Andres Veiel works on film and theatre projects that are mostly located in the border area between reality and fiction. His work is characterized by intensive research, some of it lasting several years. For his films «Winternachtstraum» (1991), «Balagan» (1993), «Die Überlebenden / The Survivors» (1996), «Black Box Germany» (2001), «Die Spielwütigen / Addicted to Acting» (2004), «Der Kick» (2006), «Wer wenn nicht wir / If not us Who» (2011) and «Beuys» (2017) he has received more than fifty awards, including the European Film Prize and several German Film Prizes. His theatre plays «Der Kick» (2006) and «Das Himbeerreich» (2013) and «Let them eat money» (2018) have been performed on more than 100 stages worldwide. Andres Veiel teaches at various film schools. At the dffb (German Film and Television Academy) he offers a master class in documentary film, in which he accompanies students from the initial idea until the completion of their films.