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Prof. ULRICH LIMMER
 Producer and Scriptwriter Managing director and sole proprietor of collina filmproduktion GmbH (collina film) Ulrich Limmer is producer and scriptwriter, often in close collaboration. It is a working method that, from his many years experience in filmmaking, he has developed into a personal working philosophy. Ulrich Limmer was born in 1955 and studied at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF). After graduating he oversaw until 1983 as the HFF’s line producer the work of his former fellow students. From 1984 to 1996 Ulrich Limmer was a producer with Bavaria Film, finally becoming Head Producer for the cinema division and managing director of Bavaria Verleih und Produktion GmbH. After leaving Bavaria Film Ulrich Limmer became managing director of Kinowelt Filmproduktion GmbH in Munich.
As co-producer Ulrich Limmer has worked on, amongst others, the multi-award winning films GRIPSHOLM, FORGET AMERICA, ALASKA.DE, MOSTLY MARTHA and A MAP OF THE HEART. On the highly successful films THE SLURB and SCHTONK! he was also co-writer as well as producer.
In 2002 Ulrich Limmer founded collina film, which is based in Munich. He is collina film’s managing director and owner, developing and producing films for the national and international cinema and television markets. Since 1997 Ulrich Limmer is holding lectures about Creative Producing at the Film Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg. In 1998 he was nominated as a Honorary Professor. Ulrich Limmer is member of the German Film Academy and European Film Academy.
Ulrich Limmer’s films have received various awards:
SCHTONK!:German Film Award "Best Film", Nominated for Oscar and Golden Globe THE SLURB: German Film Award „Best Children's Film" RUDI THE RACING PIG: Bavarian Film Award MY MAGICAL FRIEND SAMS: Bavarian Film Award ROBBER HOTZENPLOTZ: Children's Media Award 2006 „The White Elephant" MY DEAR FEAR: Nominated for Golden Camera Award and Grimme Award, Bavarian Television Award for actor Edgar Selge LIPPEL'S DREAM: Bavarian Film Award for Jana Marsik (Best Cinematography) and Konstantin Wecker (Best Film Score), Nominated for German Film Award as "Best Children's Film" |
In the period before founding collina film Ulrich Limmer produced and
co-produced the following films:
FEATURE FILMS
The Noah's Ark Principle (1984)
feature film
HFF Munich, Solaris Filmproduktion
science fiction film, director: Roland Emmerich
Ulrich Limmer: production manager
Schtonk! (1991/1992)
feature film
Bavaria Film
satirical film about the fake Hitler diaries, director: Helmut Dietl
Ulrich Limmer: concept, executive producer and script together with Helmut Dietl
more than 2.2 million visitors in Germany
Rudy, The Racing Pig (1994)
feature film
Senator Film
adaptation of the homonymous children's bool, director and script: Uwe Timm
Ulrich Limmer: script together with Uwe Timm
The Harmonists (1997)
feature film
Perathon Film, Senator Film
biopic about the popular german vocal group Comedian Harmonists, director: Joseph Vilsmeier
Ulrich Limmer: script editor
The Slurb (2000/2001)
feature film
production: Kinowelt Filmproduktion GmbH
based on the books of Paul Maar, director: Ben Verbong
Ulrich Limmer: producer and script together with Paul Maar
TV-PRODUCTION
ROSOWSKI (1986)
series
production: Infafilm GmbH Manfred Korytowski
Ulrich Limmer: co-author (script togehter with Markus Bräutigam)
DER FAHNDER (1984-1987)
series
production: Bavaria Film GmbH, director: Dominik Graf, Max Färberböck et al.
Ulrich Limmer: producer and screenwriter for ca 15 episodes
OPPEN UND EHRLICH (1992)
series
production: Bavaria Film GmbH, director: Franz Peter Wirth, Hajo Gies
Ulrich Limmer: script together with Michael Hild
MORLOCK - DIE VERFLECHTUNG (1992)
teleplay
production: Bavaria Film GmbH, director: Dominik Graf
Ulrich Limmer: script together with Rolf Basedow and Dominik Graf
SINGLE SUCHT NACHWUCHS (1997)
teleplay
production: Videoscope Film, director: Uwe Janson
Ulrich Limmer: script
CO-PRODUCTION
ALASKA.DE (1999/2000)
Bioscope Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
director and script: Esther Gronenborn
Forget America (1999/2000)
Avista Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
screenplay by: Maggie Peren
director: Vanessa Jopp
A Handful of Grass (1999/2000)
MTM Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
screenplay by: Uwe Timm
director: Roland Suso Richter
GRIPSHOLM (1999/2000)
produced with Thomas Wilkening Filmgesellschaft mbH (Potsdam); Kinowelt Filmproduktion GmbH (München); Catpics AG (Zürich)
screenplay by: Stefan Kolditz
director: Xavier Koller
A Map of the Heart (2001/2002)
MTM Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
screenplay by: Markus Busch
director: Dominik Graf, official competition entry at Berlinale 2002
Mostly Martha (2001/2002)
Pandora Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
director and script: Sandra Nettelbeck
FEATURE FILMS
The Noah's Ark Principle (1984)
feature film
HFF Munich, Solaris Filmproduktion
science fiction film, director: Roland Emmerich
Ulrich Limmer: production manager
Schtonk! (1991/1992)
feature film
Bavaria Film
satirical film about the fake Hitler diaries, director: Helmut Dietl
Ulrich Limmer: concept, executive producer and script together with Helmut Dietl
more than 2.2 million visitors in Germany
Rudy, The Racing Pig (1994)
feature film
Senator Film
adaptation of the homonymous children's bool, director and script: Uwe Timm
Ulrich Limmer: script together with Uwe Timm
The Harmonists (1997)
feature film
Perathon Film, Senator Film
biopic about the popular german vocal group Comedian Harmonists, director: Joseph Vilsmeier
Ulrich Limmer: script editor
The Slurb (2000/2001)
feature film
production: Kinowelt Filmproduktion GmbH
based on the books of Paul Maar, director: Ben Verbong
Ulrich Limmer: producer and script together with Paul Maar
TV-PRODUCTION
ROSOWSKI (1986)
series
production: Infafilm GmbH Manfred Korytowski
Ulrich Limmer: co-author (script togehter with Markus Bräutigam)
DER FAHNDER (1984-1987)
series
production: Bavaria Film GmbH, director: Dominik Graf, Max Färberböck et al.
Ulrich Limmer: producer and screenwriter for ca 15 episodes
OPPEN UND EHRLICH (1992)
series
production: Bavaria Film GmbH, director: Franz Peter Wirth, Hajo Gies
Ulrich Limmer: script together with Michael Hild
MORLOCK - DIE VERFLECHTUNG (1992)
teleplay
production: Bavaria Film GmbH, director: Dominik Graf
Ulrich Limmer: script together with Rolf Basedow and Dominik Graf
SINGLE SUCHT NACHWUCHS (1997)
teleplay
production: Videoscope Film, director: Uwe Janson
Ulrich Limmer: script
CO-PRODUCTION
ALASKA.DE (1999/2000)
Bioscope Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
director and script: Esther Gronenborn
Forget America (1999/2000)
Avista Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
screenplay by: Maggie Peren
director: Vanessa Jopp
A Handful of Grass (1999/2000)
MTM Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
screenplay by: Uwe Timm
director: Roland Suso Richter
GRIPSHOLM (1999/2000)
produced with Thomas Wilkening Filmgesellschaft mbH (Potsdam); Kinowelt Filmproduktion GmbH (München); Catpics AG (Zürich)
screenplay by: Stefan Kolditz
director: Xavier Koller
A Map of the Heart (2001/2002)
MTM Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
screenplay by: Markus Busch
director: Dominik Graf, official competition entry at Berlinale 2002
Mostly Martha (2001/2002)
Pandora Film in co-production with Kinowelt Filmproduktion
director and script: Sandra Nettelbeck
