Christian Becker
Christian Becker (born May 6, 1972 in Krefeld ) is a German film producer .
Life
After graduating from high school in Horkesgath in Krefeld, Becker gained experience as a recording and production manager for films such as Farinelli , Berlin Break , Rudi Rüssel , the racing pig and Die Sieger . In January 1995 Becker founded Vide Filmproduktion GbR, with which he produced over 15 short films, commercials and numerous documentaries during his studies at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF).
From 1997 to 2001 he worked together with Thomas Häberle on the companies Indigo Filmproduktion and Becker & Häberle Filmproduktion , which they then brought to the new market in 2000 under FAME AG. During this time Becker produced award-winning and successful debut films by his HFF classmates Peter Thorwarth ( Bang Boom Bang ), Dennis Gansel ( Das Phantom ) and Sebastian Niemann ( Biikenbrennen - The Curse of the Sea ).
In 2002 Christian Becker then founded Rat Pack Filmproduktion and Westside Filmproduktion , with which he produced some of the most successful German films such as Wickie und die stark Männer , Die Welle , Der Wixxer , Hui Buh - Das Schlossgespenst or Fack ju Göhte .
A year later he and Phil Friederichs founded the Turbine Medien DVD label , originally only to bring all Dieter Hallervorden and Kalkofe DVDs onto the market for the first time.
2010–2011 he produced the first German-language 3D feature film Wickie auf Großer Fahrt under the direction of Christian Ditter , with whom he already realized the successful children's film series Vorstadtkrokodile and Ditter's debut French for beginners .
In 2015 Christian Becker's Rat Pack Filmproduktion produced a Winnetou three-part series together with RTL and Rialto Film in Croatia and North Rhine-Westphalia , which was broadcast for Christmas 2016.
In 2018, together with Willi Geike from Warner Bros. Germany, he brought Jim Knopf and Lukas der Lokomotivführer (director: Dennis Gansel ) based on the novel by Michael Ende into the cinemas as the most expensive German-language production of all time.
In 2019 Christian Becker was honored with the Bernd Eichinger Prize as part of the German Film Prize for his outstanding production work.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: The winners (production assistant)
- 1995: Racing pig Rudi Rüssel (production manager, production manager)
- 1995: The Wrong Trip (short film)
- 1997: What doesn't fit is made to fit (short film)
- 1997: Mafia, Pizza, Razzia (short film)
- 1999: Bang Boom Bang - a surefire thing
- 2000: Kanak Attack
- 2000: The Phantom
- 2002: What doesn't fit is made to fit
- 2002: The Jesus Video
- 2004: The blood of the Templars
- 2004: The wanker
- 2004: Jazzclub - The early bird catches the worm (executive producer)
- 2006: golden times
- 2006: My crazy Turkish wedding
- 2006: French for beginners (co-producer)
- 2006: Hui Buh - The Castle Ghost
- 2007: News from the wanker
- 2008: The wave
- 2009: murder is my business, darling
- 2009: suburban crocodiles
- 2009: Wickie and the strong men
- 2010: We are the night
- 2010: suburban crocodiles 2
- 2010: times change you
- 2010: Jerry Cotton
- 2011: suburban crocodiles 3
- 2011: Wickie on a long journey
- 2012: Turkish for Beginners
- 2012: The house of the crocodiles
- 2012: Agent Ranjid saves the world
- 2012: Das Kind (co-producer)
- 2013: V8 - You want to be the best
- 2013: And Äktschn!
- 2013: Fack ju Göhte
- 2014: Not my day
- 2014: Tape 13
- 2015: Mara and the fire bringer
- 2015: Launch run
- 2015: V8 - The revenge of the nitrous
- 2015: brother before slut
- 2015: good to fuck
- 2016: Offline - Life is not a bonus level
- 2016: Colonia Dignidad
- 2016: Radio Heimat
- 2016: at eye level
- 2016: Winnetou (TV trilogy 2016)
- 2017: Night of Nights
- 2017: Only God can judge me
- 2018: At Home in the Mountains - Guilt and Forgiveness (Episode 1)
- 2018: At home in the mountains - love dance (episode 2)
- 2018: Jim Button and Lukas the Engine Driver
- 2018: Safari - Match Me If You Can
- 2019: At home in the mountains - sisterly love (episode 3)
- 2019: At home in the mountains - love affair (episode 4)
- 2019: A very hot number 2.0
- 2019: Die Wolf-Gäng - Movie
- 2019: The Last Bull - Movie
- 2019: Benjamin Blümchen
- 2019: The three !!!
Awards (selection)
- 1999
- Bavarian Film Award - VFF Young Producer Award for Bang Boom Bang
- 2001
- Grimme Prize in the Fiction & Entertainment competition for The Phantom
- Jupiter in the Best TV Feature Film category for The Phantom
- 2003
- Jupiter in the Best German Film category for What doesn't fit is made to fit
- 2007
- Grimme Prize in the Fiction category for My Crazy Turkish Wedding
- 2008
- Jupiter in the Best German Film category for news from WiXXer
- 2009
- German Comedy Award for Wickie and the strong men
- German Film Award : Bronze for The Wave
- 2010
- German Film Award : Best Children's Film for Suburban Crocodiles
- 2011
- DVD Champion - Producer Award
- 2012
- German Comedy Award : Most successful Turkish film for beginners
- Bavarian Film Award : Best children's film Wickie auf Große Fahrt 3D
- 2013
- Grimme Prize for murder in Eberswalde
- Bavarian Film Award : Best Children's Film The House of the Crocodiles
- Bavarian Film Award : Turkish audience award for beginners
- 2014
- German Comedy Award : Most successful film for Fack Ju Göhte
- Bambi , Cinema Jupiter , CIVIS Media Prize & DVD Champion for Fack Ju Göhte
- Golden canvas with star for Fack Ju Göhte
- 2016
- Bavarian Film Prize for Colonia Dignidad (co-producer)
- 2017
- 2019
- Bernd Eichinger Prize as part of the German Film Prize
Web links
- Christian Becker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Christian Becker at filmportal.de
- Homepage of his production company
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Becker, Christian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Krefeld |