Claus Wischmann

CEO sounding images and shareholder berlin producers

Contact:

+49 30 44 03 169 – 22
claus.wischmann[at]berlin-producers.de

Claus Wischmann is author, director, producer and executive director at sounding images GmbH.
He has worked together with numerous European broadcasters and his music themed films have won awards all over the world, including the German Film Prize Nomination for his acclaimed film Kinshasa Symphony. He is also a partner in the Berlin Producers GmbH.

Prizes

Deutscher Kamerapreis / Schnitt 2020, Beethovens Neunte
Festivals – Hofer Filmtage 2019, Boston Film Festival 2019, Der illegale Film
Golden Prague Best Documentary 2016, Gozo – Eine Insel, zwei Opern
Golden Prageu Vaclav Havel Award 2016: Überlebenskünstler
Vornominierung Deutscher Filmpreis 2015, Karneval!
Festivals – Nominierung Golden Panda Sichuan 2014, Karneval!
(Auswahl) – Nominierung Deutscher Filmpreis 2011,
Dokumentarfilm: Kinshasa Symphony
Nominierung Grimme Preis 2012, Dokumentarfilm
Kinshasa Symphony
Gold World Medal: New York Television and Film
Awards 2011: Kinshasa Symphony
Großer Preis Jecheon Internation Film Festival Korea
2010: Kinshasa Symphony
Publikumspreis, Vancouver Filmfestival 2010:
Kinshasa Symphony
Publikumspreis, Deutsches Filmfestival Ludwigshafen 2010: Kinshasa Symphony
Berlinale und IDFA 2010: Kinshasa Symphony
Fipa-Wettbewerb, Biarritz 2009, Festival Radio France et
Montpellier: Wagners Meistersänger, Hitlers Siegfried – Auf
den Spuren von Max Lorenz
Audience Award Golden Prague Festival 2008, Edita Gruberova
– Die Kunst des Belcanto
Deutschen Medienpreis Logistik 2002, „Ein Riese auf Reisen“

Filmography

Autor/Regisseur/Producer (Auswahl)

2023

MAGIC MOMENT OF MUSIC – Series (Producer, 20 x 52 min. ZDF/ARTE, C Major, Unitel, EuroArts)

2022

SEVEN LIVES OF MUSIC – THE KANNEH-MASON FAMILY (60 min. ZDF/3sat)

KLANGWÜTIG – DIE KARAJAN-AKADEMIE (52 min. ZDF/ARTE)

DER KOMPONIST PAUL DESSAU – VON HAMBURG ÜBER HOLLYWOOD IN DIE DDR (Producer, 52 min. NDR/ARTE)

2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIORA FEIDMAN – Show mit Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lang Lang, Iris Berben, Axel Prahl, u.v.a. (Producer, 70 min. ZDF)

THE LUCKY TENOR – JOSÉ CARRERAS (Producer / 30 und 45 min. BR, WDR, SWR, C Major)

2020
#MYMUSICALDIARY (54min.,WDR)

MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ SINGT NORMA (52 min., ZDF/arte)

2019
BEETHOVENS NEUNTE: SYMPHONY FÜR DIE WELT (Producer, 90 min, DW, ZDF/arte)

2018
THE ILLEGAL FILM (90 min.)

2017
STADT DER KÖNIGE – SCHÜTZENFEST IN NEUSS (90 min., WDR)

2016
ÜBERLEBENSKÜNSTLER (52 min., NDR/arte)

GOZO – EINE INSEL, ZWEI OPERN (54 min.)

2015
Max und Moritz, die unglaubliche Geschichte eines Kinderbuchs, RBB, ARTE (52‘), 2015

2014
Karneval! – wir sind positiv bekloppt, Kinodokumentarfilm in Koproduktion mit dem WDR, gefördert durch NRW Filmstiftung, BKM, DFFF, 2014 (93‘)

2013
ZU TISCH IN THESSALIEN (26 min., ZDF/arte)

2012
ZU TISCH IM RUHRGEBIET (26 min., ZDF/arte)

ZU TISCH IN DEN PYRENÄEN (26 min., ZDF/arte)

EIN TAG IM LEBEN DER GEIGERIN PATRICIA KOPATCHINSKAJA (26 min., ZDF/arte)

LORIN MAAZEL TRIFFT ALICE SARA OTT (43 min., ZDF/arte/Unitel)

2011
ZDF ZOOM: AUSGEBREMST (Beitrag, ZDF)

2010
FAHRT INS RISIKO: Die Eisstraße durch Sibirien (43 min., ZDF/arte)

ZU TISCH IN DER MOLISE (26 min., ZDF/arte)

2009
ZU TISCH IN DER HEDMARK (26 min., ZDF/arte)

KINSHASA SYMPHONY (90 min.)

BEI AUFTRAG ENTDECKUNG: Im Reich der heiligen Pflanzen
(43 min., ZDF/arte, Co-Produktion mit fact & film, Bremen; Nordmedia 2009)

2008
ZU TISCH IN CMABRIDGESHIRE (26 min., ZDF/arte)

ANDRÁS SCHIFF IM TEATRO OLIMPICO – Cappella Andrea Barca
(43 min., 54 min., 75 min., ZDF/arte)

AUFBRUCH IM NORDMEER – DER SCHATZ DER BARENTSSEE (45 min., WDR/RBB/arte)

DIE KUNST DES BELCANTO – EDITA GRUBEROVA
(55 min., 80 min., ZDF/ arte/SR/ORF/Unitel, erscheint als DVD

WAGNERS MEISTERSÄNGER: HITLERS SIEGFRIED – Auf der Spur von Max Lorenz
(43 min./52min., SWR, ORF, SF)

TRULS MORK SPIELT CHOPIN UND DVORAK (43 min./54 min., ZDF/arte/NRK)

2007
ZU TISCH IN OSTANATOLIEN (26 min., ZDF/arte)

ROYAL FIREWORKS – Das FreiburgeR Barockorchester und das
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment bei den Proms
(42 min., ZDF/arte)

2006
SCHÄDEN FÜR DIE EWIGKEIT – WAS VON DER KOHLE BLEIBT
(42 min./44 min., zwei Fassungen für WDR – “Die Story” und arte)

RUF DER TASTEN – DIE MEISTERSCHAFT DER AMATEURPIANISTEN IN BERLIN
(28 min., RBB)

EIN LADEN IN BERLIN – Eisenwaren C. Adolph (26 min., ZDF/arte)

DER SPIELER BORIS BEREZOVSKY – PIANIST UND VIRTUOSE (43 min., ZDF/arte)

2005
DER JUNGE MIT DER PERÜCKE – KINDER ERKLÄREN MOZART
(29 min., RBB, BBC, TW1, SVT, NPS u.a.)

SCHWERES BLECH UND SCHRÄGE TÖNE. DAS ABONNENTENORCHESTER
(26 min., RBB)

2004
CLANZ DER ERDE: Eisen in China (43 min., ARD/RBB/arte)

ZU TISCH IN DEN NIEDERLANDEN (26 min., ZDF/arte)

STIMME AUS DER KÄLTE: DIE SÄNGERIN VIVICA GENAUX (42 min., ZDF/arte; int. Version: 52 min.)

2003
SCHULGESCHICHTEN: Polen (26 min., ZDF/arte)

ZU TISCH IN WEISSRUSSLAND (26 min., ZDF/arte)

TRAUMSCHIFF AUF TESTFAHRT, Reportage (38 min., Pro7)

2002
NUN SAG MIR, KLEINE WEISSE WOLKE : VESSELINA KASAROVA UND DIE STIMMEN BULGARIENS
(45 min., ZDF/arte)

EIN RIESE AUF REISEN, 38 min., Pro7/Kabel1)

ZWISCHEN LAKEN UND LÜSTER: Das Grand Hotel Berlin (44 min., RTL/VOX)

2001
DAS GROSSE SPIEL: L’Opéra de Monte Carlo (30 min., NHK (Japan)/EuroArts)

2000
KOOPMANN IN FREIBERG, Musikfilm (25 min., DR2 (Dänemark), Mezzo (Frankreich) u.a.)

F*ck Berlin

F*ck Berlin

A series by Marie Villetelle, 4x30 min, rbb, 2023

One summer in the sex-positive scene of the capital city: They love several people at the same time, allow others to tie them up or whip them; they pursue wild fantasies or dance near-naked for the first time. Nine denizens of the scene share their experiences and feelings about the nightlife and tell of their sexual emancipation. F*ck Berlin is an intimate voyage of discovery with a female perspective on the subject of sex.

Party how you want to: All bodies, all genders and every manner of play – few cities outside of Berlin offer such freedom. Martina is completely new to the sex-positive scene. In the clubs of the city, she is hoping to find out what she really wants, besides sex in bed with one other person. Maria has a religious background and has recently explored how to reconcile her sexual desires with her faith.

Freeing yourself from conventional ideas through the joyous exploration of your own preferences: Katharina has lived this lifestyle for a long time and is reluctant to put a label on her sexuality. This summer, she is working on coping better with being alone – and falls in love. After breaking from her family, Medusa now feels completely at home in the BDSM scene. She’s keen to pass on her insights and experience to others.

Beyond coupledom: Lisa and Chris live in an open marriage and openly discuss their anxieties and desires. This summer, they want to explore what it’s like when each of them go on their own dates. Nina met the love of her life at the age of 19, but it was always clear that she wanted to continue trying new things. She now has two children with her partner and little has changed in her sex life. They still have their fun, but are more likely to roam the nights alone.

Nothing is 100 percent safe – but “safe” rooms are particularly important for queer people. Elizabeth is a trans woman and Berlin has helped her to feel free for the first time. She is often out and about in the BDSM scene and is discovering new sides of herself. Marque has frequently experienced fetishisation. She’s unsure if she can regain her lightness if certain issues within the sex-positive scene aren’t addressed.

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Music ex machina – Artificial intelligence in classical music

Music ex machina - Artificial intelligence in classical music

A film by Bernard Wedig and Stefan Pannen, 52min, WDR, 2023

Music created with the assistance of artificial intelligence is a well-established secret in the world of pop. Today, AI is also making serious inroads in the classical domain, bringing us to the threshold of a new era in classical music. From the recording of the first samples to the premiere performance at the Semperoper in Dresden, the film accompanies the creation of the opera “Chasing Waterfalls”, which was co-composed by artificial intelligence.

We follow the AI as it reconstructs Beethoven’s 10^th symphony and watch it perform with Robbie Williams, and we see how pianist Dirk Maassen at the Sony Science Lab in Paris and saxophonist Asya Fateyeva at the Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg interact with AI in real time, and how Spanish professor Eduardo Miranda in Plymouth is using quantum computers to create music entirely from scratch.

Experts Kenza Ait Si Abbou and Christian Mio Loclair comment on these fascinating developments as well as the currently highly topical Chat GPT platform.

Betrifft: Wohnen ab 60 – Wo leben im Alter?

Betrifft: Wohnen ab 60 - Wo leben im Alter?

A film by Jonas Geisler and Peter Podjavorsek, 45 min., SWR, 2023

The topic of housing is associated with challenges in old age. How do you avoid loneliness when you no longer have any colleagues and the children have long since moved out? What do you do if your health fails you at some point or your finances are no longer sufficient for your current home? Karin Stütz and Gereon Niekamp, both soon to retire, visit housing projects that are especially suitable for older people.

Gereon owns his own home, Karin lives in rented accommodation. Both know that they will have to adapt their living situation in retirement. To gather ideas, the two set off on a journey through the southwest of the country. They visit a multigenerational house where young and old live in community. They take a look at a farm for senior citizens, where the residents are actively involved. They learn about real estate pensions, find a senior student shared apartment and much more. It is important for them to look for answers early on to the question: Where do we want to live in old age?

Sound World – A Year in the Karajan Academy

Klangwütig - Ein Jahr an der Karajan-Akademie

Ein Film von Isabel Hahn und Silvia Palmigiano, 52 min., ZDF/ARTE 2022

available until 20.01.2023 in the ZDF Media Library

Nodoka Okisawa, Sara Ferrández and Lennard Czakaj are 3 out of 30 musicians who have landed a coveted place at the Karajan Academy, the training school associated with the Berlin Philharmonic. This means lessons and concerts with one of the best orchestras in the world. But it also means great expectations and a lot of pressure.

Violist Sara dreams of a solo career and is working on her YouTube channel. She wants to give young people an understanding of classical music. She wants to break taboos – since there are too many conventions in classical music that don’t make sense to her. Trumpeter Lennard does not come from a family of musicians. He got his first trumpet from his parents when he was eight years old. At the time he had a guilty conscience because he knew that the instrument was very expensive. Since then he ha sputs all his eggs in one basket and is hoping for a position in the orchestra. He doesn’t have a plan B. Nodoka is expecting a baby. She is again confronted with something that, in her opinion, has no place in music: A female conductor is not always accepted, especially a pregnant one… But then on the podium she forgets everything – and levitates…