# Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nowitzki._The_Perfect_Shot > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nowitzki._The_Perfect_Shot.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowitzki._The_Perfect_Shot > Source revision: 1329455506 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 2014 German film Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot Nowitzki. Der perfekte Wurf Directed by Sebastian Dehnhardt Written by Sebastian Dehnhardt Produced by Leopold Hoesch Starring Dirk Nowitzki Holger Geschwindner Kobe Bryant Michael Finley Yao Ming Steve Nash Jason Kidd Vince Carter Mark Cuban Rick Carlisle Donnie Nelson Helmut Schmidt Cinematography Johannes Imdahl Edited by André Hammesfahr Release date 16 September 2014 (2014-09-16) Running time 105 minutes Country Germany Languages German, English ***Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot*** is a German documentary film produced by [Leopold Hoesch](/source/Leopold_Hoesch_(film_producer)) depicting the career of [Dirk Nowitzki](/source/Dirk_Nowitzki) from the second German Basketball League to the [NBA](/source/National_Basketball_Association). The films premiered on 16 September 2014 in Cologne. ## Synopsis The film depicts the relationship between Dirk Nowitzki and his personal coach and mentor [Holger Geschwindner](/source/Holger_Geschwindner). Geschwindner developed Nowitzki's talent with various means including science to improve Nowitzki's jump shots. The film features basketball footage and personalities such as Nowitzki, players [Kobe Bryant](/source/Kobe_Bryant), [Yao Ming](/source/Yao_Ming), [Steve Nash](/source/Steve_Nash), [Michael Finley](/source/Michael_Finley), and [Jason Kidd](/source/Jason_Kidd), coaches [Don Nelson](/source/Don_Nelson) and [Rick Carlisle](/source/Rick_Carlisle), Dallas Mavericks owner [Mark Cuban](/source/Mark_Cuban), NBA commissioner [David Stern](/source/David_Stern), and former German Chancellor [Helmut Schmidt](/source/Helmut_Schmidt). ## Background The film is produced by [Broadview TV](/source/Broadview_TV) and supported with means by the [Filmcommission NRW](http://www.filmstiftung.de/en/) and the [German Federal Film Fund (DFFF)](http://www.dfff-ffa.de/en.html). In the summer of 2014, over 100.000 Euros was generated within 24 hours through the online marketspace Zencap for its international distribution. The song *All Night* by *[Parov Stelar](/source/Parov_Stelar)* was used in the credits. ## Awards The film was nominated for the [German Film Award](/source/German_Film_Awards) 2015, the 18th [Shanghai International Film Festival](/source/Shanghai_International_Film_Festival) and the 2015 [Dallas International Film Festival](/source/Dallas_International_Film_Festival). ## External links 1. [http://www.magpictures.com/nowitzki/](http://www.magpictures.com/nowitzki/) 1. [https://www.facebook.com/NowitzkiFilm](https://www.facebook.com/NowitzkiFilm) 1. [https://www.mavs.com/an-unabashed-review-of-dirk-nowitzkis-the-perfect-shot/](https://www.mavs.com/an-unabashed-review-of-dirk-nowitzkis-the-perfect-shot/) This article related to a German film of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:2010s-Germany-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A2010s-Germany-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2010s-Germany-film-stub) This article about a sports-related documentary film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Sport-documentary-film-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3ASport-documentary-film-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Sport-documentary-film-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowitzki._The_Perfect_Shot) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowitzki._The_Perfect_Shot?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.