Wieland Speck

Wieland Speck is a German film director, who since 1992 has coordinated "Panorama" at the International Filmfestival Berlin (Berlinale). Panorama showcases new films by established directors, as well as debut works by up-and-coming talents.

Between 1982 and 1992 Speck worked with the German film director Manfred Salzgeber producing LGBT-themed films and shorts.

Openly gay, he has lived in Berlin since 1972. Speck studied German, theater and ethnology at the Freie Universität Berlin.

In 1985, he produced his first feature film Westler.

In 2011 he won the Nino Gennaro Award at the first edition of Sicilia Queer filmfest.

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