Hendrik Handloegten

Hendrik Handloegten
Handloegten at the premiere of Babylon Berlin in 2017
Born1968 (age 57–58)
Celle, West Germany
EducationDeutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2000–present
SpouseFritzi Haberlandt

Hendrik "Henk" Handloegten (born 1968)[1] is a German film director and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating, writing, and directing the German neo-noir television series Babylon Berlin (2017–present).

Early life

Handloegten was born in Celle, West Germany.[2] Due to his father's job with the Federal Foreign Office, he and his family moved between Helsinki, São Paulo, Zurich, and Paris in his youth.[3] At the age of 16, his family permanently relocated to East Berlin, where his father worked in the permanent mission. Although the family lived in East Berlin, Handloegten attended school in West Berlin, crossing Checkpoint Charlie daily.[1] He was co-managing Eiszeit Cinema in Kreuzberg when the Berlin Wall fell in November 1989.[2] He later studied film at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB).[4]

Career

Handloegten's DFFB graduation film, Paul Is Dead (2000), won the Studio Hamburg Newcomer Prize and a Grimme-Preis.[5][6][7] He then wrote and directed the film Learning to Lie (2003), which received funding from the German Federal Film Board, and co-wrote the film Love in Thoughts (2004), directed by Achim von Borries.[8][9][10] He also directed Summer Window (2011), based on the novel of the same name by Hannelore Valencak.[3]

He co-created, wrote, and directed the neo-noir television series Babylon Berlin (2017–present) with Achim von Borries and Tom Tykwer.[11][12] He also co-wrote the screenplay of Paweł Pawlikowski's Fatherland (2026), which premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.[13]

Personal life

Handloegten is married to actress Fritzi Haberlandt. They live in Berlin.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2000 Paul Is Dead Yes Yes Co-directed with Wolfgang Becker [15]
2003 Learning to Lie Yes Yes [16]
2004 Love in Thoughts No Yes [17]
2011 Summer Window Yes Yes [18]
2026 Fatherland No Yes Co-written with Paweł Pawlikowski [19]

Television

Year Title Director Writer Notes Ref.
2006 Tatort: Pechmarie Yes No Television film [20]
2007 An Old Maid Yes Yes Television film [21]
2007 Polizeiruf 110: Dunkler Sommer Yes No Television film [22]
2008 Tatort: Der tote Chinese Yes Yes Television film; co-written with David Keller [23]
2012 Sechzehneichen Yes Yes Television film [24]
2012 Polizeiruf 110: Fieber Yes No Television film [25]
2014 Tatort: Der Eskimo No Yes Television film; co-written with Achim von Borries [26]
2017–2022 Babylon Berlin Yes Yes Also co-creator [27]

References

  1. 1 2 Beier, Lars-Olav (12 October 2017). ""Babylon Berlin": Tykwer, Handloegten und Borries über ihr Meisterwerk". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Zander, Peter (3 November 2019). "Henk Handloegten: Meine Jugend als Mauergänger". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 Groves, Don (23 April 2012). "Summer Window: Hendrik Handloegten interview". SBS What's On. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Wollner, Anna (12 September 2018). ""Wir wollten erzählen, wie die Zeit vor dem Nationalsozialismus war"". Kinofenster (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Zylka, Jenni (8 December 2000). "The Walrus Was Paul". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Simon-Zülch, Sybille (15 March 2001). "Medien: Grimme-Preise: Fernsehen ist gut". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Blaney, Martin (16 September 2001). "Berlin Academy supplies 5th newcomer award winner". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Blaney, Martin (3 June 2002). "New directors awarded German Film Board funds". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Makatsch, Heike (31 August 2003). "Hör den Regen fallen". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Renner, Kai-Hinrich (13 October 2017). "Regisseur-Trio: Das haben wir bei "Babylon Berlin" gedacht". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Meza, Ed (10 February 2016). "Berlin: Tykwer Unveils Big-Budget 'Babylon Berlin' TV Series". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Charlton, Matt (18 November 2022). "Jazz, Nazis and Bryan Ferry: how Babylon Berlin became TV's most decadent drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Economou, Vassilis (20 August 2025). "Paweł Pawlikowski begins shooting Fatherland". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  14. ↑ Tschiedert, Markus (6 August 2025). "Fritzi Haberlandt: Berliner Ruppigkeit oft eine Belastung". B.Z. (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Lyons, Charles (14 December 2000). "Slamdance sets fest slate". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  16. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (8 September 2003). "Liegen Lergen opens at three for Warner in Germany". Screen Daily. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Schifferle, Hans (11 May 2010). "Tod steht uns gut". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Sterneborg, Anke (3 November 2011). "Verzückt von der Magie des Gestern". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Ntim, Zac (8 April 2026). "Mubi Locks Co-Financing Pact With IPR.VC". Deadline. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  20. ↑ Gehringer, Thomas (19 March 2006). "Medien: Schwesternhiebe". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  21. ↑ Buß, Christian (24 October 2007). "Psychodrama "Ein spätes Mädchen": Wiesbaden, wach auf!". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  22. ↑ Buss, Christian (13 January 2007). "Supergirls don't cry". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  23. ↑ Buss, Christian (26 December 2008). "Tatort "Der tote Chinese": Von Menschen und Gütern". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  24. ↑ Gehringer, Thomas (28 November 2012). "Thriller "Sechzehneichen" in der ARD: Heike Makatsch in der Horror-Siedlung". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  25. ↑ Buß, Christian (2 November 2012). "Polizeiruf 110 "Fieber": Kommissar Kaputt jagt Dr. Pfusch". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  26. ↑ Preuß, Frank (3 January 2014). "Erstmalig Doppelpack beim "Tatort"". Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  27. ↑ Heidsiek, Birgit (2 June 2016). "Babylon Berlin brings back the vivid metropolis of the 1920s". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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