Oliver Bittner (director)

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Oliver Bittner (* 1969 in Hof (Saale) ) is a German film director .

Life

Oliver Bittner obtained his Abitur in Lauf an der Pegnitz and then studied at the Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen . He completed his studies in modern German literature , theater studies / audiovisual media and psychology in 1995 with a Magister Artium.

Even during his student days, Bittner worked intensively in various areas of film and video production with a focus on screenwriting, production, directing and film editing. Between 1991 and 1994, his contributions were awarded several times in the national competition of the German Youth Video Prize. In 1994 Oliver Bittner took part in the "Workshop for Young Filmmakers" (today the Workshop of the Young Film Scene ). After various TV internships and a production assistant at Wetten, dass ..? . In 1996 he worked in the editorial department for the RTL format Wir Kampf für Sie and started as a producer for RTL On Air Promotion at house of promotion in Cologne. In 2001 he became chief producer / director at RTL Creation and developed concepts for station promotion. In 2016 Bittner became Creative Manager and in 2017 Brand Manager in RTL Marketing at Mediengruppe RTL. Bittner also continues to produce experimental short films.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1990: JP The Return (42 minutes)
  • 1990: Dragons (short film, 20 minutes)
  • 1991: Woherwohin (short film, 18 minutes)
  • 1992: The Steel of Perseus (38 minutes)
  • 1993: The Life of Enrico Forza (short film, 7 minutes)
  • 1993: Mitone (short film, 16 minutes)
  • 1993: In search of the lost happy ending (short film, approx. 10 minutes)
  • 1993: Glaskant (short film, 17 minutes)
  • 1994: Fine (short film, 12 minutes)
  • 1996: * 01 (short film, 9 minutes)
  • 1997: Molti Second (short film, 2 minutes)
  • 1997: The Death of a Polar Explorer (short film, 4 minutes)
  • 1997: The Day When Nothing Happened (video spot, 1 minute)
  • 1997: A little closer to heaven - Cologne Cathedral (documentary, 70 minutes)
  • 1998: The Last (video collage, 6 minutes)
  • 1999: Lari Fari (short film, 14 minutes)
  • 2001: Delete (short film, 5 minutes)
  • 2008: The Spy (short film, 15 minutes)
  • 2016: Muddelkuddel (short film, 14 minutes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See the above information [1]
  2. ↑ Further information and proof of game length can be found on this page of the Bundesverband Jugend und Film eV
  3. ↑ cf. also PDF document on the Bayreuth Film Festival 2003 , p. 13, accessed on May 12, 2010
  4. ↑ cf. also report by Frankenpost on the Grenzlandfilmtagen 2009 in Selb, accessed on May 13, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Bittner, Oliver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film director
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Hof (Saale)