Christoph Hahnheiser

Christoph Hahnheiser (born October 14, 1962 in Sindelfingen ) is a German film producer who runs the Black Forest Films GmbH production company in Berlin with Josune Hahnheiser .

Life

In 1992, Christoph Hahnheiser co-founded the Cologne production company Schlemmer Film GmbH. Other shareholders were the Dutch producers Kees Kasander and Denis Wigman. Christoph Hahnheiser managed this company until 2004. A selection of his early film productions were Das Baby von Macon by Peter Greenaway and Act in Question by Alejandro Agresti. In the years that followed, Christoph Hahnheiser's oeuvre was characterized primarily by award-winning international productions such as Poussieres d'Amour by Werner Schroeter and The Flying Dutchman by Jos Stelling.

In 2002 Christoph Hahnheiser founded Black Forest Films GmbH in Berlin, which he has been managing director and producer since then and with which he has produced twelve feature films over the past ten years. In his capacity as a producer, Hahnheiser is one of the most important people in the German film industry.

Christoph Hahnheiser is married to the film producer Josune Hahnheiser. Josune Hahnheiser has been a partner in Black Forest Films GmbH since 2010.

Filmography (selection)

• 1993: Baby of Macon - Directed by Peter Greenaway
• 1993: Act in Question - Directed by Alejandro Agresti
• 1995: The Flying Dutchman - Director: Jos Stelling
• 1996: Poussieres d'Amour - Director: Werner Schroeter
• 1996: Tykho Moon - Director: Enki Bilal
• 1997: Artemisia - Director: Anges Merlet
• 1998: The Shoe - Director: Laila Palalnina
• 1999: Love and Rage - Directed by Cathal Black
• 2001: Hijack Stories - Director: Oliver Schmitz
• 2002: Semana Santa - Director: Pepe Danquardt
• 2005: Backstage - Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
• 2005: En la Cama - Director: Mattias Bize
• 2005: Sky Fighter - Director: Gérard Pirés
• 2007: Les Murs Porteurs - Director: Cyril Gelblat
• 2007: The Man from London - Directed by Béla Tarr
• 2008: Liverpool - Director: Lisandro Alonso
• 2008: The possibility of an Island - Director: Michel Houellebecq
• 2009: Persecution - Director: Patrice Chéreau
• 2012: Russendisko - Director: Oliver Ziegenbalg

Awards

• 1993 Baby of Macon nominated for the Palme d'Or in Cannes.
• 1995 Poussieres d´Amour awarded a Golden Leopard in Locarno.
• 1995 The Flying Dutchman nominated for a Golden Lion in Venice.
• 1999 Artemisia nominated for a Golden Globe in the category Best Foreign Film.
• 2005 Backstage nominated for a Golden Lion in Venice.
• 2007 The Man from London nominated for a Palme d'Or in Cannes.
• 2009 Persecution nominated for a Golden Lion in Venice.

Web links

• Christoph Hahnheiser in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Christoph Hahnheiser short biography at Black Forest Films