Born in 1949 in Bruneck in South Tyrol (1949-2014). Alongside his work as a producer, he was also a film distributor with Pandora Film and Pallas Film. Working with Reinhard Brundig, he discovered Andrei Tarkowski, Jim Jarmusch, Jane Campion, Sally Potter, Kim Ki Duk, Aki Kaurismäki, among others. His first success was with Emir Kusturica's Underground, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1995. In addition to the Raimondo Rezzonico Prize in Locarno (2004), he was awarded the Berlinale Camera (2014) as a lifetime achievement award. The Cut was the first time he collaborated with Fatih Akin as co-producer.
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