Director

Sven Unterwaldt

Directing

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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 1All crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 59338

IMDb ID: nm0881372

Known for: Directing

Born: April 21, 1965

Age: 61

Place of birth: Lübeck, Germany

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1999 - 2026

Years active: 28

Average TMDB rating: 5.8

Wikidata: Q1352253

Also known as

Sven Unterwaldt Jr.

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Director (17)Screenplay (2)

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Biography

Sven Unterwaldt is a German film director and screenwriter, who began making amateur films as a teenager and later worked as a sketch writer and director for TV shows. He went on to make his feature film debut with Wie die Karnickel, later achieving major box-office success with films like 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald and its sequels. Unterwaldt has continued to direct and write for cinema, including recent family films such as Die Schule der magischen Tiere 2 and 3, and has received several awards for his television and film work. He is also a member of the German Directors’ Association.