Max Faerberboeck

A graduate of the School of Film and Television in Munich (HFF), he went on to work in theater including stage productions in Heidelberg, Cologne, Italy and Argentina, before he started his television career with directing three episodes of "Der Fahnder" (1990). He wrote and directed the television films "Schlafende Hunde" (1992) and "Einer zahlt immer" (1993) acclaimed by critics and audiences, and created the 1993 television series character of "Bella Block." He directed two episodes of the series: "Die Kommissarin" (1994), for which he received the Adolf Grimme Award in Gold, and "Liebestod" (1995). “AIMÉE & JAGUAR” (1999) was Faerberboeck's debut as a film director, and became an international hit. Produced by Guenter Rohrbach, it was the Opening Night film of the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. The film’s lead actresses, Juliane Koehler und Maria Schrader, received the Berlin Film Festival’s Silver Bear, the Bavarian Film Award, and the German Film Award for Best Actresses. "Jenseits," a television film Max Faerberboeck 10 directed two years later, won the SWR Television Award in 2001 and was awarded two Golden Nymphs at the Monte Carlo International Television Festival. Faerberboeck’s second feature “SEPTEMBER”, was selected in the 2002 Cannes International Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section and dealt with the aftermath in Germany of the September 11 terrorist attacks.