Mark Olaf Formanek, production designer, set decorator, art director, Berlin

Projects as production designer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	Ein Tag in der DDR - Trabikrimi (WT)	Report (Series)	Oliver Halmburger	Loopfilm GmbH [de]
2022	Ein Tag in der DDR - Raupenflucht (WT)	Report (Series), ZDF [de]	Oliver Halmburger	Loopfilm GmbH [de]
2020	Schuss in der Nacht – Die Ermordung Walter Lübckes Preparation	Docu-Fiction, HR [de], NDR [de], rbb [de], SWR [de]	Raymond Ley	AVEpublishing Argon Verlag AVE GmbH [de]	Preparation
2017	Skrupellos - Im Netz der Macht	Indie Feature Film	Alexander Dannenberg	Aviv Pictures GmbH (vormals Haifisch Entertainment GmbH) [de]
2015	Nur eine Handvoll Leben 2. Drehhälfte Köln	TV Movie, WDR [de]	Francis Meletzky	Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH (formerly Zeitsprung Entertainment GmbH)	2. Drehhälfte Köln
2014	Ungesagt	Feature Film	Claudia Boysen	Michael Gautsch Filmproduktion und Filmverleih
2012	BMW i - Born Electric (WT)	Spec Commercial	Ole Ziesemann	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Ludwigsburg) [de]
2012	Radio Silence	Feature Film	Multiple	PPP On Air Pictures GmbH & Co.KG [de]
2011	Scharfe Hunde (ZDFneo TVLab 2011 - Wettbewerb)	Series Pilot, ZDFneo [de]	Dominic Müller	Eyeworks Germany GmbH \| Fiction & Film (Warner Bros. ITVP Deutschland GmbH) [de]
2011	BMAS - Bildungspaket (Social Spot) 4 Spots	Commercial	Christian Riebe	Ambulance Film GmbH & Co.KG [de]	4 Spots
2011	KPM Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur - Image 2011 (WT)	Corporate Film	Mark Stubbs	Ambulance Film GmbH & Co.KG [de]
2010	Verlangen (WT) 45. Intern. Hofer Filmtage 2011	Short Film	Laura Fischer	RollbergFilm, Niklas Warnecke	45. Intern. Hofer Filmtage 2011
2010	Diesel - Housekeeper VDW Award 2011 nominee/Amerika 60s	Spec Commercial	Ole Ziesemann	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Ludwigsburg) [de]	VDW Award 2011 nominee/Amerika 60s
2010	Quirk of Fate 4x Best Production Design	Short Film	Marco J. Riedl	MJM Pictures GbR Marc Steinicke, Jakob Creutzburg, Marco Riedl [de]	4x Best Production Design
2009	Not Worth a Bullet Best ProdDesign-nom. LA Reel Festival	Short Film	Markus F. Adrian	MJM Pictures GbR Marc Steinicke, Jakob Creutzburg, Marco Riedl [de]	Best ProdDesign-nom. LA Reel Festival
2007	Das Haus (WT) RBB TV-Movie	Short Film	Florian Röser	Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)	RBB TV-Movie

Projects as set decorator

Year	Title	Genre	Production designer	Producer	Comment
2021	Der Palast Dreh Nov`20-Juni`21- histor. `89/`61	Limited series, ZDF [de]	Jerome Latour	Constantin Television GmbH [de]	Dreh Nov`20-Juni`21- histor. `89/`61
2019	Über Land	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Martin Schreiber	Mecom Fiction GmbH
2019	Erzgebirgskrimi - Tödlicher Akkord	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Stefanie Granitza	NFP
2019	Über Land - Kleine Fälle (Special)	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Martin Schreiber	Mecom Fiction GmbH
2016	I'm Going To Save People (NOT COMPLETED) (WT) Berlin historisch 1965	Indie Feature Film		Faktura Film GmbH	Berlin historisch 1965
2016	Schlimmer geht immer	TV Movie, SAT.1	Harald Turzer	Amalia Film GmbH
2015	Nur eine Handvoll Leben	TV Movie, WDR [de]	Multiple	Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH (formerly Zeitsprung Entertainment GmbH)
2015	Der gute Göring historisch 1923 - 1946	TV Movie, BR [de], NDR [de]	Harald Turzer	Vincent TV GmbH [de]	historisch 1923 - 1946
2013	My Brother's Name is Robert and he is an Idiot 68.Berlinale Wettbewerb	Feature Film	Multiple	Philip Groening Filmproduktion [de]	68.Berlinale Wettbewerb
2008	Der kleine Mann Grimme Preis 2010 nominiert	TV Series, ProSieben [de]	Michaela Schumann	Brainpool TV GmbH	Grimme Preis 2010 nominiert
2007	Fünf Sterne Hotel-Serie	TV Series, ZDF [de]		ndF neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft mbH	Hotel-Serie
2006	Küss mich, Genosse DDR-BRD 1974-Komödie- Set Decorator	TV Movie, SAT.1	Klaus R. Weinrich	Phoenix Film Karlheinz Brunnemann GmbH & Co. Produktions KG [de]	DDR-BRD 1974-Komödie- Set Decorator

Projects as art director

Year	Title	Genre	Production designer	Producer	Comment
2021	Disko Bochum (WT)	TV Series, TVNOW [de]	Multiple	UFA Fiction
2021	Das Lehrerzimmer (WT)	Feature Film	Zazie Knepper	if... Productions [de]
2019	Werkstatthelden mit Herz	TV Movie, Degeto [de], WDR [de]	Harald Turzer	Film-Line Productions GmbH [de]
2018	Amokspiel Studiobau	TV Movie, SAT.1	Harald Turzer	TV60Filmproduktion GmbH	Studiobau
2018	Spides 8 Folgen	TV Series, SyFy [de]	Harald Turzer	Spides Production UG [de]	8 Folgen
2016	Mata Hari - Tanz mit dem Tod hist. 1905-1917 Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt	Docu-Fiction, NDR [de], rbb [de], SWR [de]	Jenny Roesler	Vincent TV GmbH [de]	hist. 1905-1917 Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt
2014	Allein unter Ärzten	TV-Movie (Series), SAT.1	Harald Turzer	Hager Moss Film GmbH
2014	Meine Tochter Anne Frank historisch 1942-60	TV Movie, ARD [de], HR [de], rbb [de], WDR [de]	Harald Turzer	AVEpublishing Argon Verlag AVE GmbH [de]	historisch 1942-60
2014	Block B - Unter Arrest Studiobau Setdesign	TV Series, RTL [de]	Multiple	UFA Serial Drama GmbH	Studiobau Setdesign
2011	RTL - Bauer sucht Frau (Trailer)	Commercial		Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland GmbH [de]
2009	By Night Sets-Best ArtDirect/InvitrioVisualBogota	Short Film	Sven Sommer	Molly Aida Film	Sets-Best ArtDirect/InvitrioVisualBogota
2007	Wir sind das Volk - Liebe kennt keine Grenzen DDR 1989 histor.- Set Design	TV Movie (multi-part), SAT.1	Silke Buhr	Olga Film GmbH	DDR 1989 histor.- Set Design
2006	Fünf Sterne Studio / Sets on Location	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Klaus R. Weinrich	ndF neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft mbH	Studio / Sets on Location
2006	Dina - Flaschengeist auf Probe (WT) Studiobau - Set Design	TV Series, SAT.1		ndF neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft mbH	Studiobau - Set Design
2005	Allein unter Töchtern Sets on Location	TV-Movie (Series), SAT.1	Harald Turzer	Hager Moss Film GmbH	Sets on Location

Film projects in other capacities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2020	Bring mich nach Hause	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Christiane Balthasar	Rowboat Film- und Fernsehproduktion	assistant production designer
2020	SOKO Wismar	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Cinecentrum Berlin Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH [de]	location scout
2019	Über Land	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Mecom Fiction GmbH	prop master
2019	Polizeiruf 110 - Totes Rennen	TV-Movie (Series), MDR [de]	Torsten C. Fischer	Filmpool Fiction GmbH [de]	assistant production designer Set Dec
2018	Spides	TV Series, SyFy [de]	Multiple	Spides Production UG [de]	location scout
2017	Der Lehrer	TV Series, RTL [de]	Multiple	Sony Pictures Film und Fernseh Produktions GmbH [de]	assistant production designer SetDec+Motivsuche-7 Folgen
2016	Blaumacher	TV Series, ZDFneo [de]	Multiple	Dreamtool Entertainment GmbH	set dresser
2015	Beste Schwestern (WT)	Series Pilot, RTL [de]	Ulli Baumann	Warner Bros. ITVP Deutschland GmbH	set dresser
2015	Letzte Ausfahrt Gera - Acht Stunden mit Beate Zschäpe	Docu-Fiction, ZDF [de]	Raymond Ley	AVEpublishing Argon Verlag AVE GmbH [de]	assistant production designer Art Director
2015	Nur nicht aufregen!	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Thomas Jahn	Warner Bros. ITVP Deutschland GmbH	location scout
2013	Ein blinder Held - Die Liebe des Otto Weidt	TV Movie, NDR [de]	Kai Christiansen	Vincent TV GmbH [de]	draughtsman/set designer historisch
2012	BMW i - Born Electric (WT)	Spec Commercial	Ole Ziesemann	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Ludwigsburg) [de]	location scout
2012	Radio Silence	Feature Film	Multiple	PPP On Air Pictures GmbH & Co.KG [de]	location scout Leipzig
2010	Quirk of Fate	Short Film	Marco J. Riedl	MJM Pictures GbR Marc Steinicke, Jakob Creutzburg, Marco Riedl [de]	location scout Köln/ Leverkusen/Wuppertal
2009	Mord mit Aussicht	TV Series, ARD [de], WDR [de]	Multiple	Pro GmbH [de]	location scout Köln-Eifel
2008	Der Seewolf	TV Movie (multi-part), ProSieben [de]	Christoph Schrewe	Odeon Fiction GmbH (formerly H&V Entertainment GmbH)	draughtsman/set designer Szb. Harry Turzer
2008	Crashpoint - 90 Minuten bis zum Absturz	TV Movie, ProSieben [de]	Thomas Jauch	Hager Moss Film GmbH	concept artist Szb. Harry Turzer
2008	Die Grünen Hügel von Wales	TV Movie, ARD [de]	Andi Niessner	Cinecentrum Hamburg Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehprod. mbH [de]	location scout Wales Szb. Harry Turzer
2007	GSG 9 - Die Elite Einheit	TV Series, SAT.1	Multiple	Typhoon AG [de]	draughtsman/set designer Szb. Olaf Schiefner
2007	Apollo-Optik - Ruderclub (WT)	Commercial	Werner Kranwetvogel	Add Pictures Produktionsservice GmbH	location scout Berlin-Brandenburg

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Film awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2011	Quirk of Fate	Long Island International Film Expo [us]	Best Art Direction, Feature	Winner
2011	Quirk of Fate	Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood	Best Production Design	Winner
2011	Quirk of Fate	Los Angeles Reel Film Festival [us]	Best Student Film Production Design	Winner
2011	Quirk of Fate	Los Angeles Reel Film Festival [us]	Best Feature Production Design	Winner
2011	Quirk of Fate	Maverick Movie Awards 2011	Best Production Design	Winner
2010	Not Worth a Bullet	Los Angeles Reel Festival [us]	Best Student Film Production Design	Nominated
2010	By Night	Invitrio Visual Bogota [co]	Best Production Design/Art Direction	Winner

Awards

Year	Award
2010	Best Production Design/Artdirection für By Night - Invitrio Visual, Bogota Columbia

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Languages	English French Italian
Licences	B (car) [eu], BE (car with trailer) [eu], C1 (truck < 3,5t <= 7,5t) [eu], C1E (truck (C1) + trailer <= 12t) [eu], L (tractor) [eu], M (autocycle) [eu]
Immediate working area	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilities	Cologne, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Milan, Munich
Associations	Verband der Requisite und Set Decoration e.V. [de]

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Mark Olaf Formanek

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Projects as production designer

Projects as set decorator

Projects as art director

Film projects in other capacities

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