Marc Boettcher

Filmmaker, producer, director, author, dramaturge, actor

Born in Berlin, Marc Boettcher studied acting, theatre studies and German language and literature. He made his first films as a schoolboy. (Audience award for „Das tödliche Telefon“ at the 1982 Hanover School Film Festival)

He has been working as a dramaturge, actor and director since 1988.

Engagements in Stuttgart, Lübeck and Berlin.

During his career, he worked as a freelance TV editor and has been a successful dubbing writer/director since 1990 (including „Eisenstein in Guanajuato“, „Call me by your name“ and series such as „Eine himmlische Familie“, „Der Name der Rose“ and „We are who we are“).

This was followed by numerous publications, essays, a book on Henrik Ibsen and, in 1998, a first biography on the pop icon „Alexandra“ published by Knaur Verlag, Munich.

1992 Foundation of the theatre „Kunstgriff e. V.“

1999 Foundation of the production company „MB-Film“. Production of the 90min. TV portrait and ratings hit „Alexandra – The Legend of a Singer“

2002 Book biography „Stranger In The Night – The Bert Kaempfert Story“, Groenevold-Verlag, Hamburg

2003 TV production of the 120-minute TV documentary „Strangers In The Night – The Bert Kaempfert Story“

2004 second book „Alexandra – Die Legende einer Sängerin“, Parthas Verlag, Berlin

2006 TV production of the 120-minute TV documentary „Ich will alles – Die Gitte Henning Story“, several awards, including an Adolf Grimme Award nomination

2011 NDR television production „Rosenstolz – Wir sind Wir!“ for the 20th stage anniversary of the band „Rosenstolz“

2012 Cinema production of the 120-minute TV documentary „SING! INGE, SING! – der zerbrochene Traum der Inge Brandenburg“ („Prädikat Wertvoll“, „Dokumentation des Monats“ of the FBW Wiesbaden, soundtrack and DVD received the „Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik“)

2012 TV co-production with ARTE „The German Lady Jazz – Inge Brandenburg“ – nominated for the Adolf Grimme Award 2013

2016, March: Talk show guest on „ARD @lpha“ – 45 minutes about life and career

2017 Book publication „SING! INGE, SING! – The shattered dream of Inge Brandenburg“, Parthas Verlag, Berlin

2018 Co-author of the book „Siegfried Behrend – Stations“

2019 Music production „I Love Jazz“ – with songs by jazz singer Inge Brandenburg, nominated for the „German Record Critics‘ Award“

2021 90min. Film portrait „Belina – Music For Peace“ („Prädikat Wertvoll“) and music production of the CD of the same name with UniSono-Records (nominated for the German Record Critics‘ Award)

2021 World premiere of „Belina“ at the „30th Jewish Film Festival Vienna“, German premiere at the 38th Kasseler Dokfest

2022/23 successful festival participations with „Belina“ in Melbourne, Bucharest, Prague and Berlin, opening of the 1st Filmklang Festival in Göppingen, award at the 2nd Oberschwabener Filmtage in Ravensburg