Thomas Peter Friedl

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Thomas Peter Friedl (born January 3, 1967 in Munich ) is a German film producer and media entrepreneur.

Life

Thomas Peter Friedl studied architecture and urban planning at the Munich University of Applied Sciences until 1989 .

His professional career began in September 1989 as assistant to the managing director of Classic Media GmbH, a subsidiary of Constantin Film AG. In 1992 he became the sole managing director of Classic Media GmbH.

In 1994 Friedl took over the development and strategic management of Constantin Film's cinema activities. In addition to managing all marketing activities of the Constantin Film Group, Friedl also took on responsibility for the national and international distribution business of Constantin Film in 1996 as Executive Director Distribution & Marketing . In the course of Constantin Film AG's IPO, Friedl was then a member of the Management Board (distribution, marketing and central services) responsible for the entire national and international distribution and marketing area of ​​Constantin Film AG from 1999. During his time at the helm of Constantin Film Verleih, the films evaluated under his responsibility, including Der Schuh des Manitu , Der Untergang , Das Parfum - The Story of a Murderer and Resident Evil, attracted over 180 million moviegoers to German cinemas and a box Office will achieve over $ 1 billion.

In 2001 he established the commercial art house segment with Constantin Film with titles such as Swimming Pool , 8 Women , The Children of Monsieur Mathieu , The Journey of Young Che and La vie en rose . In 2006 he became co-partner and managing director of the Cologne-based Cinedom group of companies alongside Bernd Eichinger . Friedl left Constantin Film in 2008.

Thomas Peter Friedl then focused exclusively on the production business as film producer and CEO of UFA Cinema , founded in Berlin in 2008 , with which the international media group Bertelsmann / RTL Group / Fremantle brought the traditional UFA brand back to the big screen. Friedl was responsible as a producer a. a. the film adaptations of the youth books Teufelskicker and Hanni & Nanni , the movie comedy The Relativity Theory of Love , the bestseller Jungle Child, the movie thriller The Fourth Power , the love comedy Jesus Loves Me and The Weekend . UFA Cinema was able to produce a total of 15 national and international films in Friedl's five-year term.

In July 2013 Friedl moved back to his hometown Munich, where he and producer Stefan Arndt founded the international cinema and TV production company The Amazing Film Company .

From 2006 to 2008 he was the managing director of the Verband der Filmverleiher eV He is also active in various working groups and committees of the central organization of the film industry (SPIO) and the film funding agency (FFA). From 2005 to 2008, together with Nico Hofmann, he was the artistic director of the German Film Academy and was responsible for awarding the German Film Prize .

In 1999, together with Bernd Eichinger and other artists, he launched Artists for Kids - a project for creative youth welfare and was Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board for the initiative until Eichinger's death in January 2011. Friedl has headed the Supervisory Board of Artists for Kids since 2011 .

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personal data
SURNAME Friedl, Thomas Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German film producer and media entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd January 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich