Janine Jackowski
Background
Janine Jackowski studied Production and Media Studies at Munich's University of Television and Film from 1998-2002, producing a number of shorts during her studies. In 2000, she founded Komplizen Film with director Maren Ade and produced THE FOREST FOR THE TREES in 2003. Ade's graduation film was nominated for the German Film Prize's "Best Film" category, won a Special Jury Award at Sundance and was successful at numerous festivals. Janine has also produced two films by Sonja Heiss: the Short Tiger-winner CHRISTINA WITHOUT and the feature HOTEL VERY WELCOME which received a First Steps Award and prizes in Ludwigshafen and Brussels. In addition, she has served as a freelance producer for such companies as Rat Pack Filmproduktion (MY MAD TURKISH WEDDING) and Constantin Film (PORNORAMA).
Her project EVERYONE ELSE (by Maren Ade), won two Silver Bears at the 2009 Berlinale ("Best Actress" and Grand Jury Prize) and also the FIPRESCI award and "Best Director" at the Buenos Aires International Film Festival.
In spring 2010 Komplizen Film starts shooting DIE SCHLAFKRANKHEIT in Cameroon. The feature of Ulrich Köhler is a co-production with Ö-Film (Germany), WHY NOW Productions (France) and IDTV Films (The Netherlands).
Selected Films
DECLARATION OF RENUNCIATION (DIE VERZICHTSERKLÄRUNG) (in development)
by Birte Meesmann
SLEEPING SICKNESS (DIE SCHLAFKRANKHEIT), (in production)
by Ulrich Köhler (co-production)
EVERYONE ELSE (ALLE ANDEREN), 2009
by Maren Ade
PORNORAMA, 2007
by Marc Rothemund (supervising producer)
HOTEL VERY WELCOME, 2006
by Sonja Heiss
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES (DER WALD VOR LAUTER BÄUMEN), 2003
by Maren Ade
CHRISTINA WITHOUT, 2003
by Sonja Heiss (short)