Ulrich Lenze was born in 1947. After graduating in Law and Political Sciences, he worked as an editor for a publishing company, and freelance-journalist for agencies, magazines and radio stations, before he began his work as film author, director, and producer in 1981. As the author of numerous TV documentaries, he won several awards at German and international festivals. Among the documentaries featuring him as author and director are “Die erste Schlacht des Kalten Krieges – Die Berliner Luftbrücke”, „So entstand die Bundesrepublik“, „Das Wunder von Bern“ (Soccer World Cup 1954), „Der Atomspion – Klaus Fuchs“, „Der Pakt mit dem Kreml“, and „Bilder, die Geschichte machten“ (30 episodes).
Ulrich Lenze acted as managing head of production of the Multimedia Hamburg from 1991 to 1999, and is since then head of the management board of the Cinecentrum – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film – und Fernsehproduktion mbH. His productions feature docu-dramas like “Todesspiel” (written and directed by Heinrich Breloer), “Deutschlandspiel” and “Der Aufstand” (both written and directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg), “Die Stunde der Offiziere” (directed by Hans-Erich Viet), TV-movies (“Ein Dorf sucht seinen Mörder” among others), and documentaries (“Schliemanns Erben”, “Humboldts Erben”, “Goldfieber”, “Der Dritte Weltkrieg”, „Legenden“ and others), series (“Alphateam”, “Herzschlag”, “SOKO Wismar”), as well as entertainment formats (the talkshow “Beckmann” for example).
Currently in production is the docu-drama “Die letzte Schlacht” – on the end of WWII in Berlin – directed by Hans-Christoph Blumenberg, and the fictional series “Kanzleramt”, set in the center of the federal government’s political power in Berlin.
In 1997, Ulrich Lenze was awarded the “Goldenen Löwe” and the “Tele-Star”, and in 2001 he received the special prize at the Bavarian Television Awards.
Lenze is a member of the board of the Bundesverband Deutscher Fernsehproduzenten and member of Hamburg Media School’s supervisory board.
