Jürgen Egger
Jürgen Egger (born November 26, 1959 in Bamberg , † July 1, 2009 in Munich ) was a German screenwriter and director .
Life
Jürgen Egger attended the Willstätter Gymnasium in Nuremberg from 1970 to 1979 . After graduating from high school, he did his community service; In 1981 he began studying phonetics , linguistics and psychology at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg . However, he gave up this two years later in favor of studying at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF), which he broke off without a degree. From 1987 he worked mainly as a screenwriter. His work has included films such as High Crusade - Fricassee in Space and Little Sharks . He also edited the scripts of Das Superweib and Comedian Harmonists . After some initial success, he turned down the HFF's offer to be awarded a diploma. In 1997 Egger shot his only film as a director with Harald - Der Chaot aus dem Weltall (leading roles: Heinrich Schafmeister and Martina Gedeck ). At the Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy , he taught undergraduate studies in the scriptwriting department and supervised workshops for actors. He also worked as a freelance writer for some hi-fi magazines. He wrote reviews, test reports and trade fair reports; in it he also critically addressed the circumstances of the music and hi-fi scene.
From 2001 to 2004 he was a partner in the Rat Pack film production company and, as a consultant producer, was responsible for Oliver Kalkofe's first feature film , Der WiXXer . He was one of the founding members of the German Film Academy and the German Academy for Football Culture .
Egger died on July 1st, 2009 after a long illness in Munich.
Filmography
- 1990: The most beautiful breast in the world
- 1992: Bad dates
- 1992: Little Sharks
- 1994: High Crusade - Fricassee in space
- 1996: The super woman
- 1997: Comedian Harmonists
- 1997: Harald - The Chaot from Space
- 1998: Twiggy - love on a diet
- 2002: Cubans kiss better
- 2004: Drechsler's second chance
Web links
- Jürgen Egger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Article about Jürgen Egger at spiegel.de
- Interview with Jürgen Egger
Individual evidence
- ↑ filmakademie.de ( Memento of the original from August 26th, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg: Vita Jürgen Egger ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Malte Ruhnke in the forum of the audio magazine
- ↑ Deutsche Filmakademie: Membership List ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ German Academy for Football Culture: Membership List ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Egger, Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German screenwriter and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bamberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 2009 |
| Place of death | Munich |