Born 1957 in Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg)
Education
1979 -89 Studied Philosophy / Theatre, Film and Television Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin | Visual Communication Hochschule der Künste Berlin | Documentary Film University of London. Academic degree Magistra Artium | Academic degree Professor acquired on the basis of artistic achievement
Professional experience (selection)
Assistant director, dramaturge, production assistant with Werner Schröter, Adolf Dreesen, Wilfried Minks (Schauspiel Frankfurt / Avignon Theatre Festival)
Jutta Brückner (Berlin European Capital of Culture 1988)
1986 Trainee and photographer on Wim Wenders’ film : Himmel über Berlin
Internships in the editorial departments of feature film and small television play (ZDF)
Lecturer Freie Universität Berlin | Berlin University of the Arts | AKI Enschede (NL)
Editor and freelance dramaturge at Phönix Film, Berlin
Presentation of the American Independent Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival
1994 Foundation of Ariadne Films
1997 Professor for Audiovisual Production, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences
2002 ff Studio grant from the Berlin Senate
2005 China Scholarship of the Henry Ford Foundation
2006 ff curating for Directors Lounge Berlin
1st prize Kunstverein Bad Aibling competition “Zwischenwasser”
2nd prize Hull International Film Festival
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