Max Wiedemann

Max Wiedemann (2018)

Max Wiedemann (born December 22, 1977 in Munich ) is a German film producer and one of the managing directors of Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion and W&B Television.

Life

Max Wiedemann studied production and media management at the University of Television and Film Munich and graduated in 2003 with a diploma. During this time numerous short films were made, which received various national and international short film awards, film festival awards and awards.

While still studying together, he founded the Wiedemann & Berg film production company in 2003 with his school friend Quirin Berg . In 2010, W&B Television was founded. Both companies have been part of the newly founded LEONINE studio since January 2020 . Max Wiedemann and Quirin Berg are shareholders and co-founders of LEONINE and, as managing directors of LEONINE Holding and chief production officers, manage the group's entire fiction production. As Chief Business Development Officer, Max Wiedemann is also responsible for the development of new business areas and their integration.

Max Wiedemann is a member of the German , British and European Film Academy . From November 2007 on he was a member of the board of directors of the producers' association AG Spielfilm, from March 2008 to February 2018 he was a member of the section board for cinema of the Alliance of German Producers - Film & Television.

Awards (selection)

2015: Bavarian TV Prize Special Prize to the producers of Tannbach - Destiny of a Village
2016: Romy in the category Best Producer TV Film for Mordkommission Berlin 1
2016: Television film award from the German Academy of Performing Arts, special recognition for producers from Mitten in Deutschland: NSU
2016: Award from the German Academy for Television together with Gabriela Sperl , Quirin Berg and Sophie von Uslar in the category producer for Mitten in Deutschland: NSU - (The Trilogy)
2016: Bavarian Film Award in the Best Production category for Willkommen bei den Hartmanns (together with Quirin Berg, Michael Verhoeven and Simon Verhoeven)
2016: FFA Industry Tiger in the Most Successful Producer category (together with Quirin Berg)
2017: German Academy for Television : Award in the category Best Producer for 4 Blocks (together with Quirin Berg, Eva Stadler, Karsten Rühle, Anke Greifeneder and Hannes Heyelmann)
2017: SignsAward (together with Quirin Berg)
2018: Bavarian Film Award in the Best Production category for a work without an author (together with Quirin Berg, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Jan Mojto)
2019: Romy Academy Award in the Best Producer TV Fiction category for Der Pass (together with Quirin Berg, Dieter Pochlatko and Jakob Pochlatko)

Web links

Max Wiedemann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Max Wiedemann at filmportal.de

Individual evidence

↑ Max Wiedemann. In: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
^ Members. In: German Film Academy. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
↑ Max Wiedemann and Quirin Berg. In: EndemolShine Germany. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
↑ Board elections of the Producers Alliance Section Cinema - "The cinema film is our common cause" »Press release» Producers Alliance. In: Producer Alliance. February 15, 2018, accessed on June 17, 2019 (German).
↑ Der Blaue Panther - 27th Bavarian Television Prize: Announcement of the winners | Bavarian state portal. In: www.bayern.de. Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
↑ derStandard.at - Romy Academy Awards: ATV and Puls 4 share the best program idea . Article dated April 15, 2016, accessed April 15, 2016.
↑ Baden-Baden TV Film Festival | Television film award 2016. In: www.fernsehfilmfestival.de. Retrieved December 7, 2016 .
↑ year 2016 | DeutscheAkademieFernsehen. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
↑ Bavarian Film Prize to "Welcome to the Hartmanns" and "Toni Erdmann". Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
↑ Quirin Berg. In: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
↑ DWDL de GmbH: Academy TV Prize: Big evening for "4 blocks". Retrieved June 17, 2019 .
↑ SignsAward 2017. In: SignsAward. Accessed June 17, 2019 (German).
↑ "Work without an Author" wins Bavarian Film Prize. January 25, 2019, accessed June 17, 2019 .
↑ DWDL de GmbH: Akademie-Romy: "The Pass" is the best series of 2019. Accessed on October 14, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wiedemann, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German film producer
DATE OF BIRTH	22nd December 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich

[1] Max Wiedemann. In: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .

[2] Members. In: German Film Academy. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .

[3] Max Wiedemann and Quirin Berg. In: EndemolShine Germany. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .

[4] Board elections of the Producers Alliance Section Cinema - "The cinema film is our common cause" »Press release» Producers Alliance. In: Producer Alliance. February 15, 2018, accessed on June 17, 2019 (German).

[5] Der Blaue Panther - 27th Bavarian Television Prize: Announcement of the winners | Bavarian state portal. In: www.bayern.de. Retrieved December 7, 2016 .

[6] derStandard.at - Romy Academy Awards: ATV and Puls 4 share the best program idea . Article dated April 15, 2016, accessed April 15, 2016.

[7] Baden-Baden TV Film Festival | Television film award 2016. In: www.fernsehfilmfestival.de. Retrieved December 7, 2016 .

[8] year 2016 | DeutscheAkademieFernsehen. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .

[9] Bavarian Film Prize to "Welcome to the Hartmanns" and "Toni Erdmann". Retrieved June 17, 2019 .

[10] Quirin Berg. In: Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .

[11] DWDL de GmbH: Academy TV Prize: Big evening for "4 blocks". Retrieved June 17, 2019 .

[12] SignsAward 2017. In: SignsAward. Accessed June 17, 2019 (German).

[13] "Work without an Author" wins Bavarian Film Prize. January 25, 2019, accessed June 17, 2019 .

[14] DWDL de GmbH: Akademie-Romy: "The Pass" is the best series of 2019. Accessed on October 14, 2019 .