ku...

Production

1986

Johnny Flash

as Director

1986

Johnny Flash

as Screenplay

1981

Beuys

as Director

1982

Uliisses

as Director

1987

Film Before Film

as Director

1974

Diwan

as Director

1977

Lagado

as Director

1974

Makimono

as Director

1969

Lawale

as Cinematography

1969

Alaska

as Cinematography

1969

Alaska

as Producer

1968

Kelek

as Director

1972

T-Wo-Men

as Director

1974

Diwan

as Writer

1976

Amalgam I-IV

as Director

1967

Jüm-Jüm

as Director

1970

Abbandono

as Director

1979

Hurrycan

as Director

1974

Hynningen

as Director

1982

Uliisses

as Writer

1997

1997

1997

The Day of the Painter

as Director of Photography

1976

Geflecht

as Director

1974

Alternatim

as Director

1976

Gewebe

as Director

1978

Mirador

as Writer

1978

Mirador

as Director

1974

Diwan

as Editor

1974

Diwan

as Producer

1974

Diwan

as Cinematography

1967

Bogen

as Director

1967

Gurtrug N°1

as Director

1967

Das Seminar

as Director

1996

1996

Beyond the Image

as Director

1996

1996

Beyond the Image

as Producer

1996

1996

The Magic Drum

as Director

1996

1996

The Magic Drum

as Producer

1976

Textur

as Director

1976

Knoten

as Director

2010

Downup

as Director

1967

2008

Womanbird

as Director

1968

Vis-à-vis

as Director

1967

K/örper

as Director

1974

Moto

as Director

1974

Kantilene

as Director

1974

Sun-A-Mul

as Director

1973

Arbatax

as Director

1966

Fehlstart

as Director

1979

Little Night

as Director

1968

Gruppenfilm

as Director

1969

Nebula

as Director

1976

Falun

as Director

1967

Operation

as Director

1978

1969

Palimpsest

as Director

1971

Spacecut

as Director

1972

Aus Altona

as Director

1979

Horly

as Director

1967

Gurtrug N°2

as Director

1968

Zipzibbelip

as Director

1975

Photophthalmia

as Director

1966

Start

as Director

1968

Muhkuh

as Director

1966

Artikel

as Director

1977

Lagado

as Writer

1977

Lagado

as Editor

1977

Lagado

as Producer

1978

Mirador

as Editor

1978

Mirador

as Producer

1980

The Bengali Night

as Co-Director

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