Director
Sven Unterwaldt
April 21, 1965 · Lübeck, Germany
Sven Unterwaldt is a German film director and screenwriter, who began making amateur films as a teenager and later worked as a sketch writer and director for TV shows. He went on to make his feature film debut with Wie die Karnickel, later achieving major box-office success with films like 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald and its sequels. Unterwaldt has continued to direct and write for cinema, including recent family films such as Die Schule der magischen Tiere 2 and 3, and has received several awards for his television and film work. He is also a member of the German Directors’ Association.
Often works with
Otto Waalkes
6 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
Mirco Nontschew
4 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, Otto's Eleven
Atze Schröder
4 titles together
7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald, 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, Siegfried
Axel Stein
4 titles together
7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough, Help, I Shrunk My Teacher, School of Magical Animals 2
Justus von Dohnányi
4 titles together
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher, School of Magical Animals 2, School of Magical Animals 3
Rick Kavanian
4 titles together
Otto's Eleven, School of Magical Animals 2, Ice Princess Lily
Full filmography · 19
Horst Schlämmer sucht das Glück
Director
2026
Woodwalkers 2
Director
2026
School of Magical Animals 3
Director
20246.2
School of Magical Animals 2
Director
20226.4
Catweazle
Director
20215.8
Four Enchanted Sisters
Director
2020
Ice Princess Lily
as Mirmel (voice) and Director
2018
It’s Your Turn, Honey!
Director
20175.3
Antonio, ihm schmeckt's nicht!
Director
2016
Help, I Shrunk My Teacher
Director
20155.6
Otto's Eleven
Director and Writer
20105.7
U-900
Director
2008