Josef Rusnak
Josef Rusnak
Josef Rusnak is a German screenwriter and director known for Cold Fever (1984), which was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis for best director. Following this, he worked for French television and directed episodes of television series. In 1997, he directed No Strings Attached, Quiet Days in Hollywood (starring Hilary Swank), and Schimanski: Die Schwadron, a TV film episode of the German crime series Schimanski. In 1998, he worked as second unit director on Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. Emmerich then acted as producer on Rusnak's next film The Thirteenth Floor, also wrote the screenplay.
In 2007, Rusnak directed The Contractor starring Wesley Snipes. He worked with Snipes again on 2008's The Art of War II: Betrayal. In 2009 he also released the horror remake It's Alive, a remake of Larry Cohen's 1974 film. In 2010 he directed the drama Valerie starring Franka Potente. In 2012, he directed the film Beyond.
