Oliver Rihs

Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Born in 1971 in Männedorf, Switzerland. Apprenticeship as graphic designer. Until 1994 works as self-employed graphic designer. Since 1995 works in film and television in the areas of directing, filming, production and lighting. 1996-97 Works as independent film director at Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). In 1998 he realized his first short film LILIA, which was awarded "Best Short Film" at the Festival del Film Locarno. BROMBEERCHEN (2002) was his first feature-length film, followed by SCHWARZE SCHAFE (2006), which attained cult status in Berlin, his adoptive home as of 1999. He is founder and partner of Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion since 2008.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2020
Stürm: Bis wir tot sind oder frei by Oliver Rihs
2016
Affenkönig by Oliver Rihs
2013
Achtung, fertig, WK! by Oliver Rihs
2011
Dating Lanzelot by Oliver Rihs
2006
Schwarze Schafe by Oliver Rihs
2002
Brombeerchen by Oliver Rihs
1999
Lilien by Oliver Rihs
1997
Ricard by Oliver Rihs
1996
Fremde da draussen by Oliver Rihs

Screenwriter

2020
Stürm: Bis wir tot sind oder frei by Oliver Rihs
2011
Dating Lanzelot by Oliver Rihs
2006
Schwarze Schafe by Oliver Rihs
2002
Brombeerchen by Oliver Rihs

Producer

2009
Pinprick by Daniel Young

Awards

(a selection)

2007
Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, NDR-Regiepreis (Winner) in Schwarze Schafe
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