Heiko Pinkowski

Heiko Pinkowski is a German actor screenwriter and film producer After graduating from high school in 1988 and subsequently dropping out of degree programs in civil engineering German studies and philosophy Heiko Pinkowski worked in various capacitiesincluding as a drafting technician nursing assistant welder truck driver print prepress specialist and caregiver for the severely physically disabled He has been passionate about the theater since his youth He performed at KRESCHthe Childrens and Youth Theater of the City of Krefeldand without ever attending drama school went on to join the City Theater of Krefeld the Studiobühne Köln and the Schiller Theater in Berlin In 1994 he passed the official professional certification exam for stage actors This was followed by engagements at the Bauhausbühne in Dessau and from 1995 to 2001 a permanent position at the State Capital Theater in Magdeburg In 2001 Heiko Pinkowski moved with his family to Berlin where he has since worked as a freelance actor and producerperforming on stage as well as working both in front of and behind the camera In 2011 Heiko Pinkowski cofounded the film production company Sehr gute Filme Very Good Films alongside cinematographer Dennis Pauls producer Anne Baeker and director Axel Ranisch The companys first productions were the nobudget feature Dicke Mädchen Heavy Girls and the childrens film Reuberboth directed by Axel Ranisch With Dicke Mädchen Heiko Pinkowski achieved international festival success and garnered numerous awards in his triple role as actor cowriter and producer Furthermore at the 2013 Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival the films Kohlhaas oder die Verhältnismäßigkeit der Mittel and Stufe Dreiin which he appeared as an actorwon the Audience Awards the film Schrotten received the same honor in 2016