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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Benjamin Herrmann<br />
| image = Benjamin Herrmann.jpg<br />
| caption = 2008<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|7|17|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Friedberg, Hesse|Friedberg]], [[Hessen]], [[West Germany]]<br />
| occupation = [[Film producer]]<br>[[Film distributor]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Benjamin Herrmann''' (born July 17, 1971) is a German [[film producer]] and [[film distributor|distributor]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
Benjamin Herrmann studied Directing at the Munich [[University of Television and Film 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)''.<br />
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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 (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'', [[Lasse Hallström]]’s ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]'', [[Jonathan Glazer]]’s ''[[Sexy Beast]]'' and [[Alejandro Amenábar]]’s ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]''.<br />
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In 2006 he set up his own production and distribution company, [[:de:Majestic Film|Majestic]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.screendaily.com/germany-majestic-bow-for-a-former-senator/4030892.article|title=Majestic bow for a former senator|last=Blaney|first=Martin|date=February 9, 2007|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> He quickly assembled a slate of highly successful films: [[Doris Dörrie]]’s box office hit ''[[Cherry Blossoms (film)|Kirschblüten - Hanami]] (Cherry Blossoms)'', [[Philipp Stölzl]]’s mountain drama ''[[North Face (film)|Nordwand]] (North Face)'', [[Sherry Hormann]]’s adaptation of [[Waris Dirie]]’s best-selling novel ''[[Desert Flower]]'', [[Academy Award]]-winner [[Florian Gallenberger]]’s ''[[John Rabe (film)|John Rabe]]'', [[Hermine Huntgeburth]]’s adaptation of [[Mark Twain]]’s classic novel ''[[Tom Sawyer (2011 film)|Tom Sawyer]]'', [[David Wnendt]]’s adaptation of [[Charlotte Roche]]’s novel ''[[Wetlands (2013 film)|Wetlands]]'' and [[Christian Zübert]]’s [[Florian David Fitz]] starrer ''[[Tour de Force (film)|Tour de Force]]''.<br />
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His production ''[[Colonia Dignidad (film)|Colonia]]'' by [[Academy Award]]-winner [[Florian Gallenberger]], starring [[Emma Watson]], [[Daniel Brühl]] and [[Michael Nyqvist]], had its world premiere at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] and was released all over the world in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/film/news/emma-watson-daniel-bruhl-to-star-in-thriller-colonia-1201316157/ |title= Emma Watson, Daniel Bruhl to Star in Thriller 'Colonia'|accessdate=2015-01-11|work=Variety}}</ref><br />
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His production ''[[As Green As It Gets]]'', again directed by long-time partner [[Florian Gallenberger]], hat its world premiere in competition at the [[Shanghai International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.german-films.de/news/news-releases/gallenberger-in-competition-in-shanghai/index.html|title=GALLENBERGER IN COMPETITION IN SHANGHAI|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=2018-09-08|work=German Films|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143542/https://www.german-films.de/news/news-releases/gallenberger-in-competition-in-shanghai/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 2018.<br />
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To date, Majestic’s films have reached 10 million admissions in German cinemas and won 11 German Academy Awards.<br />
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For ''[[John Rabe (film)|John Rabe]]'' Benjamin Herrmann was awarded with the [[Deutscher Filmpreis|German Academy Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.screendaily.com/awards/florian-gallenbergers-epic-drama-john-rabe-wins-four-lolas/5000535.article|title= Florian Gallenberger's epic drama John Rabe wins four Lolas|last=Blaney|first=Martin|date=April 25, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref> Furthermore, he received 3 [[Bayerischer Filmpreis|Bavarian Film Awards]] for Best Picture for ''[[Desert Flower]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/flower-kater-share-bavarian-film-19618|title='Flower,' 'Kater' share Bavarian film prize|last= Roxborough |first=Scott|date=January 18, 2010|accessdate=2019-07-28|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> ''[[John Rabe (film)|John Rabe]]''<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998759.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=Benjamin+Herrmann|title='Rabe,' 'Baader' share Bavaria prize|last=Meza|first=Ed|date=January 19, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-05|work=Variety}}</ref> as well as for ''[[Colonia Dignidad (film)|Colonia]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.fff-bayern.de/fff-bayern/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/news/bayerischer-filmpreis-an-colonia-dignidad-es-gibt-kein-zurueck.html? |title=Bayerischer Filmpreis an "Colonia Dignidad - Es gibt kein Zurück"|date=January 18, 2016|accessdate=2019-07-28|work=FFF Bayern}}</ref><br />
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Benjamin is a member of the [[European Film Academy]] and chairman of the [[German Film Academy]].<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
;Won<br />
*2016[[Bayerischer Filmpreis|Bavarian Film Awards]], Best Picture {{Lang|es|[[Colonia Dignidad (film)|Colonia]]}}<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.fff-bayern.de/fff-bayern/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemitteilungen/news/bayerischer-filmpreis-an-colonia-dignidad-es-gibt-kein-zurueck.html? |title=Bayerischer Filmpreis an "Colonia Dignidad - Es gibt kein Zurück"|date=January 18, 2016|accessdate=2019-07-28|work=FFF Bayern}}</ref><br />
*2010 [[Bayerischer Filmpreis|Bavarian Film Awards]], Best Picture ''[[Desert Flower]]''<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/flower-kater-share-bavarian-film-19618|title='Flower,' 'Kater' share Bavarian film prize|last= Roxborough |first=Scott|date=January 18, 2010|accessdate=2019-07-28|work=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><br />
*2009 [[Bayerischer Filmpreis|Bavarian Film Awards]], Best Picture ''[[John Rabe (film)|John Rabe]]''<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998759.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=Benjamin+Herrmann|title='Rabe,' 'Baader' share Bavaria prize|last=Meza|first=Ed|date=January 19, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-05|work=Variety}}</ref><br />
*2009 [[Deutscher Filmpreis|German Academy Awards]], Best Picture ''[[John Rabe (film)|John Rabe]]''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.screendaily.com/awards/florian-gallenbergers-epic-drama-john-rabe-wins-four-lolas/5000535.article|title= Florian Gallenberger's epic drama John Rabe wins four Lolas|last=Blaney|first=Martin|date=April 25, 2009|accessdate=2009-08-05}}</ref><br />
*1998 [[Studio Hamburg Young Director's Award]], Best Short Film ''[[Der große Lacher]] (The Big Laugh)''<br />
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;Nominated<br />
*2006 [[Academy Awards]], Best Foreign Language Film ''[[Joyeux Noël]] (Merry Christmas)''<br />
*1998 [[Max Ophüls Award]], Best Short Film ''[[Der große Lacher]] (The Big Laugh)''<br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
The most well-known movies produced by Herrmann include<br />
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* ''[[Der Schuh des Manitu]] (Manitou's Shoe)'' (2001)<br />
* ''[[Das Experiment]]'' (2001)<br />
* ''[[If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer]]'' (2002)<br />
* ''[[Das Wunder von Bern]] (The Miracle of Bern)'' (2003)<br />
* ''[[Joyeux Noël]] (Merry Christmas)'' (2005)<br />
* ''[[Wo ist Fred?]] (Special)'' (2006)<br />
* ''[[North Face (film)|Nordwand]] (North Face)'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[John Rabe (film)|John Rabe]]'' (2009)<br />
* ''[[Desert Flower (film)|Desert Flower]]'' (2009)<br />
* ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Tom Sawyer (2011 film)|de|3=Tom Sawyer (2011)|lt=Tom Sawyer}}'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Tour de Force (film)|Tour de Force]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''[[Colonia Dignidad (film)|Colonia]]'' (2015)<br />
* ''[[As Green As It Gets]]'' (2019)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Benjamin Herrmann}}<br />
* {{IMDb name|0006791|Benjamin Herrmann}}<br />
* [http://www.majestic.de/ Majestic's official website]<br />
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