Andrew Thorndike

Andrew Thorndike
Born(1909-08-30)30 August 1909
Frankfurt, German Empire
Died14 December 1979(1979-12-14) (aged 70)
East Berlin, East Germany
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1949-1977

Andrew Thorndike (30 August 1909 – 14 December 1979) was a German documentary film director.[1] He directed 16 films between 1949 and 1977. His 1950 documentary, Der Weg nach oben, won the Best Documentary Film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1951. He was a member of the jury at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979, he was awarded the Honorable Prize for his contribution to cinema.[3]

  1. ^ "Andrew Thorndike". filmportal. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. ^ "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.