Oliver Rihs
Oliver Rihs (born December 13, 1971 in Männedorf ) is a Swiss film director , screenwriter and film producer .
Life
Rihs completed an apprenticeship as a graphic designer in Zurich from 1988 to 1992 . He then worked as a graphic artist and illustrator and gained his first film experience with artistic video works for techno parties.
In 1996 he broke off his career as a commercial artist in favor of a job as a social worker for seniors. At the same time he made his first short films, of which Lilien won the prize for best short film at the Locarno International Film Festival .
From 1998 Rihs lived in Barcelona, where he shot his first feature film, the road movie Blackberry . Mina Tander , Birol Ünel and Robert Stadlober played the leading roles .
Rihs has lived in Berlin since 2001 , where he shot his second feature film with the episode film Black Sheep without funding. The comedy was a declaration of love for the city and became a cult film. Rihs also remained active in Switzerland. His comedy Warning, Ready, WK! was the most successful Swiss movie in 2013.
In 2008 Rihs founded the production company Port-au-Prince Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH together with René Römert , which he has been running since 2010 together with Römert and the producer Jan Krüger . The company produces feature films and documentaries such as Jack ( Silver Lola ), The Dark Side of the Moon , Journey to Jah and The Ice Man .
In 2014 he founded the film distributor Port-au-Prince Pictures together with the distributor Leila Hamid .
Filmography (selection)
- 1999: Lilies (short film)
- 2002: Blackberries
- 2006: Black Sheep
- 2011: Dating Lancelot
- 2012: Hasenhimmel (short film)
- 2013: Ready, done, WK!
- 2016: Monkey King
Awards
- 1999: Best Short Film, Locarno International Film Festival for Lilies
- 2002: Nomination for the Max Ophüls Prize for blackberries
- 2006: German Film Award, Hof International Film Festival for Black Sheep
- 2007: NDR Director's Award, Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for Black Sheep
- 2007: Predicate Valuable, German film and media rating for black sheep
- 2008: Production Prize, Studio Babelsberg for Black Sheep
- 2008: Nomination for the Swiss Film Award in the category of Best Fiction Film and Best Screenplay for Black Sheep
- 2009: Edi.09 Award for the best Swiss advertising agency
- 2014: 1st place, Succès Zurich for Attention, Ready, WK!
Web links
- Oliver Rihs on IMDB
- Oliver Rihs' agency
- au Prince Films
- Oliver Rihs on filmportal.de
- Oliver Rihs on swissfilms.ch
- Oliver Rihs: Provocation with Herz Zitty from October 13, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ In Las Vegas of Subcultures World Online, July 22, 2007, accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ "Caution, done, WK!" with Traumstart in the Tagesanzeiger cinema , October 28, 2013, accessed on February 6, 2017
- ↑ Procinema - Facts & Figures 2013 Procinema publication for the 2013 cinema year, accessed on February 6, 2017
- ↑ German Film Prize 2015 awarded in Berlin , accessed on December 3, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rihs, Oliver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss director, screenwriter and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Männedorf , Switzerland |