Rolf Wappenschmitt - SunnySideUp Canarias

Personal Information

Born: 1958 in Lima, Peru
High School Graduation: 1975, Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, GA, USA
Education: Business Administration in Berlin and Bremen
Professional Roles: Unit Manager, Production Manager, and Executive Producer since 1984
2004: Founded Pinguin Film GmbH

“Vertraute Fremde” ZDF Feature (Production Management/Line Producer for Aspekt Telefilm), Shooting starts May 2010 in Germany and Romania. Directed by Martin Enlen.
“Kopf Hoch – Windmüller” Cinema Documentary (Producer and Executive Producer), Begins March 2010 in Friesland, Israel, France. Directed by Eike Besuden.
“Kardinal Frings” Documentary ARD/WDR (Producer and Executive Producer), Starting March 2010 in Germany. Directed by Heinrich Billstein.

“Alle Zeit der Welt” ARD/Degeto Feature (Producer and Executive Producer). Directed by Andrea Katzenberger.
“Zwischen Hakenkreuz und Halbmond: Der Mufti von Jerusalem” Documentary for WDR/ARTE (Producer with Rosspoint Film). Directed by Heinrich Billstein.
“Die Fockes”, “Ludwig Roselius”, and “Der Sternensammler” Documentary Films for RB/ARD (Executive Production). All directed by Heinrich Billstein.
“All you need is Love” SAT1 Feature (Production Management for Kaminski.Stiehm.Film). Directed by Edzard Onneken.
“Goethe in Tenever” Cinema Documentary (Producer/Executive Producer). Directed by Eike Besuden.

“Dr. Hope – Eine Frau gibt nicht auf” for ZDF (Production Management for Hofmann & Voges Entertainment GmbH). Directed by Martin Enlen.
“Spur des Feuers” and “Heino? Man glaubt es nicht!” Documentaries for ARTE/MDR and ARD/WDR respectively (Producer with Rosspoint Film).
“Tatort Niedersachsen – Salzleiche” for ARD/NDR, (Production Management for Studio Hamburg GmbH). Directed by Christiane Balthasar.

“Liesl Karlstadt und Karl Valentin” for ARD/BR (Production Management for Hofmann & Voges Entertainment GmbH). Directed by Jo Baier.
“Verschwörung gegen die Republik” and “Wenn wir uns begegnen” (Executive Producer for RossPointFilm and Pinguin Film respectively).
“Finnischer Tango” Cinema Film (Production and Executive Production for Geisberg Studios /Pinguin Film). Directed by Buket Alakus.

“Manatu – Nur die Wahrheit rettet Dich” (Movie, SAT 1) and others including documentaries and feature films for various networks.

Included works like “Hunde haben kurze Beine” (ZDF), “Pirateninsel – Familie über Bord” (SAT 1), among others.

Executed production roles in various ARD series, documentaries, and feature films.
Prior to joining the industry, held a permanent position at Radio Bremen Television, managing productions across genres and countries from 1989, with roles escalating from Unit Manager to Production Manager by 1992.

Includes projects in France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, USA, Kenya, Finland, Belgium, Slovakia, Dominican Republic, Romania, and Barbados.