FILM DIRECTOR

Hito Steyerl

1966 - Today

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Hito Steyerl (born 1 January 1966) is a German filmmaker, moving image artist, writer, and innovator of the essay documentary. Her principal topics of interest are media, technology, and the global circulation of images. Steyerl holds a PhD in philosophy from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hito Steyerl has received more than 764,736 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Hito Steyerl is the 1,608th most popular film director (down from 1,398th in 2019), the 5,667th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,821st in 2019) and the 77th most popular German Film Director.

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  • 2.31

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hito Steyerl ranks 1,608 out of 2,041Before her are Joe Carnahan, Kevin S. Bright, Christophe Barratier, Robert Riskin, Kenneth Lonergan, and Alain Guiraudie. After her are Brenda Chapman, Daniel Espinosa, Ruben Fleischer, John Singleton, John Hillcoat, and Rick Rosenthal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Hito Steyerl ranks 444Before her are Magnus Andersson, Liu Boming, Nobuyuki Kojima, Valery Asapov, Jodi Picoult, and Valdas Ivanauskas. After her are Bruno Gudelj, Leonardo Rodríguez, Jacqueline Obradors, Ljubčo Georgievski, Kerry Fox, and Michael Park.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hito Steyerl ranks 5,667 out of 7,253Before her are Philipp Kohlschreiber (1983), Fritz Walter (1960), André Greipel (1982), Kai Wegner (1972), Kaaren Verne (1918), and Michael Preetz (1967). After her are Florian Wirtz (2003), Steffen Freund (1970), Theodor Leupold (null), Jutta Kirst (1954), Slobodan Komljenović (1971), and Maria Radner (1981).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Hito Steyerl ranks 77Before her are Johannes Schaaf (1933), Christoph Schlingensief (1960), Doris Dörrie (1955), Peter Schamoni (1934), Maren Ade (1976), and Dominik Moll (1962). After her are Caroline Link (1964), Detlev Buck (1962), Marcus Nispel (1963), Rainer Simon (1941), Oskar Roehler (1959), and Sebastian Schipper (1968).