Peter Schwartzkopff, Managing Director/Producer at REVERSE ANGLE, has been working successfully in the film-and television business for more than two decades. After completing his studies at the Academy for Film and Television Potsdam Babelsberg, he began his producing career at the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA), where he worked with Konrad Wolff, the most renowned director in the former German Democratic Republic. Schwartzkopff was one of the most successful talk show producers in Germany until he sold his company, Schwartzkopff tv productions GmbH, in 1999. In 2002 Schwartzkopff formed the Reverse Angle Group in partnership with Wim Wenders. Reverse Angle produces, finances, and distributes independent films on an international market.

Detailed Biography and Filmography:

Born 1949 in Kiel

1971-1974: Studies at the Academy for Film and Television Potsdam Babelsberg with focus on Production

1974-1984: Production manager at DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft)

1982: Production manager of „Busch singt”: Six films covering the first half of the 20th century - directed by Konrad Wolf

1984: Production manager at the Norddeutscher Rundfunk for the shows/areas “NDR Talk show”, “Brennpunkt”, contemporary events, and foreign studios

1988: Chief of production at the ARD for the radio and television coverage of the Olympiad in Seoul

1991: Chief of production for the development of the Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg

1992: Chief of production „Spiegel TV“

1993: Founding of his own production company Schwartzkopff TV Productions GmbH

1993-1996: Co-productions with Roger Willemsen and his company „NOA NOA“ for the show formats: „Willemsen – Das Fernsehgespräch“ (Premiere) and „Willemsens Woche“ (ZDF)

1993-1999: Managing partner of Schwartzkopff TV Productions GmbH

Productions, Schwartzkopff TV Productions GmbH:
1996: „Kerner“ (presented by Johannes B. Kerner) on behalf of SAT.1
1997: „Sonja“ (presented by Sonja Zietlow) on behalf of SAT.1
1998: „Jörg Pilawa“ (presented by Jörg Pilawa) on behalf of SAT.1
1998: „Andreas Türck“ (presented by Andreas Türck) on behalf of ProSieben
1999: „Andreas Türck Love Stories” (presented by Andreas Türck) on behalf of ProSieben

1999: Sale of the Schwartzkopff TV Productions GmbH to the Axel Springer Verlag

1999-2000: Axel Springer Verlag
director/managing director Axel Springer TV

2001: Founder and chairman of the board of the ContentBridge AG

2002: Commissioner of the foundation of the Hamburg Media School

2002: Founding partner of the Reverse Angle Production GmbH along with Wim Wenders

2002: Founder and managing director of the Reverse Angle International GmbH, Reverse Angle Factory GmbH, Reverse Angle Pictures GmbH

Productions, Reverse Angle Production GmbH:

2004: „Land of Plenty“, directed by Wim Wenders
Land of Plenty was shown at the 2004 Venice Film Festival as an official selection. The movie opened in German cinemas in late 2004 and was sold by the worldwide distributor Hanway to numerous countries

2005: „Don’t Come Knocking“, directed by Wim Wenders

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