ANDREW
BIRD
editor
Andrew Bird is mainly working in European arthouse cinema with notable directors and is particularly known for his longtime collaboration with Fatih Akin. He is a character- and story-driven editor and believes that, of all other arts, it is in particular literature, painting and music that influence editing. ‚Being an editor is like being a DJ – both work with transitions and do their best to keep things moving and emotionally satisfying‘.
Andrew Bird is mainly working in European arthouse cinema with notable directors and is particularly known for his longtime collaboration with Fatih Akin. He is a character- and story-driven editor and believes that, of all other arts, it is in particular literature, painting and music that influence editing. ‚Being an editor is like being a DJ – both work with transitions and do their best to keep things moving and emotionally satisfying‘.
Current work:GEISTER by Fatih Akin
Fatih Akin
AMRUM
Fatih Akin
AMRUM
Mohammad Rasoulof
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Fatih Akin
RHEINGOLD
Fatih Akin
THE GOLDEN GLOVE
Fatih Akin
IN THE FADE
Miranda July
THE FUTURE
Fatih Akin
TSCHICK
ANDREW
BIRD
Born in the UK. Based in Hamburg and Berlin. Languages: English, German. Member Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
ANDREW BIRD
Born in the UK. Based in Hamburg and Berlin. Languages: English, German. Member Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Awards & Nominations
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THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
- ACADEMY AWARDS 2025 Nominee Best International Feature Film
- EDIMOTION FESTIVAL 2025 | Filmstiftung NRW Editing Award Feature Film
- & Young Jury Award Feature Film *
- GERMAN FILM AWARD 2025 Lola in Silver
- GERMAN FILM AWARD LOLA 2025 | Nomination Best Editing*
- GERMAN FILM CRITICS' ASSOCIATION | Nomination Best Editor *
- NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW 2024 Best International Film
- TROMSØ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 Norwegian Peace Film Award
- CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 Silver Hugo Best Screenplay
- DENVER FILM FESTIVAL 2025 Krzysztof Kieślowski Award
- FRENCH SYNDICATE OF CINEMA CRITICS 2024 Best Feature Film
- CANNES 2024 Jury Special Prize, Fipresci Award
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, François Chalais Award
EL GOUNA FESTIVAL 2024 | Arab Critic's Award
- AFCAE European Art House Cinemas Award 2024
SAN SEBASTIAN 2024 | Best European Feature
- NEWPORT BEACH FESTIVAL 2024 | Audience Award Best Narrative
RHEINGOLD
BAVARIAN FILM AWARDS 2023 | Best Feature Film
AN IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT
VUKOVAR FILM FESTIVAL 2022 | Best Documentary
A SYMPHONY OF NOISE
GERMAN FILM AWARD 2021 | Nomination Best Editing *
BERLIN 1945
GRIMME AWARD Nomination 2021
- CUNNINGHAM
- HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019 | Special Jury Prize for Artistic Vision
- IN THE FADE
- GOLDEN GLOBE 2018 | Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language
- THE EDGE OF HEAVEN
- GERMAN FILM AWARD IN GOLD 2008
- GERMAN FILM CRITICS AWARD 2008
- FILM+ AWARD 2008 *
- ANKARA FILM FESTIVAL 2008 | Best Feature
- ANTALYA GOLDEN ORANGE FILM FESTIVAL 2008 | Best Feature
- HEAD ON | Fatih Akin
- Film+ Award 2004 *
- ABSOLUTE GIGANTEN
- GERMAN CAMERA AWARD 2000 Outstanding Editing 2000 *
FEATURE & DOCUMENTARY
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FEATURE FILM
- GEISTER Fatih Akin
- IDENTITII Randa Chahoud
- AMRUM Fatih Akin
- THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG Mohammad Rasoulof
A PERFECT MATCH Florian Gallenberger
RHEINGOLD Fatih Akin
NARZISS & GOLDMUND Stefan Ruzowitzky
GUT GEGEN NORDWIND – LOVE VIRTUALLY Vanessa Jopp
THE GOLDEN GLOVE Fatih Akin
IN THE FADE Fatih Akin * Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Foreign Language 2018
- TSCHICK Fatih Akin
THE CUT Fatih Akin
- THE FUTURE Miranda July
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER Angelina Jolie
REMAINDER Omer Fast
THE COUNTESS Julie Delpy
- SOUL KITCHEN Fatih Akin
- SHE, A CHINESE Xiaolu Guo
- HEAD ON Fatih Akin
- DOCUMENTARY
- MASTERPLAN Das Potsdamer Treffen und seine Folgen | Volker Heise
BERLIN 1933 – A DIARY OF A CITY Volker Heise
SCHOCKWELLEN – NACHRICHTEN AUS DER PANDEMIE Volker Heise
A SYMPHONY OF NOISE – MATTHEW HERBERT’S REVOLUTION Enrique Sánchez Lansch
BERLIN 1945 – A DIARY OF A CITY Volker Heise
AN IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT Jens Meurer
CUNNINGHAM Alla Kovgan
SUNSET OVER MULHOLLAND DRIVE Uli Gaulke
LITTLE GERMANS Mohammad Farokhmanesh, Frank Geiger
- GOLDRAUSCH, DIE GESCHICHTE DER TREUHAND Dirk Laabs
POLLUTING PARADISE Fatih Akin
- CROSSING THE BRIDGE Fatih Akin
COMRADES IN DREAMS Uli Gaulke