Markus Imhoof
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Markus Imhoof is a Swiss film director and screenwriter known for his socially and politically engaged cinema, including acclaimed works such as "The Boat Is Full" and the documentary "More Than Honey."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Markus Imhoof canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8499294 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markus Imhoof Context triple: [The Boat Is Full, director, Markus Imhoof]
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A.
Markus Wüthrich
Markus Wüthrich is a notable individual who bears the surname Wüthrich, recognized enough to be specifically cited among its prominent holders.
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B.
Philipp Gerlach
Philipp Gerlach was an early 18th-century German Baroque architect known for designing prominent buildings in Prussia under King Frederick I.
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C.
Markus Huber
Markus Huber is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinctly associated with the surname Huber.
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D.
Andreas Scheu
Andreas Scheu was an Austrian socialist and political activist known for his prominent role in the late 19th-century socialist and labor movements.
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E.
Christoph Riggenbach
Christoph Riggenbach was a Swiss architect known for designing the Kunstmuseum Basel, one of the oldest public art collections in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Markus Imhoof Target entity description: Markus Imhoof is a Swiss film director and screenwriter known for his socially and politically engaged cinema, including acclaimed works such as "The Boat Is Full" and the documentary "More Than Honey."
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A.
Markus Wüthrich
Markus Wüthrich is a notable individual who bears the surname Wüthrich, recognized enough to be specifically cited among its prominent holders.
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B.
Philipp Gerlach
Philipp Gerlach was an early 18th-century German Baroque architect known for designing prominent buildings in Prussia under King Frederick I.
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C.
Markus Huber
Markus Huber is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinctly associated with the surname Huber.
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D.
Andreas Scheu
Andreas Scheu was an Austrian socialist and political activist known for his prominent role in the late 19th-century socialist and labor movements.
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E.
Christoph Riggenbach
Christoph Riggenbach was a Swiss architect known for designing the Kunstmuseum Basel, one of the oldest public art collections in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feature film
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
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Silver Bear ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Switzerland
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-09-19 ⓘ |
| director |
Markus Imhoof
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Markus Imhoof ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Zurich
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Zurich University of the Arts ⓘ |
| familyName | Imhoof ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary film
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film direction ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
nature documentary
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political cinema ⓘ socially engaged cinema ⓘ war drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Markus ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Markus Imhoof ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting social and political issues
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documentaries about environmental issues ⓘ films about migration and refugees ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Das Boot ist voll
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Der Berg ⓘ Die Reise ⓘ Eldorado ⓘ Fluchtgefahr ⓘ More Than Honey ⓘ The Boat Is Full ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Winterthur ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | German ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1981
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2012 ⓘ |
| residence | Zurich ⓘ |
| subject |
colony collapse disorder
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honey bees ⓘ refugees ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Markus Imhoof Description of subject: Markus Imhoof is a Swiss film director and screenwriter known for his socially and politically engaged cinema, including acclaimed works such as "The Boat Is Full" and the documentary "More Than Honey."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Boat Is Full (1981 film)
subject linked to:
The Boat Is Full (1981 film)
subject linked to:
Markus Imhoof
subject linked to:
Markus Imhoof