Foto M. Bothor
Due to the upward trend of the AfD, our documentary film about the far-right party can be seen again (for a limited time) in the 3Sat media library (available in german only). For English subtitles, check out: Video on Demand.
The fifth episode of Eine deutsche Partei – Der Podcast zum Dokumentarfilm available in German. This time with Prof. Dr. Hendrik Hansen and in the form of a live event at the invitation of the Stiftung Kultur und politisches Bewusstsein. Our topics: Reflections on the European elections, extremism theory, identity politics. Knowledge of the film is not a prerequisite for listening.
Contact: Lilli Berger (Producer)
Development: Susanne Bauer
Editign work with
Beatrice Babin, Bernd Euscher, Anne Fabini, Barbara Giess, Dirk Grau, Heike Parplies, Peter Przygodda †, Andreas Wondraschke
Camera Work with
R.K. Dobrick, Thomas Eirich-Schneider, Frank Marten Pfeiffer, Thomas Plenert †, Marcus Winterbauer
Co-production with rbb, Arte, ZDF, 3Sat; Docdays, Berlin; Neofilm/Nordisc Film, Oslo; Philip Gröning Filmproduktion, Berlin
Distribution partner: Piffl Medien, Berlin; Rise and Shine, Berlin; Mindjazz Pictures, Köln; Beta Film, München; Java Films, Paris; Film Movement, New York; Majestic Filmverleih, Berlin
Siegert began his career as a filmmaker in the 1990s, after he had previously completed studies in history, art history and theatre and had worked as a graduate landscape architect. Early in his career, he worked in various areas of film production, including production management, sound design and editing.
In 1996 he founded the production company S.U.M.O. Film, which in the following years he produced successful cinema documentaries such as the architecture big city classic Berlin Babylon (2001), that premiered in the official selection of the Berlin Filmfestival, opening film Panorama; the coming-of-age duo: KLASSENLEBEN (2005) and DIE KINDER DER UTOPIE (2019); the Max Ophüls Award-winning: BEYOND PUNISHMENT (2015) on restorative justice.
In collaboration with director Götz Schauder, Siegert produced feature documentary CONDUCT! EVERY MOVEMENT COUNTS (2016), on the George Solti Competition for young conductors. Here Siegert took on the role of producer-only for the first time.
From 2007 onwards Siegert was involved in the newly founded German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie) for the documentary film branch and was a board member from 2009 to 2017. In 2017-22 he was appointed to the BKM's film funding jury for documentary film.
In 2020 he founded the production company spicefilm GmbH for the development and production of A GERMAN PARTY, director Simon Brückner's direct cinema documentary of the German, far right political party AfD, that premiered 2022 in the official selection of the Berlin Filmfestival, Berlinale Special.
With director Götz Schauder he developed FATHER, SON, RESISTANCE, produced by S.U.M.O. Film with ZDF/3sat, on an artist family in former communist Germany under the pressure of the secret service. Principal photography of the feature documentary began in 2024, executive production by a new S.U.M.O. Film team member, Tuki Jencquel, director of the 2023 feature documentary JACKIE THE WOLF,
In Janury 2024 Siegert startet to develop his documentary project on A.I., working title TEMPLE OF INTELLIGENCE, co-authored by former impact-producing partner at THE CHILDREN OF UTOPIA, Susanne Bauer.
Foto M. Bothor
Due to the upward trend of the AfD, our documentary film about the far-right party can be seen again (for a limited time) in the 3Sat media library (available in german only). For English subtitles, check out: Video on Demand.
The fifth episode of Eine deutsche Partei – Der Podcast zum Dokumentarfilm available in German. This time with Prof. Dr. Hendrik Hansen and in the form of a live event at the invitation of the Stiftung Kultur und politisches Bewusstsein. Our topics: Reflections on the European elections, extremism theory, identity politics. Knowledge of the film is not a prerequisite for listening.
Contact: Lilli Berger (Producer)
Development: Susanne Bauer
Editign work with
Beatrice Babin, Bernd Euscher, Anne Fabini, Barbara Giess, Dirk Grau, Heike Parplies, Peter Przygodda †, Andreas Wondraschke
Camera Work with
R.K. Dobrick, Thomas Eirich-Schneider, Frank Marten Pfeiffer, Thomas Plenert †, Marcus Winterbauer
Co-production with rbb, Arte, ZDF, 3Sat; Docdays, Berlin; Neofilm/Nordisc Film, Oslo; Philip Gröning Filmproduktion, Berlin
Distribution partner: Piffl Medien, Berlin; Rise and Shine, Berlin; Mindjazz Pictures, Köln; Beta Film, München; Java Films, Paris; Film Movement, New York; Majestic Filmverleih, Berlin
Siegert began his career as a filmmaker in the 1990s, after he had previously completed studies in history, art history and theatre and had worked as a graduate landscape architect. Early in his career, he worked in various areas of film production, including production management, sound design and editing.
In 1996 he founded the production company S.U.M.O. Film, which in the following years he produced successful cinema documentaries such as the architecture big city classic Berlin Babylon (2001), that premiered in the official selection of the Berlin Filmfestival, opening film Panorama; the coming-of-age duo: KLASSENLEBEN (2005) and DIE KINDER DER UTOPIE (2019); the Max Ophüls Award-winning: BEYOND PUNISHMENT (2015) on restorative justice.
In collaboration with director Götz Schauder, Siegert produced feature documentary CONDUCT! EVERY MOVEMENT COUNTS (2016), on the George Solti Competition for young conductors. Here Siegert took on the role of producer-only for the first time.
From 2007 onwards Siegert was involved in the newly founded German Film Academy (Deutsche Filmakademie) for the documentary film branch and was a board member from 2009 to 2017. In 2017-22 he was appointed to the BKM's film funding jury for documentary film.
In 2020 he founded the production company spicefilm GmbH for the development and production of A GERMAN PARTY, director Simon Brückner's direct cinema documentary of the German, far right political party AfD, that premiered 2022 in the official selection of the Berlin Filmfestival, Berlinale Special.
With director Götz Schauder he developed FATHER, SON, RESISTANCE, produced by S.U.M.O. Film with ZDF/3sat, on an artist family in former communist Germany under the pressure of the secret service. Principal photography of the feature documentary began in 2024, executive production by a new S.U.M.O. Film team member, Tuki Jencquel, director of the 2023 feature documentary JACKIE THE WOLF,
In Janury 2024 Siegert startet to develop his documentary project on A.I., working title TEMPLE OF INTELLIGENCE, co-authored by former impact-producing partner at THE CHILDREN OF UTOPIA, Susanne Bauer.
S.U.M.O. FILM
Marienstraße 27
D-10117 Berlin
office [at] sumofilm.de
SPICE FILM
Marienstraße 27
D-10117 Berlin
office [at] spicefilm.de
S.U.M.O. FILM
Marienstraße 27
D-10117 Berlin
office [at] sumofilm.de
SPICE FILM
Marienstraße 27
D-10117 Berlin
office [at] spicefilm.de