Oliver Becker (director)
Oliver Becker (born June 14, 1967 in Zweibrücken ) is a German director , film producer and author .
Life
Oliver Becker was born in Zweibrücken, but grew up in Vechta and near Diepholz . At the age of 14, Oliver Becker began making his first short films , which were shown at festivals in Germany and abroad and were awarded prizes until the mid-1990s. In 1995 he made his first television documentary with a film about Alexander Scriabin . His special interest in the music of Russia can also be seen in his portraits of Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich . Since 1999 Oliver Becker has also worked as a director for concert and opera recordings. In 2003 he founded his own production company rostrot medien . From 2008 to 2012, Oliver Becker worked as a producer for the new productions of the DVD label Arthaus Musik . With the establishment of the company otbmedien , Oliver Becker's activities increasingly shifted to the field of new media.
Filmography
- 2003: "Longing for Germany - The conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler"
- 2005: "Shining love - laughing death - The Wagner family theater"
- 2008: "Towards the cool morning"
Music documentaries
- “Klangfarben Zukunft - Das Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin” (rust-red media on behalf of RBB and DW-TV , 2007) with Ingo Metzmacher, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kent Nagano, Riccardo Chailly, Lorin Maazel
- " Kent Nagano - New Ways, New Sounds" (Loft music with BR , 2006) with Plácido Domingo , William Friedkin , Achim Freyer , Lang Lang , Wolfgang Rihm
- "Close-up Shostakovich" together with Katharina Bruner (Loft music with SWR, BR, ORF, DRS, YLE, Euroarts, MFG Baden-Württemberg, 2006) with Kurt Sanderling , Maxim Shostakovich, Irina Shostakovich, Galina Shostakovich, Tichon Chrennikow, Solomon Wolkow
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" Kent Nagano conducts monuments of classical music" (DW-TV in coproduction with BFMI, Unitel, 2006)
- Part 1 Richard Strauss "An Alpine Symphony"
- Part 2 Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica"
- Part 3 Schumann's Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"
- Part 4 Brahms Symphony No. 4 ,
- Part 5 Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 ,
- Part 6 Mozart's Symphony No. 41, the "Jupiter Symphony"
- "Singing makes you happy" (Masterclass Inge Borkh, Loft music for SWR, 2002)
- "Arcadi Volodos - Pianist with Passion" (avanti media for ZDF and arte, 2000)
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"International conductors in German orchestras" (Euro Arts for DW-TV, 2000)
- Part 1 " Herbert Blomstedt "
- Part 2 " Giuseppe Sinopoli "
- Part 3 " Hugh Wolff "
- "Protest of the Silence - October 9, 1989 in Leipzig " (Euro Arts for ZDF and NHK Japan, 1999)
- "Closed homeland - Prokofiev's Soviet diary 1927" (Loft music with WDR, arte, ORF and DRS, 1999) with Valeri Gergijew , Gennady Roschdestwensky , Swjatoslaw Prokofjew
- “Even plays the piano; Welte Mignon and mechanical music " (Loft music with SWR, 1999)
- "Portrait Peter Michael Hamel" (Production: Loft music with BR, 1997)
- "Towards the Light - Alexander Scriabin : Calculus and Ecstasy" (Loft music with WDR, arte, ORF and DRS, 1996) with Vladimir Ashkenazy, Marina Scriabine, Vladimir Horowitz, Hermann Nitsch
Concert and opera recording
- "JCCasadesus conducts Mozart's clarinet concerto" : together with Myriam Hoyer (LGM for arte, 2006)
- "The Lindsays play Haydn" : together with Ellen Fellmann (RM creative, LGM for YLE, France 3, BR, NHK, 2004)
- "La Bocca, i piedi, il suono" : Composition by Salvatore Sciarrino, performed in the Musee Orsay, together with Ellen Fellmann (LGM for France 3, 2003)
- "Festival des musique sacrees" : together with Ellen Fellmann (LGM for France 3, 2003)
- "Shostakovich - String Quartets 1 + 8" : (RM Arts, LGM, BFMI for YLE, ZDF / arte, France 3, BR, 2002)
- “Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival” : (RM Arts, LGM, BFMI for YLE, France 3, BR,) 2002
- "Offenbach at Chatelet - an evening with Anne Sofie von Otter" : Opera Chatelet, Paris (RM Arts, LGM for France 2 and arte, 2002)
- "Hélène Grimaud - Musique de chambre" (RM Arts, LGM for France 3, 2002)
- "Festival des musique sacrees" (RM Arts, LGM for France 3, 2002)
- "Piano recital Hélène Grimaud" Philharmonie Berlin (RM arts, 2000)
Online marketing projects, corporates, advertising, short films, music clips
- "Music on the road" : short film competition as part of a tour of South America (German Symphony Orchestra Berlin and Mercedes-Benz do Brazil, 2012)
- "Hannibal" : Theater event by Lawine Torren, together with Ellen Fellmann (BFMI and Red Bull, 2003)
- "Brand Academy" : Image film for BMW AG (Dan Pearlman, 2003)
- "Schloss Elmau" : Documentary (Loft music, 1997)
- "Zeitflussfestival 1997" : Report (Loft music with ORF and DRS, 1997)
- Scriabin trilogy (production with funds from the Lower Saxony Film Fund, 1993–1995)
- "Germany Hallucination" : experimental film, 1991
- "Narcoleptics" : experimental film, 1991
- "Ant Age Art" : Music video for ornament and crime, 1990, actor: Ulrich Mühe
- "The Riss" : experimental film, 1990 (production with funds from the Brandenburg Film Fund)
Working as a producer
- "Alonzo King Lines Ballet" , ballet recordings in San Francisco (3sat, Arthaus Musik, 2012)
- "Salome" , opera recording from the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. With Angela Denoke. (Unitel, Arthaus Musik, 2011)
- "George London - Between Gods and Demons" , Documentation (WDR, Arthaus Musik, 2011)
- "Die Liebe der Danae" , opera recording from the Deutsche Oper Berlin. (Unitel, Arthaus Musik, 2011)
- “La Traviata” , opera recording from the Graz Opera. With Marlis Petersen. (Arthaus Musik, servusTV, 2011)
- " Mauro Bigonzetti - a choreographer between the worlds" (3sat, 2011)
- "Manfred" , concert recording in the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. Visualizations by Johannes Deutsch. (Arthaus Musik, ZDFkultur, 2010)
- "Alcina" , opera recording at the Vienna State Opera. With Anja Harteros. (Arthaus Musik, Mezzo, servusTV, 2010)
- “Homage to Robert Schumann” , concert recording with the Dresden Staatskapelle from the Frauenkirche Dresden. Conductor: Daniel Harding. (Arthaus Musik, MDR, arte, 2010)
- “Mirella Freni - A life for the opera” , portrait for the 75th birthday of the opera diva. (Arthaus Musik, ORF, 2010)
- "Quasthoff singt Mahler" , concert recording with the Dresden Staatskapelle from the Semperoper Dresden. Soloist: Thomas Quasthoff, Conductor: Zubin Mehta. (Arthaus Musik, MDR, arte, 2010)
- "Caravaggio" : Ballet recording from the State Opera Unter den Linden (Arthaus Musik, 3sat, 2009)
- "Nyman in Progress" : Portrait Michael Nyman (Arthaus Musik, WDR / arte, 2009)
- "Music around the world and football" : The German Symphony Orchestra Berlin on the fan mile (rust-red media on behalf of RBB and DW-TV, 2006)
- Since 2004, Oliver Becker has been recording all of the house's new productions as a producer for the Komische Oper Berlin.
Nominations, awards and prizes
- Festival Internazionale del Cinema, Bergamo, Italy, 2005, Le Mura d'Argento
- Prix Rose d'Or Award 2007, 2008 (nomination)
- International Film Festival WorldFest Houston 2007, Platinum Remi Award
- WorldMedia Festival Hamburg 2007, intermedia globe Silver
- International Film Festival Tenerife 2007, Teide Award
- New York Film Festival 2006, Certificate of Excellence
- Hot Bird Award Venice 2006, Jury Special Award
- Semana de Cine Experimental Madrid 1992, 1st prize
- European Media Art Festival Osnabrück 1991, young talent award
Web links
- http://www.otbmedien.com
- Oliver Becker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Becker, Oliver |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director, film producer and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zweibrücken |