Jan Schütte (born 26 June 1957) is a German film director and screenwriter. He has directed twelve films since 1982. His film The Farewell was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[1] After graduating from high school, he studied literature, philosophy and art history in Tübingen, Zurich and Hamburg.[2] From 1979 he worked as a television reporter for regional TV programs.[2] His first feature film Dragon Chow [de] premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 1987. Schütte was director of the German Film and Television Academy and is the director of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.[3]

Jan Schütte
Born (1957-06-26) 26 June 1957 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1982–present

Schütte lives with his wife Christina Szápáry in Los Angeles and Berlin.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Farewell". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Jan Schütte". filmportal.de (in German). 26 June 1957. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ Rodek, Hanns-Georg (9 September 2016). "Kinokarriere: Immer Ärger mit diesem Deutschen". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Vita". Jan Schuette (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Die Berlinale-Diplomatin". Tagesspiegel (in German). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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