- His father Robert was a watchmaker and his business in Morbach was later taken over by Reitz's brother Guido.
- Father of Christian Reitz.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 29th Venice International Film Festival in 1968.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival in 2005.
- President of the 'Leopards of Tomorrow' jury at the 69th Locarno International Film Festival in 2016.
- President of the 'International Jury' at the 57th Mannheim-Heidelberg Filmfestival in 2008.
- Left his home at 19 in order to pursue an artistic career.
- Married to the singer and actress Salome Kammer, who appeared in Heimats 2 and 3.
- Reitz's interest in acting and producing plays began in his school years in Simmern, where he was encouraged by his German teacher Karl Windhäuser.
- Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe.
- Has great admiration for Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Robert Altman.
- His passion for cinema began in his early teens when he befriended the movie-house projectionist in his native village. In return for assistance he provided in changing reels, he was allowed to watch all the films.
- Celebrated his 50th birthday at the day he completed Heimat, and says he knew for the first time what film making was all about.
- Describes ''Heimat'' as a feature film and not a mini-series.
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