Klaus Maeck (born in

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28 July 1954) is a German film producer. He is perhaps best remembered for his

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. His films have often played at the

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. Prior to creating Decoder, he was a music and culture journalist in Hamburg, covering the advent of the

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scene in the city. His film "The Edge of Heaven" won the

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Filmography

, (1984) * Kastrierte Philosophen: Toilet Queen, (1989, short) *

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: Commissioner of Sewers, (1991) * Visions of Europe, (2004, segment: Die alten bösen Lieder) * Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul, (2005) * Takva: A Man's Fear of God, (2006) * Shaving Hacke, (2006, short) *

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, (2007) *

Chiko ''Chiko'' is a German 2008 film written and directed by Özgür Yıldırım. Cast * Denis Moschitto as Chiko *Moritz Bleibtreu as Brownie *Volkan Özcan as Tibet *Fahri Ogün Yardım as Curly * Reyhan Şahin as Meryem *Lilay Huser as Tibets Mu ...

, (2008) * Soul Kitchen, (2009) * Before Your Eyes, (2009) * UFO in Her Eyes, (2011) * Blutzbrüdaz, (2011) * Polluting Paradise, (2012) * , (2012) *

Mamaroš ''Mamaroš'' is a 2013 Serbian comedy film written and directed by Momčilo Mrdaković. It competed in the main competition section of the 35th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Sergej Trifunović as Policajac * Erin O'Brien as Conces ...

, (2013) * B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989, (2015) * Anhedonia, (2016) * Eure Kinder, (2018, short) * Die Liebe frisst das Leben, Tobias Gruben, seine Lieder und die Erde, (2019) * Alles ist eins. Ausser der 0., (2020)

References

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