Institut des hautes études cinématographiques
Peter Fleischmann was born in Zweibrücken. He studied at the German Institute of Film and Television ("Deutsches Institut für Film und Fernsehen - DIFF") in München and Institut des hautes études cinématographiques ("IDHEC") in Paris. In 1969, he and Volker Schlöndorff have founded a film production company Halleluja Film.