Edward Berger (born 1970) is a German-born director and screenwriter who holds Swiss and Austrian citizenship.

[9][10][11][12][13] He told Die Welt in 2023 that while he is not German by passport, he supports Germany in international football tournaments.

[12] In 1996 he gave a guest lecture at Columbia University film school,[12] and at Universität der Künste Berlin[7] and at the HFF Potsdam.

[12] In 2002, he directed a telemovie called Asylum, which was nominated for the International Emmy Award as well as the Grimme-Preis in Germany.

[8] Berger co-wrote the script for his third feature film, Jack with regular collaborator Nele Mueller-Stöfen [de][17] (also his wife[18]).

[16] Berger said in 2023 that he has always looked for a challenge in filmmaking: "That started with Jack, where the camera was really only on the boy's face, because I didn't want to give the audience any choice but to identify with him".

[15][4] In August 2014, Berger directed the eight-part television series Deutschland 83, which premiered as a special entry in the 2015 Berlinale.

It was sold internationally, including to Canal+ in France and Channel 4 in the UK, and became the first German television show ever to air in the US.

[citation needed] Berger wrote, directed, and produced All Quiet on the Western Front, released in 2022.

[21] His 2024 film Conclave, a drama set in the Holy See based on a novel by Robert Harris,[14] enjoyed great success, both critically and with audiences.