Writer-director-producer Veit Helmer shot his first film at the age of 14.
He studied film at the Munich Film School HFF.
Veit Helmer became known for off beat short films.
He co-wrote the feature film "A Trick of Light" directed by Wim Wenders, premiered in Venice 1997.
His first feature film production "Tuvalu", starring Denis Lavant had been invited to 62 festivals, including San Sebastian, London, Chicago, Berlin and Karlovy Vary. The film was released in June 2000 by Buena Vista Germany.
His second feature film "Gate to Heaven", starring Miki Manojlovic and Udo Kier was released in December 2003 in Germany by Prokino/20th Century Fox.
His third feature film "Absurdistan" (2008) premiered in Sundance and has received awards at numerous festivals.
Besides fiction films, Veit Helmer directed three documentary films. "Behind the Couch" was awarded several times and aired by BBC and 20 broadcasters from all continents (world sales Filmstransit).
He became member of the European Film Academy in August 2002.
He participated at several MEDIA supported training programmes (EAVE, Equinoxe,
Moonstone, Sources, Strategics, Film Business School, MFI).
He holds lectures at film schools in Beirut, Tbilisi, Djakarta, Tashkent and Bogota.
Veit Helmer is 41 years old and lives in Berlin.

Gijon Film Festival	Best Film
Venice Film Festival	Official Closing Film

"Surprise!" - 48 Festival invitations, 26 Awards, including:
Cannes International Film festival	Rail D'Or-Audience Award
Berlin Film Festival	Panorama-Award
International Short Film Festival Krakow	Canal+-Award
Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival	Best Comedy
Seattle International Film Festival	Best Short Golden Space Needle
Valladolid Film Festival Spain	1. Price
San Sebastian Fantasy Film Festival	Audience Award
Santiago de Chile	Best Film
Chicago Film Festival	Silver Hugo
German Film Awards	Film Award in Silver
New York Film Festival	Official Closing Film

Gent International Film festival	FIPRESCI-Award
Kiev International Film festival	Audience-Award
Hof German Film Festival	Best Film
Bavarian Film Awards	Best New Director
Slamdance Festival Park City	Kodak Vision Award
Montreal Comedy Festival	Best Screenplay