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10/ 2011: "Vanishing" festival and TV aquisition
My New York short film "Vanishing" will show at FILMETS Badalona Film Festival in Spain November 9th.
In 2012, "Vanishing" will be dubbed in German and broadcast on National Television programs MDR and 3Sat, together with "Good Luck, Bunny!", another of my short films from New York.
09 / 2011: news from the editing room
I just finished editing in London for director Rainer Niermann on his short film "Enchanting Rupert".
Also finished is editing on a feature-length documentary of Hoferichter & Jacobs Filmproduktion. The film "Like a star" (WT) is directed by Ringo Rösner and Markus Stein and is about gay life in communist Eastern Germany before the fall of the wall.
02 / 2011: recent documentary works
The year starts of with two documentaries edited by me shown on national TV and its internet channels. The film "Minister merciless" revolves around acting German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble. It can be seen here. (in German language)
The documentary "The dead girl of Bodensee lake" is about a decade-old, but still ongoing criminal case between Germany and France. It can be seen here. (in German language)
01 / 2011 A look back in laughter...
It's all in German, but you'll possibly have a good time seeing the visuals and sound as well! My editing work of december, a satirical account of the past year in politics can be viewed online: ZDF Mediathek. Have fun!
10 / 2010 Pictures from Sapporo Short Fest in Japan
See my pictures from a great festival experience in Sapporo in myweb gallery!
07 / 2010: I will be featured at Japanese film festival in October!
I am very happy to be invited to Sapporo Short Fest 2010. The exciting film festival on Japan's Hokkaido island has a special "filmmakers's section", in which 7 directors are featured in competition with a selection of their works. I will show my newest short "Vanishing" alongside "Fahrerflucht/Run Over" and "Good Luck, Bunny!". SSF2010 Shortlist in Competition Official Selection
06 / 2010: Half a year of editing
So far, I spent most of my time in editing suites this year. I did some work for TV magazines, edited an exciting crime documentary and did a producer's rough cut of a big-budget international feature film. For Berlin University of the Arts I am working with students on an experimental documentary on the topic of "waiting". Writing for my own future film projects goes on as well.
02 / 2010: "Vanishing" news
Please see the trailer for my 20-minute short film "Vanishing", shot in New York City in September 2009. The film was inspired by the recession and is about a man who experiences the loss of his job, home and girlfriend as a supernatural happening... I am doing final finishing touches in the editing right now, and a music score is being created by the highly talented film composer Philipp F. Kölmel. The full short film will be presented soon in the film festival circuit of 2010 around the world.
12 / 2009: Graduation from NYFA
My New York year has come to an end. On Dec 13th I successfully graduated from the New York Film Academy filmmaking program. It's been a blast! I did seven own short film projects and was happy to be part of dozens of others - all in one year.
09 / 2009: Media Coverage of "Wall Street Chicken"
The New York Times reports on the festival premiere of "Wall Street Chicken" in New York.
Please see the New York Times weblog.
CNN also reports in their headline news, featured is an interview with me. See the clip here on youtube.
09 / 2009: "Wall Street Chicken" premieres at Film Festival in New York City
My newest short film has it's grand premiere on September 19th at the Blackout Film Festival in New York City! The 7 min. short film is about two brokers that loose their job and eventually start a huge pillow fight on Wall Street.
04 / 2009: "Run Over" on DVD at Amazon.com!
My short film "Fahrerflucht (Run Over)" starring Kai Wiesinger is available for purchase at Amazon.com. It comes in company of some other very nice shorts!
01 / 2009: Grimme-Award nomination in Germany!
I am proud to announce my last work as an editor, the 2008 satirical TV-documentary „Der Satirische Jahresrückblick 2008“ is nominated for the most important German TV Award, the Adolf-Grimme-Preis!
