Marcus Richardt studied visual communication and film at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg. His feature films, essays and documentaries have been shown worldwide at festivals, in cinemas or on TV. In 2019, his feature film debut GOLIATH96 starring Katja Riemann was released in cinemas. At the end of 2020, his documentary film Das Haus der guten Geister (co-directed with Lillian Rosa) was released in German cinemas. In 2021, he will produce the music video clip "Horse Song" for Iggy Pop in collaboration with Esther Friedman. He is currently working on the feature film screenplay "The Passengers" (AT) and the completion of the cinema documentary "The Healing" (AT).In addition to his work as a screenwriter, director and producer, he is also involved with music recordings and video art at venues such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Oper Stuttgart and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

awards and nominations

2019
"DAS HAUS DER GUTEN GEISTER" GRANIT - Preis der Hofer Filmtage (nomination)
2018
GOLIATH96 - Goldpreis der Hofer Filmtage (nomination)
2018
GOLIATH96 - Förderpreis junges deutsches Kino-bestes Spielfilm-Debüt der Nordischen Filmtage Lübeck (nomination)
2018
Goliath96 - International Discoveries Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg (nomination)
2012
DER PASSAGIER - Prädikat besonders wertvoll FBW. Deutscher Wettbewerb Kurzfilm: u.a. Max-Ophüls-Preis Saarbrücken, Filmfest Dresden, Filmkunstfest Schwerin, Exground Filmfestival Wiesbaden (award)
2007
MARS - Kurzfilmpreis der Nordischen Filmtage Lübeck (award)

Vita

TV and Streaming

2016
Documentary
CLUB DER WILDEN DICHTER (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
2013
Short film
DER PASSAGIER (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
Skalar Filmproduktion
2008
Documentary
CONNECTED BY DRUMS (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
2007
Short film
MARS (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt

Cinema

2022
Documentary
DIE HEILUNG (AT) (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
FAVO Filmproduktion
2022
Feature film (cinema)
THE PASSENGERS (AT) (Author)
director: n.n.
2020
Documentary
DAS HAUS DER GUTEN GEISTER (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
FAVO Filmproduktion
2018
Feature film (cinema)
GOLIATH 96 (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
Skalar Filmproduktion

Theatre

other

2021
Music video
HORSE SONG - Musikvideo für IGGY POP (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
2019
Music video
SOAP & SKIN and STARGAZE (Konzertaufzeichnung) (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
2018
Music video
YOUSSOU NDOUR (Konzert-Aufzeichnung) (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
2017
Choreography
FIGURE HUMAINE (Tanzfilm) - Sasha Waltz (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
2017
Music video
THE NATIONAL (Konzertaufzeichnung) (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
2017
Music video
THE CITIES (Musikvideo für die Band BINOCULERS) (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
2015
Music video
WHERE THE WATER IS BLACK (Musikvideo für die Band BINOCULERS) (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt
2015
Installation
VASCO DA GAMA / DIE ARFRIKANERIN ()
director: Marcus Richardt
Videoinstallation an der Deutschen Oper
2013
Other
RUNNING (Filmessay) (Director)
director: Marcus Richardt

News

Marcus Richardt

UNDER DEVELOPMENT

SEREBRENNIKOV - every day is an empty stage

FORMAT: Documentary film cinema, artist biopic. 90 min.
PRODUCTION: FAVO Filmproduktion GmbH
WRITER & DIRECTOR: Marcus Richardt

"After years of isolation in Russia, the restless universal artist Kirill Serebrennikov juggles effortlessly between theatre, film and opera - in search of a safe, new home for his art in exile."

MOIN - Film Funding: Panel Director's Cut in September 2023

 

Marcus Richardt

ONSCREEN IN MAY23

GOLIATH96

dop: Wedigo von Schultzendorf
writer: Thomas Grabowsky, Marcus Richardt
director: Marcus Richardt

Di., 09.05.2023 - MDR