In Ewiger Freundschaft
Part 1 and 2, ZDF TV Movies, 2024
Directed by Stefan Bühling
Wir haben einen Deal
ZDF TV Movie, 2022
Directed by Felicitas Korn
Bernd Burgmeister Award as best film at the Munich Film Festival and Rheingold Audience Award
Ein Sommer auf Kreta
ZDF TV Movie, 2022
Directed by Eibe Krebs
Friesland – Artenvielfalt
ZDF TV Movie, 2022
Directed by Kerstin Ahlrichs
Mother’s Day – A Taunus Thriller
ZDF Two Part TV Movie, 2021
Book: Nele Neuhaus
Directed by Felix Herzogenrath
Orchestra Recordings with the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
and the Berlin Film Ensemble Soloist David Riniker (Cellist Berliner Philharmoniker)
Aurora’s Sunrise, 2020
Directed by Inna Sahakyan
Coproduction of Armenia, Germany,
and Lithuania
Orchestra recordings with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
(conducted by Frank Heckel, recorded and mixed by Jan Holzner)
15 international awards, premiere within the competition of the International Annecy Film Festival 2022
Der Weg nach Padulim
the way to Padulim
written and directed by Annette Friedmann, SWR 2019
Premiere at the International Hof Film Festival
nominations for best debut film, production design and costume design
Ein Sommer in Salamanca
a summer in Salamanca
TV movie directed by Michael Keusch, ZDF 2018, Dirk Leupolz guitars and percussion, David Riniker cellist (Berliner Philharmoniker)
Polizeiruf 110 – Sumpflandschaften
police call 110 – marshy landscapes
TV movie directed by Hermine Huntgeburth, BR (ARD) 2016, Soloist: David Riniker (cellist with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Tatort – Die Geschichte vom bösen Friedrich
(crime scene – the story of wicked Friedrich)
TV movie directed by Hermine Huntgeburth, HR (ARD), 2015, Music recorded by ‘Hessischer Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester’
Tatort – Vielleicht
(crime scene – maybe)
TV movie, written and directed by Klaus Krämer, ARD 2014
Bella Block – für immer und immer
Bella Block – for ever and ever
TV movie directed by Christian von Castelberg, ZDF 2014
Premiere at Filmfest Hamburg
Music recorded by Berlin Film Ensemble. Soloist: Gábor Tarkövi (principal trumpet with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Der serbische Anwalt – verteidige das Unfassbare
The serbian lawyer
additional music, documentary, written and directed by Aleksandar Nikolic, Insel Filmproduktion, 2014
Bella Block – Angeklagt
Bella Block – accused
TV movie directed by Julian Pölsler, ZDF 2013
Premiere at Filmfest Hamburg
Music recorded by Berlin Film Ensemble. Soloist: David Riniker (cellist with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Tatort – Machtlos
crime scene – powerles
TV movie written and directed by Klaus Krämer, ARD 2012, Premiere at the 19th International Film Festival Oldenburg, Music recorded by Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Ein starkes Team – Prager Frühling
a mighty team – Prague Spring
TV movie directed by Walter Weber, ZDF 2012
Hunkeler und die Augen des Ödipus
Hunkeler and the eyes of Oedipus
TV movie directed by Christian von Castelberg, SF 2011, Solothurn Film Festival, Music recorded by Berlin Film Ensemble
Der Eisenhans
the iron John
TV movie directed by Manuel Siebenmann, ZDF 2011, Television premiere on Christmas Eve, Music recorded by Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Wandlungen – Richard Wilhelm und das I Ging
Wisdom of Changes – Richard Wilhelm and the I Ching
(Cinema) Feature-length documentary, written and directed by Bettina Wilhelm, 2011, Music recorded by Berlin Film Ensemble, Soloist: David Riniker (cellist with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Ein starkes Team- Blutsschwestern
a mighty team – blood sisters
TV movie directed by Walter Weber, ZDF 2010
Soloist: David Riniker (cellist with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Bella Block – Vorsehung
Bella Block – providence
TV movie written and directed by Max Färberböck, ZDF 2009, Premiere at the International Film Festival Oldenburg. First Prize ‘German Thriller Prize’, Best Television Film, nomination Adolph Grimme Prize, Soloist: Gábor Tarkövi (principal trumpeter with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Frühling im Herbst
spring fever in autumn
TV movie written and directed by Petra Volpe, SF 2009, Best film (Baden Baden Film Festival)
Nomination Prix Europa
Die Entdeckung der Currywurst
THE INVENTION OF THE CURRIED SAUSAGE / PRISONER OF LOVE
(Cinema) movie written and directed by Ulla Wagner, 2008, Tag/Traum Filmproduktion Cologne, First Prize for Barbara Sukowa as “Best Actress” at the Montréal World Film Festival, where the film was running in the international competition, Audience Award at the 13th German Festival in Paris, Music recorded by Berlin Film Ensemble
Marie und die Nacht der Vergeltung
Marie and the night of vengeance
TV movie by Manuel Siebenmann, ZDF 2008
Soloist: David Riniker (cellist with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Freiwild
fair game
TV movie by Manuel Siebenmann, Bayerischer Rundfunk 2007
Music recorded by Wroclaw Score Orchestra
Willkommen in Lüsgraf
TV movie written and directed by Lars Montag, ARD 2015
Jargo
(Cinema) movie written and directed by Maria Solrun, produced by Ö-Filme and X-Filme, premiere at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival (Orchestral Soundtrack), awarded with ‘Best Film’ and ‘Audience Award”
Soloist: David Riniker (cellist with Berliner Philharmoniker)
Judith Kemp
TV movie directed by Helmut Metzger, ARD, 2004
Soloist: David Riniker (cellist with Berliner Philharmoniker)
WISDOM OF CHANGES – RICHARD WILHELM AND THE I CHING
Written and directed by Bettina Wilhelm, Triluna Filmproduktion, 2010
GRÜNE OBSESSION – DER TRAUM VOM PERFEKTEN RASEN
green obsession – the dream of the perfect lawn
Written and directed by Andi Preisner, Arte, 2010
GEFÄHRLICHER STERN – DIE ERFORSCHUNG DER SONNE
dangerous star – the exploration of the sun
Written and directed by Friedemann Hottenbacher, ZDF, 2009
SAATGUT IM EWIGEN EIS
seeds in the eternal ice
Written and directed by Friedemann Hottenbacher, ZDF, 2008
MYSTERIÖSE SCHWEIZ
mysterious Switzerland
Written and directed by Beat Häner, SF, 2007
DER WEG DES SUMORINGERS
the sumo wrestler’s journey
Three-part documentary, written and directed by Alexander Schlichter, KIKA, 2003
MORDAUFTRAG AUS TRIPOLIS – DIE BOMBE IM “LA BELLE”
contract killing made in Tripolis – the bomb at “La Belle”
Written and directed by Walter Brun, WDR, 2002
EXPERIMENTELLE ARCHÄOLOGIE
experimental archeology
Written and directed by Alexander Schlichter, 3 SAT, 2002
WUNDERWELT DER QUALLEN
wonderworld of the jellyfish
Two-part documentary, written and directed by Alexander Schlichter, 3 SAT, 2002
FLUSS IM LABOR
river in the laboratory
Written and directed by Alexander Schlichter, 3 SAT, 2002
