DIRK MICHAEL HÄGER
CEO  |  Producer, Head of Development

M +49179 510 76 48
dhaeger@blackandhoney.com

Born and raised in Wuppertal, he could hardly ever get excited about school, but all the more about theater. So he performed with the very passion that he only knew from music so far playing the bass guitar in several heavy metal bands. After school, he did his alternative service in geropsychiatry. Studying German and English for teaching in Wuppertal and Düsseldorf he also completed acting training. He was at the Theater in Cronenberg then, where amongst others later film stars Christoph Maria Herbst, Joachim Kosack, and Axel Stein were members of the company. In the 1990s, Häger was a founding member and head of the New Wuppertal Theater ("neue wuTh") for several years. Also he was in charge of the Remscheid prison´s drama group directing comedies of mistaken with murderers, bank robbers and drug dealers. Up to the early 2000s he often appeared both on stage and screen.

During the following years he mainly worked as a copywriter and creative director. He designed a series of campaigns and became a conceptual designer in event marketing with various agencies including market leader Vok Dams.

After developing his first screenplay ideas, he began to entirely focus on filmmaking in 2009. Since then he has been writing numerous film and series projects, some of them funded. From 2011 to 2019, he was a producer and the CEO of REX Film Produktion. "KING PING" (2013) was his feature film debut as a screenwriter, producer and co-director. The crime comedy starring Sierk Radzei, Godehard Giese, Jana Voosen, Bela B, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe Dag Berlin, Hans-Martin Stier, and Angelika Bartsch was realized with the minimal budget of only 360,000 EUR, basically raised through crowdfunding, crowd investing, sponsorship and product placements.

In 2019, Häger set up Germany based BLACK AND HONEY PICTURES. Starting out from Hanover and Cologne, Häger has been developing several feature films and series. Among his first projects with BLACK AND HONEY are the black comedy series "DIE MORDAPOSTEL" ("THE TEABAG KILLERS") and the musical comedy "BRASS N BEANS" ("DRAUSSEN NUR KÄNNCHEN"). For either project Häger has produced and directed a teaser as part of nordmedia's project development funding.

In addition to his work as a producer, creator and director, he has been a DJ for over 20 years, mainly world music, soul and retro sounds.

Yes, we're fresh
Well, you may argue about that. But in heart and brain, we are children watching the world, gaping in astonishment. And still we want to grow (up). With you. Through you.

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Germany

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Germany

T +49 511 92 01 67 10
mail@blackandhoney.com

DIRK MICHAEL HÄGER
CEO  |  Producer, Head of Development

M +49179 510 76 48
dhaeger@blackandhoney.com

Born and raised in Wuppertal, he could hardly ever get excited about school, but all the more about theater. So he performed with the very passion that he only knew from music so far playing the bass guitar in several heavy metal bands. After school, he did his alternative service in geropsychiatry. Studying German and English for teaching in Wuppertal and Düsseldorf he also completed acting training. He was at the Theater in Cronenberg then, where amongst others later film stars Christoph Maria Herbst, Joachim Kosack, and Axel Stein were members of the company. In the 1990s, Häger was a founding member and head of the New Wuppertal Theater ("neue wuTh") for several years. Also he was in charge of the Remscheid prison´s drama group directing comedies of mistaken with murderers, bank robbers and drug dealers. Up to the early 2000s he often appeared both on stage and screen.

During the following years he mainly worked as a copywriter and creative director. He designed a series of campaigns and became a conceptual designer in event marketing with various agencies including market leader Vok Dams.

After developing his first screenplay ideas, he began to entirely focus on filmmaking in 2009. Since then he has been writing numerous film and series projects, some of them funded. From 2011 to 2019, he was a producer and the CEO of REX Film Produktion. "KING PING" (2013) was his feature film debut as a screenwriter, producer and co-director. The crime comedy starring Sierk Radzei, Godehard Giese, Jana Voosen, Bela B, Christoph Maria Herbst, Uwe Dag Berlin, Hans-Martin Stier, and Angelika Bartsch was realized with the minimal budget of only 360,000 EUR, basically raised through crowdfunding, crowd investing, sponsorship and product placements.

In 2019, Häger set up Germany based BLACK AND HONEY PICTURES. Starting out from Hanover and Cologne, Häger has been developing several feature films and series. Among his first projects with BLACK AND HONEY are the black comedy series "DIE MORDAPOSTEL" ("THE TEABAG KILLERS") and the musical comedy "BRASS N BEANS" ("DRAUSSEN NUR KÄNNCHEN"). For either project Häger has produced and directed a teaser as part of nordmedia's project development funding.

In addition to his work as a producer, creator and director, he has been a DJ for over 20 years, mainly world music, soul and retro sounds.

Yes, we're fresh
Well, you may argue about that. But in heart and brain, we are children watching the world, gaping in astonishment. And still we want to grow (up). With you. Through you.