Robert Marciniak

Producer | CEO

Robert Marciniak studied Business Management and moved into film early on: from 1994 to 2002 he was an authorised officer at Constantin Film AG, where he was instrumental in the company’s successful IPO and in financing numerous cinema and television films. As CEO, he also headed its subsidiaries ENGRAM Pictures GmbH and Ratpack Filmproduktion GmbH.

In November 2002 he became CEO and producer of die film GmbH; since July 2010 he has been CEO and producer of Munich-based Lieblingsfilm GmbH.

A member of the German and European Film Academies since 2007, Robert Marciniak has been nominated several times for the German Film Award. In 2015 his feature film The Pasta Detectives won the German Film Award, and in 2018 the international co-production The Keeper received the Producer’s Prize (Best Production) at the Bavarian Film Award.

His most recent productions include two notable successes: the comedy The Holy Grill (Extrawurst), directed by Marcus H. Rosenmüller, one of the most successful German comedies in recent years with over 2 million admissions, and the arthouse film Time We Lost (Dann passiert das Leben), directed by Neele Leana Vollmar; both combine artistic ambition with broad appeal.

Filmography (selection)
2021

MY LIFE AS LOTTA – OKEY DOKEY ALPACA!, Feature film, Co-production Lieblingsfilm + Dagstar Film + Senator Film Köln (Director: Martina Plura) Distribution: Wild Bunch Germany

RÜCKKEHR NACH RIMINI, TV film, Lieblingsfilm (Director: Sarah Winkenstette)
Broadcaster: ARD/Degeto

BECKENRAND SHERIFF, Feature film, Lieblingsfilm (Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller)
Distribution: Leonine

2020

TATORT – KEHRAUS, TV film, Lieblingsfilm (Director: Christine Hartmann) Broadcaster: BR

SCHON TAUSENDMAL BERÜHRT, TV film, Lieblingsfilm (Director: Judith Westermann) Broadcaster: ARD/Degeto

INTO THE BEAT, Feature film, Co-production Lieblingsfilm + Senator Film + SK Productions (Director: Stefan Westerwelle) Distribution: Wild Bunch Germany

2019

DEAR MR. FÜHRER, Feature film, Co-production Lieblingsfilm + ZDF (Director: Christian Lerch) Distribution: Farbfilm-Verleih

MY LIFE AS LOTTA – BINGO FLAMINGO, Feature film, Co-production Lieblingsfilm, dagstar*film, Senator Film Köln (Director: Neele Leana Vollmar) Distribution: Wild Bunch Germany

IHR LETZTER WILLE KANN MICH MAL, TV film, Lieblingsfilm (Director: Sinan Akkus) Broadcaster: ARD/Degeto

2018

THE KEEPER, Feature film, Co-production Lieblingsfilm, Zephyr Films (UK), BFC (UK), SquareOne Entertainment, ARRI Media, ARD/Degeto (Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller) Distribution: SquareOne Entertainment

NICHTS ZU VERLIEREN, TV film, Co-production Lieblingsfilm + Royal Pony Film (Director: Wolfgang Murnberger) Broadcaster: BR + ORF

2016

RICO, OSKAR UND DER DIEBSTAHLSTEIN, Feature film, Lieblingsfilm
(Director: Neele Leana Vollmar) Distribution: Twentieth Century Fox

SMARAGDGRÜN, Feature film, Lieblingsfilm (Executive Producer)
(Director: Felix Fuchssteiner) Distribution: Concorde Filmverleih

2015

AGNES, Feature film, Lieblingsfilm (Executive Producer)
(Director: Johannes Schmid) Distribution: Neue Visionen Filmverleih

RICO, OSKAR UND DAS HERZGEBRECHE, Feature film, Lieblingsfilm
(Director: Wolfgang Groos) Distribution: Twentieth Century Fox

2014

BESTE CHANCE, TV film (Co-production Lieblingsfilm + H&V Entertainment)
(Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller) Broadcaster: BR

2013

SAPHIRBLAU; Feature film; Lieblingsfilm
(Director: Felix Fuchssteiner) Distribution: Concorde FilmDistribution

Rico, Oskar und die Tieferschatten; Feature film, Lieblingsfilm
(Director: Neele Leana Vollmar) Distribution: Twentieth Century Fox

DOKTORSPIELE, Feature film, Lieblingsfilm
(Director: Marco Petry) Distribution: Twentieth Century Fox)

2012

RUBINROT, Feature film, Lieblingsfilm
(Director: Felix Fuchssteiner) Distribution: Concorde FilmDistribution

2010

DREIVIERTELMOND, Feature film, die film GmbH
(Director: Christian Zübert) Distribution: Majestic FilmDistribution
Bavarian Film Award 2011: Best Script for Christian Zübert
German Film Award 2012 Nominated for Best Film
German Director Award 2012 for Christian Zübert
Bambi 2012 New Talent Mercan Türkgoglu

2008

DIE PERLMUTTERFARBE, Feature film, die film GmbH
(Director: Marcus H. Rosenmüller) Distribution: Constantin FilmDistribution
Bester Film Copenhagen Children’s Filmfestival
Bester Film Castel d’Oro Bellinzona

2007

ENTSCHÄDIGT, Documentary
(Director: Lilly Engel) Distribution: movienet FilmDistribution

2006

MEINE MUTTER, MEIN BRUDER UND ICH!, Feature film
(Director: Nuran Davis Calis) Distribution: movienet FilmDistribution

2005

AUF EWIG UND EINEN TAG; TV film in 2 parts
(Director: Marcus Imboden) Broadcaster ZDF/ORF/SF

WINTERREISE, Feature film
(Director: Hans Steinbichler) Distribution: X-Distribution/Warner Bros.
German Film Awards 2007 Nominated for Bester Film
German Film Awards 2007 Best Actor for Josef Bierbichler

2004

GRENZVERKEHR, Feature film
(Director: Stefan Betz) Distribution: movienet FilmDistribution

2003

AUS DER TIEFE DES RAUMES, Feature film
(Director: Gil Mehmert) Distribution: timebandits FilmDistribution