Felix Blum

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Felix Blum (born June 29, 1970 in Konstanz ) is a German film and television producer.

Life and work

From 1992 to 1997 Felix Blum studied sports journalism at the German Sport University in Cologne with a diploma. From 2004 to 2005 further training in "International Producing" followed at the International Film School (ifs) in Cologne under Simon Perry. In 2000 he founded the Cologne production company Discofilm GmbH together with Arne Ludwig, Holger Hage, Daniel Hetzer, Ulf Janssen, Peter Pedaci and Till Franzen and was managing director for 6 years. Felix Blum founded the film and television production company Propellerfilm with Christoph Bauer in 2006, based in Berlin and Cologne.

Filmography cinema

  • 2017: Gutland . Feature film by Govinda Van Maele , coproduction with Les Films Fauves (Luxembourg) and Novak prod (Belgium)
  • 2017: border drivers. Documentary by Daniel Carsenty and Mohammed Abugeth
  • 2016: Memory of the Bones. Documentary by Facundo Beraudi, coproduction with Roccomotion (Argentina)
  • 2016: Berlin Syndrome . Service production, feature film by Cate Shortland , Production Aquarius Films, premiere in Sundance , Panorama Berlinale 2017
  • 2015: Breathe (lilies in winter). Feature film by Mark Dornford-May , coproduction with Advantage (South Africa), premiere at the Berlinale 2015 (Berlinale Special), German theatrical release by Arsenal in August 2015 
  • 2013: Freestyle - Jazz and China. Documentary by Mathias Frick, 90 min
  • 2011: ADHD - Rush Hour. Documentary by Stella Savino, coproduction with partner Media Invest (Italy)
  • 2010: Feathered Cocaine. Feature documentary by Marino Orn Arnason and Thorkell S. Hardarson, coproduction with Markel (Iceland), 81 min, premiere at Tribeca Film Festival , selected for the Hot Docs Toronto competition, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
  • 2008: The visitor (original title: Muukalainen). Feature film by Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää with Pavel Liska , 35 mm, 100 min, co-production with Bluelight (England), Helsinki Filmi (Finland) and Exit Film (Estonia), distributed by Wild Bunch . Premiere at the Venice Film Festival
  • 2006: The big sell-out . Cinema documentary by Florian Opitz about privatization, 94 min, screened at over 20 festivals (Hot Docs Toronto, Chicago, Rome, Gothenburg, Nyon)
  • 2005: the blue border . Feature film by Till Franzen with Antoine Monot, Jr. , Dominique Horwitz , Hanna Schygulla , 106 min
  • 2004: Status Yo! Feature film by Till Hastreiter, 35 mm, 120 min coproduction with Gute Films, Switzerland Premiere at the Berlinale '04

Filmography TV

  • 2017 SMUGGLERS PARADISE, 45 min, WDR
  • 2016 THE BIG HOLE, 45 min, WDR
  • 2014 - 2016 YOUR STREET MY STAGE, 7 × 26 min documentary series for Red Bull Global TV
  • 2015 ERNST GENNAT, documentation, Sat1 , 45 min.
  • 2015 IN THE HEART OF MOULIN ROUGE, documentation, Arte , 52 min.
  • 2015 BROTHERS OF JIHADS ?, Documentation, WDR / ARD , 52 min.
  • 2014-2015 COWBOY & DANDY, docu-fiction series, 7MAXX, 5 × 45 min.
  • 2013-2015 ROST N ROLL, docu-fiction series, History Channel , 18 × 25 min.
  • 2008-2015 GALILEO, contributions, Pro7 , approx. 50 × 3-14 min.
  • 2014 SUPERHEROES, documentation, Pro7, 52 min.
  • 2013 GALILEO 15 YEARS - ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Show, Pro7, awarded the European Science TV AWARD 2015
  • 2012-2013 100 METER BAYERN, documentary series, Bayerischer Rundfunk , 8 × 30 min.
  • 2011-2012 HISTORY NOW !, magazine format, Pro7, 2 × 45 min.
  • 2011: Show of failure, for ZDFkultur , 8 × 55 min, show
  • 2011: History Now !, for Pro7, pilot 45 min, magazine format
  • 2010: Gene doping, for ARTE, 52 min, documentation
  • 2010: Forensic kidnapping, for ZDFneo , 45 min, documentation
  • 2009/2010: Bauer determined, for ZDFneo, 8 × 30 min, documentary series,
  • 2009: Forensics - Mythos Snuff, for ZDFneo, 45 min documentary
  • 2008–2011: Galileo, various contributions, for ProSieben
  • 2008: On the trail of truth, for RTL II , 52 min, documentary
  • 2007/2008: The chess puzzle, for Bayerischer Rundfunk , series of articles
  • 2007/2008: Bauer und die Bessertester, for Bayerischer Rundfunk, series of articles

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