Thomas Peter Friedl (born January 3, 1967 in Munich) is a German media entrepreneur and film producer. He started his career in the film industry in 1989 at Germany’s media house Constantin Film. Until 2008, Friedl was member of the board and served as President, Distribution & Marketing and COO of Constantin Film AG, a company he left at the beginning of 2008 after 18 years. Friedl distributed the two most successful German films: Michael Bully Herbig's Der Schuh des Manitu and (T)Raumschiff Surprise. As an international distributor, Friedl was in charge of productions such as the first three Resident Evil films, House of the Spirits or Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Friedl also led various campaigns for the Academy Awards, including Nowhere in Africa (Academy Award for Best Foreign Film 2001) and Downfall (nominated for Best Forei...read more