Christl Wiemer

Christl Wiemer (born December 10, 1929 as Christl Matthes in Halle an der Saale ; † December 10, 2021 in Freital-Pesterwitz ) was a German film director .

life and work

In 1947 Christl Wiemer began studying at the Burg Giebichenstein art school . She received lessons from Walter Funkat, among others . Early on, she made contact with later companions such as Klaus Georgi , Katja Georgi , Otto Sacher and Helmut Barkowsky . During her studies she also met her future husband Hans-Ulrich Wiemer (1929–2012), with whom she was married until his death. After completing her studies, she formed the graphic artist community "We Five" with the people mentioned. In 1954 the group moved to Berlin to the DEFA studio for popular science films , where they worked togetherAnimated film The story of the piggy bank realized. In 1955 the group went to the newly founded DEFA studio for animated films in Dresden .

In 1956 Christl Wiemer made her first own film as a director with Petz, the Bear . In 1958 she worked for Thumbelina’s Adventure for the first time with the painter Walter Rehn (1921–2004), who became her most important artistic companion throughout her entire career. Based on a template by the writer Sarah Kirsch , the only film that Christl Wiemer made together with her husband was made in 1967 with Die Drunkene Sonne . Wiemer filmed fabrics by the writer Werner Heiduczek several times , including Jana and the little star (1971), The lantern in front of the bamboo hut (1972), Vom Hühnchen, who wanted to marry the king (1974), The little ugly bird (1974) and The cock and his king (1979). Based on a material by the Turkish poet Nâzım Hikmet, he created The Cloud in Love in 1975 . She succeeded in another literary adaptation, this time based on a children's book by Alfred Könner and Klaus Ensikat , with Kieselchen , for which Reinhard Lakomy and Angelika Mann sang songs.

After the reunification and the liquidation of DEFA , Christl Wiemer made no further films. For some time she worked as a director at a children's theater.

On her 92nd birthday, Wiemer died in her house in the Pesterwitz district of Freital.

Filmography (selection)

1956: Petz, the bear
1957: The little ink devil
1958: Thumbelina's adventures
1964: A little marriage story
1967: The drunken sun
1971: Jana and the little star
1972: The lantern in front of the bamboo hut
1973: The ugly little bird
1974: About the chicken who wanted to marry the king
1974: the eagle's son
1975: The cloud in love
1978: pebbles
1979: The rooster and its king
1981: Rapunzel
1986: Bird of the Night

Awards

1961: International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Diploma for Hugo Leichtsinn is about (episode 1)
1974: Gijon International Film Festival - 1st prize for short film for The Little Ugly Bird
1977: Gera Children's Film Festival - Prize of the Ministry of Culture for The Son of the Eagle
1977: Gijon International Film Festival - Festival Patron Award for Cloud in Love
1985: Heinrich Greif Prize

literature

Marion Rasche : Christl Wiemer - Some say that our films were too didactic, but it was also my intention to give the children something to take along on their way. In: Ralf Schenk , Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films. (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer Verlag , Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 372–377.
Ralf Schenk , Sabine Scholze (ed.): The trick factory. DEFA animation films 1955–1990. Bertz + Fischer Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-929470-27-6 .

Web links

Christl Wiemer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Christl Wiemer at filmportal.de
Conversation with contemporary witnesses with Hans-Ulrich Wiemer in the DEFA Foundation's rights portfolio

Individual evidence

^ Co-founder of the Dresden animation studio died. Retrieved December 12, 2021 .
↑ Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream now and again that I'm making a film . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 372 f .
↑ ^a ^b Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream of making a film now and then . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 373 .
↑ Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream now and again that I'm making a film . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 374 .
↑ ^a ^b Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream of making a film now and then . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 375 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wiemer, Christl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Matthes, Christl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German film director
BIRTH DATE	December 10, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Halle on the Saale
DATE OF DEATH	December 10, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH	Pesterwitz , Freital

[1] Co-founder of the Dresden animation studio died. Retrieved December 12, 2021 .

[2] Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream now and again that I'm making a film . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 372 f .

[S373-3] Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream of making a film now and then . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 373 .

[S374-4] Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream now and again that I'm making a film . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 374 .

[S375-5] Marion Rasche: Katja Georgi - To this day I still dream of making a film now and then . In: Ralf Schenk, Cornelia Klauß (eds.): You - DEFA directors and their films (= DEFA Foundation series of publications ). Bertz + Fischer, Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-86505-415-9 , pp. 375 .