Marc Rothemund
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
After graduating from high school in 1988, Rothemund initially began working as a production manager and assistant director for his father and other filmmakers such as Bernd Eichinger. In 1994 he assisted French director Gérard Corbiau in the filming of the Oscar-nominated drama "Farinelli". Rothemund made his directorial debut on television: from 1996 onwards he directed the series "Wilde Jungs - Two to Fall in Love" for Sat.1. In 1997 he also directed two episodes of "Lawyer Abel" for ZDF in collaboration with screenwriter Fred Breinersdorfer, which won the Telestar award. Rothemund made his first feature film in 1998: He was awarded the Bavarian Film Prize and the 3sat Audience Prize for the highly acclaimed cinema event "The strange behavior of sexually mature city dwellers during the mating season".
Rothemund's second feature film "Harte Jungs" was widely recognized by cinema audiences in 2000. In 2002, with the television film "Hope Dies Last", the director resumed his collaboration with author Breinersdorf, which proved to be extremely successful: the bullying drama won the Golden Camera, the Gold Grimme Prize and the 3sat Audience Prize excellent. The director received the VFF TV Movie Award in 2003 for the television crime thriller "The Duo - The Lover". Rothemund worked again with Breinersdorf in 2004 for the film "Sophie Scholl - The Last Days", with both now also appearing as co-producers. The film impressively illustrates the last days of the life of the "White Rose" resistance fighter during the Nazi era.
Rothemund presented "Sophie Scholl" in February 2005 as one of the three German competition entries at the 55th Berlinale. He himself won a "Silver Bear" for directing and for Julia Jentsch in the lead role. A few months later, Rothemund's film was nominated for an Oscar in the "Best Foreign Film" category.
Rothemund's second feature film "Harte Jungs" was widely recognized by cinema audiences in 2000. In 2002, with the television film "Hope Dies Last", the director resumed his collaboration with author Breinersdorf, which proved to be extremely successful: the bullying drama won the Golden Camera, the Gold Grimme Prize and the 3sat Audience Prize excellent. The director received the VFF TV Movie Award in 2003 for the television crime thriller "The Duo - The Lover". Rothemund worked again with Breinersdorf in 2004 for the film "Sophie Scholl - The Last Days", with both now also appearing as co-producers. The film impressively illustrates the last days of the life of the "White Rose" resistance fighter during the Nazi era.
Rothemund presented "Sophie Scholl" in February 2005 as one of the three German competition entries at the 55th Berlinale. He himself won a "Silver Bear" for directing and for Julia Jentsch in the lead role. A few months later, Rothemund's film was nominated for an Oscar in the "Best Foreign Film" category.
