Germany

Fritz Baumann was born in 1950 in Brannenburg, Germany. From 1973-1977, he studied at the Academy of Television & Film (HFF/M) in Munich. Since 1976, he has been working as an independent producer, director, recording supervisor and film editor. His films include: Mord (1974), Die Pensionierung (1975), Die Begegnungen (1976), co-direction on Let’s Not Talk About It (1978) and Dein Kopf ist ein schlafendes Auto (1981) with Werner Penzel, So frei wie der Loewe (1984), D’jubel Wies’n (1985), Woman (1989), The Journey of the Lion (1992) – winner of the Silver Plaque at Chicago in 1993 and the New York Times Film Critics’ Award in 1994, EisenBonn packt (1999) and Anansi (2002), among others.

Filmography

Mord (1974)
Die Pensionierung (1975)
Die Begegnungen (1976)
Let’s Not Talk About It (1978)
Dein Kopf ist ein schlafendes Auto (1981)
So frei wie der Loewe (1984)
D’jubel Wies’n (1985)
Woman (1989)
The Journey of the Lion (1992)
Eisen (1996)
Spell of the North (1998)
Bonn packt (1999)
Anansi (2002)
Deutsche in Amerika (2005)