In 1970 , Geißendörfer won the Film Award in Gold at the Deutscher Filmpreis for Best New Direction for his first film '' Jonathan '' . In 1971 he directed the TV film '' Carlos '' , which starred Gottfried John and Anna Karina . His 1976 film '' The Sternstein Manor '' was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival . In 1992 his film '' Gudrun '' was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention . His drama '' Snowland '' ( 2005 , starring Julia Jentsch and Thomas Kretschmann ) won the Special Grand Prize at the Montréal World Film Festival
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
Hans W. Geißendörfer