Otmar Hitzelberger
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Otmar Hitzelberger is a producer and independent filmmaker from
Frankfurt, Germany. He studied Film at the Filmacademy Berlin (dffb,
1980). His production company OPEN LENS was founded in 2001. His
filmography includes a wide range of documentaries, social image films
and fictional productions, such as "Kranke Männer" (1985, fiction),
"Die Allerletzten"(2009, documentary) "So nahe, so fern" (2010,
autobiographical documentary), Look4Them (2013, fictional drama).
Hitzelberger's novel "Schritt für Schritt ins Paradies" was published
in 2003 (Büchergilde Gutenberg). Since 2007 he teaches Filmmaking at
the University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, since 2005 Acting &
Directing at the Filmacting School Cologne, since 2001 "Film in Social
Work" at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt.
