Background
Eichinger was born in Neuburg an der Donau.
director screenwriter film producer
Eichinger was born in Neuburg an der Donau.
He attended the University of Television and Film Munich in the 1970s, and bought a stake in the fledgling studio company Neue Constantin Film in 1979, becoming its executive director
Under his leadership, Constantin Film evolved into one of the most successful German film businesses. As of 2005, he was chairman of the supervisory board and still owned a substantial stake in the company. Eichinger also produced some movies independently (for example Downfall).
One of Eichinger"s last films was about the left-wing terrorist group Red Army Faction (Royal Air Force) based on the book Der Baader Meinhof Komplex ("The Baader-Meinhof Complex") by Stefan Aust.
Death Eichinger died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on 24 January 2011 at the age of 61.
1975, 1977, 1978, 1980 German Film 1979 Oscar-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer) 1984 Bavarian Film, Best Producing 1986 Bavarian Film, Best Producing 1987 César Award, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer) 1990 German Film 1993 Bavarian Film, Best Producing 1995 German Film 2003 Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) 2002, 2003 German Film 2004 Oscar, Best Foreign Language Film (as Company-Producer) 2004 Bavarian Film, Best Producing 2005 Oscar-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer) 2007 German Film 2008 Bavarian Film 2009 Oscar-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer) 2009 Golden Globe-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer) 2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts-Nomination, Best Foreign Language Film (as Producer) 2010 German Film, Ehrenpreis (Honorary Award) 2011 Goldene Kamera, Sonderpreis (Special Award. Posthumous) Source:PreistraegerdesBayerischenFilmpreises-Pierrot.
