Edward Berger

Edward Berger (born March 6, 1970 in Westburg, Germany) is Golden Globes-nominated for directing Conclave. His most recent film was All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), which he also directed and produced. It was Globes-nominated as best non-English-language film.

Previously, Berger directed all five episodes of Showtime’s limited series Patrick Melrose, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving. Cumberbatch won a Golden Globe as best actor.

Berger graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1994 with a degree in directing. He gained his first professional experience working for the U.S. independent production company Good Machine, including working on films helmed by Ang Lee and Todd Haynes.

Berger’s film Jack was invited into the competition of the Berlin International Film Festival and nominated in three categories for the German Film Awards. It went on to win as best picture, and was named for director and picture at Germany’s directors guild awards.

In 2015 Berger’s eight-part television series “Deutschland 83” premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and on Sundance TV. It won an International Emmy, the Peabody Award, the Goldene Kamera and the award for Best International Drama Series at the Séries Mania Festival in Paris.

Up next for the filmmaker is the mystery The Ballad of a Small Player, starring Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton and Fala Chen.