{{Short description|German filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Tilman Singer-64575 (cropped).jpg | alt = Tilman Singer in a black hat | caption = Singer in 2024 | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1988}} | birth_place = Leipzig, East Germany<ref name="pr">{{cite web |title=Tilman Singer |url=https://www.exilepr.com/tilman-singer |website=Exile PR |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> | occupation = Film director, screenwriter }} '''Tilman Singer''' (born 1988) is a German filmmaker best known for writing and directing the horror films ''Luz'' in 2018 and ''Cuckoo'' in 2024.
== Career == Singer began his career as a commercial director and attended the Academy of Media Arts Cologne.<ref name="pr" /> After directing the short films ''The Events at Mr. Yamamoto's Alpine Residence'' and ''El fin del mundo'', his senior thesis film, ''Luz'', debuted at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name="fp">{{cite web |title=Tilman Singer |url=https://www.filmportal.de/en/person/tilman-singer_49947ad6d7484862845acde9da35cef3 |website=Filmportal |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref><ref name="thr">{{cite news |last1=Sun |first1=Rebecca |title=Thirty Three Management Signs ‘Luz’ Filmmaker Tilman Singer (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/thirty-three-management-signs-luz-filmmaker-tilman-singer-1177796/ |access-date=3 June 2024 |agency=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> In 2024, his second feature film ''Cuckoo'' premiered at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.<ref name="berlin">{{cite web |title=Cuckoo |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202408659.html |website=Berlinale |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="col" | Ref. |- ! scope="row" | 2014 | ''The Events at Mr. Yamamoto's Alpine Residence'' | Short film | align="center" | <ref name="fp" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | ''El fin del mundo'' | Short film | align="center" | <ref name="fp" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2018 | ''Luz'' | {{N/a}} | align="center" | <ref name="thr" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | ''Cuckoo'' | {{N/a}} | align="center" | <ref name="fango">{{cite web |last1=T |first1=Amber |title=Tilman Singer’s CUCKOO Finally Has A Release Date |url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/tilman-singers-cuckoo-release-date/ |website=Fangoria |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominated work ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Ref. |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2018 | Fantastic Fest | Best Horror Feature | rowspan="4" | ''Luz'' | {{Runner-up|Special Mention}} | align="center" | <ref name="thr" /> |- | Milan Film Festival | Best Feature Film | {{Won}} | align="center" | <ref name="thr" /> |- | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Best Feature Film - Avant Garde and Genre | {{Nominated}} | align="center" | <ref name="thr" /> |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Awards | Best International Film | {{Nominated}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2024 | Berlin International Film Festival | Teddy Award | rowspan="3" | ''Cuckoo'' | {{Nominated}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Cuckoo |url=https://teddyaward.tv/en/archive/cuckoo/ |website=Teddy Award Berlin |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> |- | Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | Silver Raven Award | {{Won}} | align="center" | <ref name="bifff">{{cite web |title=Silver Raven Award @ BIFFF! |url=https://fictionpark.com/silver-raven-award-bifff |website=Fiction Park |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> |- | South by Southwest Film Festival | Narrative Spotlight | {{Nominated}} | align="center" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Cuckoo |url=https://schedule.sxsw.com/2024/films/2197129 |website=SXSW Schedule |access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref> |} == References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|nm6849061}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Tilman}} Category:Film people from Leipzig Category:German horror film directors Category:Living people Category:1988 births