Oliver Rihs
Director, Screenwriter, Producer
- Website
- www.oliwood-productions.ch
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)
- Filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, NDR-Regiepreis (Winner) in Schwarze Schafe