Philipp Stölzl

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1967-01-01 (58 years old)

Place of Birth München, Germany

Philipp Stölzl

Biography

Philipp Stölzl (born 1967 in Munich) is a German film director, opera director and screenwriter. He began to direct music videos in the mid 1990s and directed his first feature film in 2002. Philipp Stölzl was trained as a set and costume designer at the Münchner Kammerspielen where he graduated in 1988. He worked in these professions in German theatres and began to work for films in 1996. He debuted as director in 1998 with the music video for Rammstein's "Du riechst so gut". He has continued to direct videos for artists such as Mick Jagger, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Madonna, and Garbage's Bond theme "The World Is Not Enough". He has also directed commercials. His first feature film as director was Baby from 2002. It was followed by North Face (2008), Young Goethe in Love (2010), Erased (2012) and The Physician (2013). Stölzl's work for the opera stage includes a production of Charles Gounod's Faust in 2008 and Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore in 2013.

Known For

Director

2025
The Physician II

as Director

2023
Giordano: Andrea Chénier

as Stage Director

2023
The Swarm

as Director

2021
Chess Story

as Director

2020
2016
2013
The Physician

as Director

2013
Il Trovatore

as Director

2012
Erased

as Director

2010
2008
North Face

as Director

2007
Absolute Garbage

as Director

2007
Benvenuto Cellini

as Director

2003
Baby

as Director

Writer

2013
The Physician

as Co-Writer

2010
2008
North Face

as Writer

Producer

2025
The Physician II

as Producer

Lighting