Kurt Rittig

Kurt Rittig (born October 5, 1941 in Mariaschein , Bohemia ) is a German filmmaker , author and lecturer .

Life

Kurt Rittig grew up in Bischofswiesen, Bavaria, where he and his mother had come after fleeing. His father, Kurt Rittig, was a Soviet prisoner of war at the time.

He played theater while still at school and wrote for the school newspaper. Rittig studied German, philosophy, theater and newspaper studies in Munich and Hamburg. His first job was at Bavaria, where he worked as head of the entertainment department and as an author. Rittig was the editor and producer of series, single games, shows, documentaries and international co-productions. In 1980 he moved to the SWF as deputy head of the entertainment department in Baden-Baden, where he was responsible for entertainment and the evening program. 6 years later he was called to Berlin to join the SFB , for which he worked for 3 years as program director. From 1989 he filled this position for the SWF. During his time as television director of SWF Baden-Baden, he was in charge of programming for the founding of the cultural channel ARTE Paris / Strasbourg. In 1994 he left the station and in 1996 switched to the Neue Filmproduktion (NFP) in Berlin as managing producer , for which he worked for ten years. During this time he produced, among other things, the feature film "Luther" and was also responsible for the film adaptation of Victor Klemperer's diaries .

In 2000 he was awarded the title of professor for his lectureship at the Hamburg Film School.

Even if entertainment was Kurt Rittig's main profession, his real interest throughout his life was history, and especially the history of the Third Reich . This can also be seen from his productions and scripts, among other things. A highlight was certainly the Franz Werfel adaptation Eine paleblaue Frauenschrift (1984), for which he received, among other things, the film award “Die goldene Nymph ”, one of the highest awards in German television films. But the film adaptation of Victor Klemperer's diaries or the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (under the title Bonhoeffer - The Last Step , 2000) are impressive testimony to his commitment to coming to terms with German guilt during the Third Reich.

In 2003, Kurt Rittig received the Federal Cross of Merit for his lifelong efforts to combat racism and radicalism of all forms .

Kurt Rittig lives in Berchtesgaden and works as an author and photographer.

Works

• 2013 The Fundraiser , ISBN 9783868631180
• 2014 Scarab or The Gold in the Sea , ISBN 9783868631449
• 2017 Stories from the Chip Box , ISBN 978-3-944501-57-4
• 2018 monkey game ISBN 978-3-74679-489-1
• 2019 puppet show ISBN 978-3-75020-367-9

Web links

• Kurt Rittig in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Interview RVO on 'Stories from the Chip Box' from July 26, 2018
• Berchtesgadener Anzeiger Article by Christoph Merker on 'Scarab or The Gold in the Sea' from Nov. 24, 2014