Franziska Aigner

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Franziska Aigner (born December 3, 1960 in Ludwigsburg ) is a German casting director .

Life

Franziska Aigner moved to Berlin after graduating from high school and initially studied German , journalism and theater studies . She broke off her studies, completed an apprenticeship as a bookseller in Munich and then managed two bookstore branches of the family business Hofbuchhandlung Aigner (founded in 1804).

In 1989 she moved to Munich, where she initially only looked after her two small children. In 1997 she first cast a crime scene by producer Gloria Burkert.

Franziska Aigner is one of the most famous casters in German-speaking countries. In 2008 she received the German Casting Prize for her cast in the film Die Welle , in which Frederick Lau received the German Film Prize for the best supporting role. She played a key role in the "renaissance" of Bavarian dialect cinema and television through her cast for Marcus H. Rosenmüller , Hans Steinbichler , Markus Goller and Ed Herzog . Her film A Very Hot Number by Markus Goller was a nationwide success. Bettina Mittendorfer received the Bavarian film award for best actress for this.

She also casts television series such as Um Himmels Willen and Im Schleudergang as well as television series such as Tatort , Polizeiruf 110 and Commissioner Lucas .

Franziska Aigner has lived and worked in Munich since 1989 and is the mother of two children.

Awards

In 2008 she received the German Casting Prize for her cast in the novel Die Welle .

In 2014 she was in the casting category of the German Academy for Television , for the crime scene: At the end of the corridor .

In 2016 the German Film Festival awarded her a "Special Award" for her cast in the film An Unheard of Woman by Hans Steinbichler.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Tina Thiele: Interview: Franziska Aigner-Kuhn - Casting Prize Winner 2008. In: casting-network.de. Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
  2. Philipp Crone: From "Tatort" to "Dampfnudelblues": I see something that you don't see . In: sueddeutsche.de . ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on September 19, 2016]).