Oliver Fuchs
Oliver Fuchs (born January 5, 1968 in Locarno ) is a Swiss television producer. He is the former head of entertainment at ZDF . In 2010 he was awarded the German Television Prize for the production of the series Rach, the Restauranttester and Rachs Restaurant School .
Life
Fuchs spent most of his childhood and youth in Tschiertschen-Praden . He attended the Bündner Kantonsschule in Chur from 1982 to 1989 and began working in the TV industry in 1991 while studying photography engineering from 1991 to 1993 at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. Until 2004 he worked as an editor, production manager, production manager at German and international companies such as Fremantle Deutschland, Pearson Television and the RTL subsidiary Stormy Entertainment.
From 2004, Oliver Fuchs, as CEO, led the establishment of the Eyeworks -Germany Group into one of the leading independent TV and film producers in German-speaking countries and was responsible for the productions " Hape Kerkeling Live", "The Great IQ Test", " Daughter-in-law wanted ”,“ Wilsberg ”,“ Die Lottokönige ”or“ Rach, the restaurant tester ”, who u. a. were awarded the Bavarian and German Television Awards and the Golden Camera .
From October 2012, Fuchs was the head of the ZDF show's main editorial team and developed TV formats such as “ Bares for Rares ”, “ Die Anstalt ” and “Germany’s largest grill show”. Fuchs stepped because of the manipulated audience votes on the show “ Germany's Best! " back.
From 2015 to 2018 Oliver Fuchs was Managing Director of Bavaria Entertainment GmbH . In August 2017, Bavaria Entertainment announced the purchase of the Cologne-based production company Wellenreiter. In July 2018, Oliver Fuchs announced that he would step down from his position as managing director.
Oliver Fuchs then founded the media company Fabiola GmbH based in Cologne in October 2018. In addition to Oliver Fuchs and Ina Balint-Eck, the shareholders and founding members of Fabiola include the Belgian production companies Woestijnvis , Lecter Media and De Mensen .
Filmography (selection)
2004–2012: Productions as producer and CEO Eyeworks
Non-fictional projects
- Rach der Restauranttester ( RTL ), awarded the Ernst Schneider Prize in 2009 and the 2010 Bavarian Television Prize with the Golden Camera and the German Television Prize
- Rachs Restaurant School (RTL), German Television Award 2010 in the Best Documentation category (together with Rach, the restaurant tester)
- Kargar hits the nail ( Comedy Central ), nominated in 2007 for Rose d'Or and German Comedy Prize
- Bernd Stelter live (RTL)
- The big driving license test (RTL) with Sonja Zietlow
- Daughter-in-law wanted (RTL) with Vera Int-Veen
- Goodbye Germany - the emigrants ( VOX )
- The scrap hotel ( ZDFneo )
- Austria's next football star ( Puls4 )
- Farmer, single looking ( 3 + TV )
- Bumann the restaurant tester (3 + TV)
- Sweet and Tasty ( WDR )
- The class clown (RTL)
- Big cities, big dreams (ZDFneo)
- Don't tell the bride ( RTL2 )
- The Schwarzwaldhof ( ARD )
- What are you reading? (WDR)
- Chic and beautiful the styling villa ( ZDFinfo )
- The chefs (VOX) with Ralf Zacherl , Martin Baudrexel
- Wallraff Undercover (RTL)
- Switch Reloaded ( PRO7 )
- Midnight Peaks (WDR)
Fictional projects
- Maria Wern (ARD / Degeto , Moviola Film, Television AB, Nordisk Film )
- The Lotto Kings (WDR)
- Black on White , Günter Wallraff (cinema, documentation)
- Sharp dogs (ZDFneo)
- Idiot Test (ZDF)
- Wilsberg (ZDF)
- Marie Brand (ZDF)
2012–2014: New developments and productions as head of ZDF's main editorial team, Show
- 50 years of ZDF (event shows) with Maybrit Illner
- Die Anstalt ( cabaret broadcast ) with Max Uthoff and Claus von Wagner
- Rach is serving (documentary show) with Christian Rach
- The Great Time Travel Show (Quiz Show) with Johannes B. Kerner
- Germany's biggest grill show (live event) with Johann Lafer , Horst Lichter and Mirjam Weichselbraun
- Germany's quiz champion (event quiz) with Johannes B. Kerner
- Man Sieber! (Cabaret show) with Tobias Mann and Christoph Sieber
- The Hassknecht principle (comedy) with Hans-Joachim Heist
- Sketch History (Comedy), Award 2016, 2017 and 2018 in the category Best Sketch Show at the German Comedy Prize
2015–2018: productions as producer and managing director Bavaria Entertainment GmbH
- The big show of natural wonders (show, SWR / ARD) with Ranga Yogeshwar and Frank Elstner
- The best class in Germany (quiz, KIKA / HR ) with Malte Arkona
- WISO's right (magazine articles, ZDF)
- New Pop Festival (Event, SWR / ARD)
- The best choir in the west (Casting Show, WDR) with Marco Schreyl
- A lot to offer (show, ZDF) with Marcel Struck
- Better than the quiz legends (Show, SRF ) with Sven Epiney
- No more boys and girls (Factual, ZDFneo) with Collien Ulmen-Fernandes
- Jenke über Leben (Factual, RTL) with Jenke von Wilmsdorff and Tim Mälzer , nominated for the German Television Award in 2019
From 2019: productions as producer Fabiola GmbH
- Struck the rarity hunter (documentary, DMAX ) with Marcel Struck
- Greetings from ... (Factual series, ZDF with Pierre Littbarski , Thomas Heinze and Patricia Kelly )
- Jenke without borders (documentary series, TVNOW with Jenke von Wilmsdorff )
- Generation helicopter parents? (Factual series, ZDFneo) with Collien Ulmen-Fernandes
- The Mole (Reality Show, SAT1 ) with The BossHoss
- Families alone at home (documentary, ZDFneo) with Collien Ulmen-Fernandes
Individual evidence
- ↑ admin: Interview with Oliver Fuchs. In: career guide. April 10, 2012, accessed on January 16, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Professional Production Technology and Media Realization in Film and Video: Professional Production - Technology and Media Realization in Film and Video | Easy entertainment - difficult task. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Eyeworks opens a branch in Schlieren. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
- ↑ "Television is only a mirror of society". Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
- ↑ ZDF confirms: Oliver Fuchs is the new show boss . In: HORIZONT . ( horizont.net [accessed November 13, 2017]).
- ↑ Wilfried Urbe: ZDF entertainment chief about his plans: "More entertainment with attitude" . In: The daily newspaper: taz . November 7, 2013, ISSN 0931-9085 ( taz.de [accessed November 13, 2017]).
- ↑ Not at all strange - brand eins online. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Ulrich Clauß: Manipulation scandal: sacrifice by ZDF entertainment director Oliver Fuchs . In: THE WORLD . July 17, 2014 ( welt.de [accessed November 13, 2017]).
- ↑ DWDL.de GmbH: Ex-chief of ZDF show Oliver Fuchs goes to Bavaria - DWDL.de . In: DWDL.de . ( dwdl.de [accessed on November 13, 2017]).
- ↑ DWDL de GmbH: Bavaria Entertainment takes over wellenreiter.tv. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Bavaria Entertainment and wellenreiter.tv merge. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Oliver Fuchs leaves Bavaria. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
- ↑ DWDL de GmbH: Oliver Fuchs and Ina Eck found the Fabiola production company. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Carolin Ströbele: ZEIT ONLINE | "This virus puts the system family under a microscope". Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fuchs, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss television producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Locarno |