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Sebastian Niemann (b. 1969)

Birthplace:
Lüneburg, Germany

Born:
June 21, 1969

Biography from TheMovieDB

Sebastian Niemann is a German director and screenwriter born in Lüneburg, Germany in June 21, 1968.  Niemann began his studies at the University of Television and Film Munich in 1994 and was able to reap the first international recognition with his short film, Prosecutor, by winning the Special Prize of European Television Channels, which was part of the International Festival of Fantasy "Horror & Science Fiction" in Brussels.  Together with Rainer Matsutani he wrote the screenplay for the fantasy comedy Nur über meine Leiche (1995) with Katja Riemann and Christoph M. Ohrt and staged Das Spiegelbild, the third episode of the television film Ghost Hour (1997) with Jan Niklas and Corinna Harfouch in the lead roles.  Then, in 1998, Sebastian Niemann staged the ProSieben mystery thriller Biikenbrennen - The Curse of the Sea with Christoph M. Ohrt and Anja Kling, in which he teamed up for the first time with producer Christian Becker (then under 'Indigo Filmproduktion').

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Film Production

Director:
1994  Verfolger
1997  Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1999  Biikenbrennen - Der Fluch des Meeres
2000  Seven Days to Live
2002  The Hunt for the Hidden Relic
2006  Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
2009  Killing Is My Business, Honey
2016  Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
2022  Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle

Production Design:
1992  Klinik des Grauens
1994  Verfolger
1997  Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1999  Biikenbrennen - Der Fluch des Meeres
2000  Seven Days to Live
2002  The Hunt for the Hidden Relic
2006  Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
2009  Killing Is My Business, Honey
2016  Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
2022  Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle

Screenplay:
1992  Klinik des Grauens
1994  Verfolger
1995  Nur über meine Leiche
1997  Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1999  Biikenbrennen - Der Fluch des Meeres
2000  Seven Days to Live
2002  The Hunt for the Hidden Relic
2006  Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
2009  Killing Is My Business, Honey
2016  Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
2022  Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle

Writer:
1992  Klinik des Grauens
1994  Verfolger
1995  Nur über meine Leiche
1997  Geisterstunde - Fahrstuhl ins Jenseits
1999  Biikenbrennen - Der Fluch des Meeres
2000  Seven Days to Live
2002  The Hunt for the Hidden Relic
2006  Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
2009  Killing Is My Business, Honey
2016  Jack the Ripper: The London Slasher
2018  Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver
2022  Hui Buh and the Witch's Castle
2022  The Privilege

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TV Production

Director:
2002  Das Jesus Video

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