Matthias Olof Eich
Matthias Olof Eich (born July 29, 1975 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) is a German director and screenwriter . Since 1999 he has been the owner of Praetoria-Productions, a film production company. His first feature film was released in January 2010.
Life
Matthias Olof Eich is the son of a German and a Swede. After completing his apprenticeship as a carpenter in 1993, he went into his parents' business in 1995 and founded the set construction company JMP-Studio. After further training in directing, screenwriting and cinematography, he founded the film production company Praetoria-Productions in 1999, with which he produced numerous advertising films, music videos and, in 2009, his first international film Break - No Mercy, Just Pain! manufactured. The film premiered at the Sitges International Film Festival .
Between 1999 and 2003 he worked as an outfitter and set builder on the promotional tours for the film releases of the Star Wars episodes I. – III. involved.
Together with his long-time friend and actor Patrick Jahns, he founded IndieNuts in 2018 as a film distributor and online artist platform with a focus on the independent sector. The public film festival IndieNuts-Awards took place for the first time in September 2019 in Oberammergau.
Filmography (selection)
- 2004: Helpless (short film; cameraman)
- 2004: Black Reptile (short film; propbuilder, actor)
- 2004: Vermin (short film)
- 2005: Nous (short film; direction, production)
- 2007: Locker (short film)
- 2008: Home Again (music video; producer)
- 2009: Break - No Mercy, Just Pain! (Feature film; director, editor, screenplay)
- 2010: Me-262 (documentation)
- 2011: Rest in the glass (film noir; director, screenplay)
- 2015: Bunker of the Dead 3D (feature film; director, screenplay)
- 2017: Darwins Law (feature film; director, screenplay)
Web links
- Matthias Olof Eich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Matthias Olof Eich at Crew United
- Website of Matthias Olof Eich's company IndieNuts
- Website of Matthias Olof Eich's company Praetoria Productions
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sitges Festival
- ↑ Ludwig Hutter: IndieNuts Award in the Heimgarten cinema: 21 films to be seen. In: Münchner Merkur. September 26, 2019, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Bunker of the Dead. February 18, 2016, accessed September 22, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Eich, Matthias Olof |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |