EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

New School Universtiy, New York, Film Production Certificate. Studied under Alan Berliner DAAD (German Academic Exchange Grant. Academic grant to Study film production at the New School and to direct and produce a documentary film.

1997-99 Nachwuchsförderung/DAAD, Emerging artist support grant co-sponsored by the Academy of Fine Arts and the German Academic Exchange Program.

1989-1996 Hochschule der Künste (Academy of Fine Arts), Berlin, Germany

1996 Master of Fine Arts, July 1996. Studied under Heinz Emigholz and Elfi Mikesch

1996 Stiftung Kulturfonds, Berlin, 1996. Cultural Institute Foundation project grant for film and

sound installation titled Fluchtpunkte (Vanishing Points).

1995 Frauenförderung der HdK, Berlin, 1995. Women’s Support for the Arts project grant for video installation in the group exhibition Intervall 95.

1994 Diploma in New Media and Video Arts, December 1994. Studied under Valie Export

 

FILMOGRAPHY

2008 URVILLE, in preparation, 35 mm (writer/dir.: A. Christlieb, producer: Flying Moon)

2006 ITS NOT YOUR FAULT, video installation/ WE ARE OURSELF / Galerie Tristesse Deluxe

2002 CINEMANIA, 80 min, 35mm

 

FESTIVALS

Seattle Filmfestival, München International Filmfestival, Melbourne, Australia, Locarno Filmfestival,

Edinburgh, Rio de Janeiro, Calgary, Canada, Cork, Leeds, Sheffield Doc Fest, AFI Los Angeles,

Kassel Doc Fest ,Hamptons, NY-Best Documentary Award, Oslo, German Film Fest.,London,

Havana, Cuba, Cinema Paradise, Hawaii, Sheffield/BFI Tour, Palm Springs, Frankfurt Filmmuseum,

Saarbrucken/Max Ophuls Prize, Rotterdam, Goteborg (Sweden), Victoria Indie Film & Video Fest,

Belgium, SouthxSouthwest, Tribeca FF New York, Thessaloniki Doc Fest, Jerusalem, Atlanta

sowie Kinoverleih Deutschland, GB, Schweiz, USA, Holland (Docuzone), Verleih: GMFilms

 

Short Films

2000 Deja-vu, 16 mm, S&W, 13 min (New Filmmaker Series, Anthology Film Archive NY)

1998 The Blue Hour, Farbe, 16mm, 60 min

1996 Ich und Du, 16mm,Farbe, 5 min, (Ex-change Project, New York, Paris, Helsinki)

Die Wand, 16mm, Farbe, 10 min (Babylon Mitte)

1995 Medusa Suicida, 16mm, Farbe, 14 min, Rotterdam Film Festival, 1999

1993 Von der Kunst, Blasen zu bilden, , Farbe, 11 min (AVE -Festival ,Arnheim, Holland, 1994)

 

WORK EXPERIENCE and PROJECTS

2008 2. Camera for WHITE ON WHITE , video art project by Eve Sussman & Rufus Corporation NY Shot in Baku (Azerbajdschan, Kazachstan, Dubai.

2007 Editor for AFRICAN TWINTOWERS by Christoph Schlingensief

2006 Editor for KARPOW CITY - Volksbühne Berlin (stage design) by Christoph Schlingensief

2005 2. Camera for RAPE OF SABINE WOMEN , video art project by Eve Sussman and Rufus Corporation NY, Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin, Moscow Filmfestival

2004 Assistant of D’ANUNZIOS HÖHLE, directed by Heinz Emigholz, BERLINALE 2005

2004 Editor for TIGERWOMEN GROW WINGS, directed by Monika Treut, BERLINALE 2004

2003-2004 University of Fine Arts in Berlin, Instructor at the film department (Institute for time based media)

2003 Editor and video designer for The NOMI SONG, directed by Andrew Horn, BERLINALE 2003

1998-2002 Freelanced editor for ARTE Info and ZDF Kulturzeit in Havanna, Kuba.

2001 Writer, director, camera and editor for CINEMANIA, documentary by Angela Christlieb and Stephen Kijak, produced by Hanfgarn&Ufer Filmproduktion Berlin.

1998 DowntownCommunity Television Center New York, freelanced editor, camera assistant, production assistant for Jon Alpert. Produced several documentarys and music videos.

1997 Anthology Film Archive New York , Theatre manager, research assistant, translator, publications

Filmmakers Coop New York , Assistent to M.M. Serra, director of the Filmmakers Coop NY