| Benjamin Herrmann | |
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| Born | July 17, 1971 Friedberg, Hessen, Germany |
| Occupation | Film producer Film distributor |
Benjamin Herrmann (born 1971 in Friedberg) is a German film producer and distributor.
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Benjamin Herrmann studied Directing at the Munich Academy for Film and Television. After graduating with his award-winning short film Der große Lacher (The Big Laugh) in 1997, he headed private broadcaster ProSieben’s production department, where he executive produced over 40 TV movies and feature films, including Germany’s most successful film of all times, Der Schuh des Manitu (Manitou's Shoe).
From 2000 to 2006 he was managing director of Germany’s mini-major Senator’s production and distribution outfits. There, he produced and distributed commercially successful and critically acclaimed films like Das Experiment, Das Wunder von Bern (The Miracle of Bern) and Academy Award-nominee Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas). His distribution projects further included Ridley Scott’s Black Hawk Down, Lasse Hallström’s Chocolat, Jonathan Glazer’s Sexy Beast and Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others.
In 2006 he set up his own production and distribution company, Majestic.[1] His first projects were already highly successful: Doris Dörrie’s box office hit Kirschblüten - Hanami (Cherry Blossoms), Philipp Stölzl’s mountain drama Nordwand (North Face), Sherry Hormann’s adaptation of Waris Dirie’s best-selling novel Desert Flower and Academy Award-winner Florian Gallenberger’s John Rabe.
For John Rabe Benjamin Herrmann was awarded with the German Academy Award as well as the Bavarian Film Award for Best Picture.
The most well-known movies produced by Herrmann include