Trivia

Received the Special Honorary Award at the Cinema One Originals in 2009.

President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 26th Singapore International Film Festival in 2015.

Member of the 'Filmmakers of the Present' jury at the 62nd Locarno International Film Festival in 2009.

In a 2013 interview he said, that his favorite films are 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007), The Child (2005), The Kid with a Bike (2011), Amour (2012) and The Class (2008).

President of the 'International Competition' jury at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival in 2018.

Jury Member Silk Road international Film Fest 2022.

Jury president Alternativa international film fest Kazakhstan Dec 2023.

Jury President Hiroshima Intl Film Fest Nov 2023.

Jury President Narra Intl Film Fest 2022.

Jury President 7th Bogazici film fest Bosphorus 2019.

Jury Member 34th Hong Kong International Film Fest 2011.

Jury Member Silk Road International Film Fest 2022.

Jury President Festival International du Film DE Brussels 2015.

Jury President 2nd Malaysia International Film Fest 2018.

Jury Member 11th Marrakech International Film Fest 2011.

Jury President 26th Singapore Film Fest 2015.

Jury Member 8th MyFrenchFiFest 2018.

Jury President 20thVesoul International Film Fest 2014.

Jury President 43rd Moscow International Filmfest 2021.

Jury Member 11th Mumbai International Film Fest 2010.

Jury President 31st Tokyo International Film Fest 2018.

Jury Member 9th Eurasia International Film Fest 2014.

Jury Member 40th Cairo International Film Fest 2018.