Rosa von Praunheim
German film director (1942-2025) · Germany · On the map · Directors · Died at 83
Holger Bernhard Bruno Mischwitzky, known professionally as Rosa von Praunheim, was a German film director, author, producer, professor of directing and one of the most influential and famous queer activists in the German-speaking world.
Rosa von Praunheim is read about 418 times a day, in 26 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Hape Kerkeling - Total NormalFilm2021
Legendär!Series2019
DarkroomFilm, Director, Writer2017AbendshowSeries
My Wonderful West BerlinFilm, 20172012
King of ComicsFilm, Director, Writer2009
24 Hours BerlinFilm, Director2008
Markus LanzSeries2007
Here's Looking at You, BoyFilm2004Im PalaisSeries2002
Through the Night with...Series
Queens Don't CryFilm, 2002Director, Writer1997
Birth of a NationFilm1996
Zimmer frei!Series1995
Neurosia: Fifty Years of PerversityFilm, Director, Writer1991
DAS!Series1990
PositiveFilm, Director, Writer1988
Anita - Dances of ViceFilm, Director, Writer1983
City of Lost SoulsFilm, Director, Writer1978Bio's BahnhofSeries1975
The Enchantment of the Blue SailorsFilm, Matrose19743 nach 9Series1968
Von Rosa von PraunheimFilm, Director1964Grimme AwardSeries1942Born25 November 1942People around Rosa
Close ties
Lotti Huber Rosa produced Horror vacui (1984)
Ben Becker Rosa directed Der Einstein des Sex (2000)
Kai Schumann Rosa produced Der Einstein des Sex (2000)
Monika Hansen Rosa produced Der Einstein des Sex (2000)
Otto Sander Rosa directed Der Einstein des Sex (2000)
Meret Becker Rosa directed Der Einstein des Sex (2000)
Wolfgang Völz Rosa directed Der Einstein des Sex (2000)
Gerry Wolff Rosa produced Der Einstein des Sex (2000)
Ichgola Androgyn Also in I Am My Own Woman (1992)
Eddie Constantine Rosa directed Red Love (1982)
Werner Schroeter Directed Eika Katappa (1969)
Ingrid van Bergen Rosa produced Horror vacui (1984)
Ulrike Ottinger Directed The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
Evelyn Künneke Rosa directed Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity (1995)
Jayne County Rosa produced City of Lost Souls (1983)
Désirée Nick Rosa produced Neurosia: 50 Years of Perversity (1995)
Katy Karrenbauer Also in Tough Love and Darkroom
Manfred Salzgeber Rosa directed It Is Not the Homosexual Who Is Perverse, But the Society in Which He Lives (1971)
Regina Ziegler Produced Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please? (2008)
Tabea Blumenschein Directed The Enchantment of the Blue Sailors (1975)
Helga Sophia Goetze Rosa produced Red Love (1982)
Hella von Sinnen Rosa produced A Virus Knows No Morals (1988)
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
288 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
A pioneer of Queer Cinema and gay activist, von Praunheim was a key co-founder of the modern lesbian and gay movement in West Germany and Switzerland. He was an early advocate of AIDS awareness and safer sex. Furthermore, he was one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.
