Bio
born 1987 in Eastern Germany
Camera/Visual Design Diploma at "Filmacademy Baden-Württemberg", Ludwigsburg 2014
BW Scholarship at "La Fémis", Paris 2010
one year round the world trip, 2012
lives in Leipzig since 2014
Education
2018
Berlinale Talents Participant
2011/12
Round the World Trip
2010
La Fémis, Paris
2008 - 2014
Filmacademy Baden-Wuerttemberg
dipl. 2014
2008
work as projectionist / camera assistant, Munich
2007
high school diploma
Filmography
2023:
DR. BALLOUZ / Series, 3x 45min, Germany, ZDF, X-Filme
Dir: Peter Ladkani
2022:
BOOM BOOM BRUNO / Series, 6x45min, Germany, Warner TV Series + HBO Max
Dir: Maurice Hübner
2021:
TATORT Köln / "Schutzmaßnahmen", Fiction, 90min, Germany, ARD
Dir: Nina Vujovic
AUDIBLE - Der Rattenfänger / Commercial, TV
Dir: Benjamin Talsik
2020:
DIE DONAU IST TIEF - ein Krimi aus Passau / Fiction, 90min, Deutschland, ARD
Dir: Maurice Hübner
2019:
PERRO / Documentary, 90 min, Nicaragua
Dir: Lin Sternal
DREI LEBEN LANG / 90min, Germany, Fiction, ZDF
Dir: Felicitas Korn
FROM HERE / Kafka Tamura, Music Video,
Dir: Julia Jalnasow
2018:
UFERFRAUEN / Documentary, 90 min
Dir: Barbara Wallbraun, ZDF kleines Fernsehspiel
2017:
IN MEINER HAUT / Documentary/Fiction 70 min
Dir: Anna Sophia Richard
FIND ME WELL / Kafka Tamura, Music Video, 4 min Dir: Maurice Hübner, produced by underdogs
LETTER FROM EWA / Documentary/Experimental, 30min, Dir: Lin Sternal, 3Sat
2016:
GIRLS DON`T FLY / Documentary, 90 min
Dir: Monika Grassl
2015:
THE BRAUN FAMILY / Comedy Series, 8x06' Episodes, ca. 40min, Dir: Maurice Hübner, ZDF Quantum/kleines Fernsehspiel
RUNNERS HIGH / Documentary, 90 min Dir: Daniel Sager, ZDF/kleines Fernsehspiel
EISMÄDCHEN / ICEGIRLS / Documentary, 60 min, R.: Lin Sternal, SWR- Junger Dokumentarfilm
RUNNING UP / music video
Band: Foxos, Label: Roofmusic / Dir. Maurice Hübner
LULLABIES / music video
Band: Kafka Tamura, Label: 100% Records, Lichtdicht Records / Dir. Maurice Hübner
BONES / music video
Band: Kafka Tamura, Label: 100% Records, Lichtdicht Records / Dir. Maurice Hübner
NO HOPE / music video
Band: Kafka Tamura, Label: 100% Records, Lichtdicht Records
2014:
PORN PUNK POETRY / mid-lenght film, 40 min
Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy in co-production
with SWR, BR and ARTE, Dir: Maurice Hübner
NIBKO / Documentary / 60 min
Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy, Dir: Daniela Vater
TERRASSENTAGE - „another day on terrace“ / Documentary, 60 min
Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy, Dir: Lin Sternal
2013:
SOMEWHERE ELSE / music video
Band: Kafka Tamura, Label: 100% Records, Lichtdicht Records
FINISTÈRE / Documentary, 20 min
Baden-Wuerttemberg Film Academy, Dir: Daniel Sager
2012:
SCHATTENTÄNZER / Documentary, 20 min Dir: Lin Sternal
Nominations
& Awards
* Winner Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage Hamburg 2019 for "Uferfrauen"
*Winner intl. Emmy 2017 for "The Braun Family", New York
* Winner best cinematography for "Porn Punk Poetry" at IFFF Köln 2016
* 2016 HotDocs Toronto international Filmfestival "Girls don`t fly"
*2016 Achtung Berlin Festival Wettbewerb: "Girls don`t fly"
*2016 Filmkunstfestival Mecklenburg-Vorpommern "Girls don`t fly"
*2016 DokFest München "Girls don`t fly"
*2016 Grimmepreis nomination for "Eismädchen/Icegirls"
*2016 two times nominated for cinematography award at IFFF Dortmund for "Porn Punk Poetry" and "Eismädchen/Icegirls"
*2016 „Girls don`t fly“ WINNER at Filmfestival Max Ophüls Price, Saarbrücken
*2016 "THE LONG DISTANCE" at Filmfestival Max-Ophüls-Price, Saarbrücken
*2015 Best Directing for "Porn Punk Poetry" at GRAND OFF Int. Film Awards, Warsaw, Poland
*2015 Sponsorship Award of Duisburg city for „Icegirls“ at Duisburger Filmtage, Duisburg
*2015 Audience Award Best Series "The Braun Family" Int. Film Festival Mannheim Heidelberg
*2015 Winner "best mid-lenght film" Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis for "Porn Punk Poetry"
*2015 Nominated for "Best Directing" Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis for "Porn Punk Poetry"
* Winner No Fear Award 2015 First Steps Award („THE LONG DISTANCE“ )
also nominated in the category best film
*2015 Caligari Advancement Award 2013 („THE LONG DISTANCE“ )
*11. Zurich Filmfestival 2015, Swiss („THE LONG DISTANCE“)
*2015 Baden-Würrtembergischer Film Price („THE LONG DISTANCE“)
*2015 36th Film Festival Max-Ophüls-Preis in competition "mid lenght" with "Porn Punk Poetry"
*2015 Exposed Filmfestival, Köln („Icegirls“)
*2015 Visions du Réel, Nyon („Icegirls“)
*2014 Michael Ballhaus Award FIRST STEPS Best Cinematography for "Porn Punk Poetry
*2014 Nominated for the FIRST STEPS Award 2014 category "mid-length film" for "Porn Punk Poetry"
*2014 Winner best "mid-length film" Filmz Mainz (Porn Punk Poetry)
*2014 Filmz Mainz - Festival des deutschen Films (NIBKO)
*2014 Prize Best Film at Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival 2014 Doha, Katar, Categorie New Horizon („Finistère“)
*2014 2. Jury Prize at FIFE for „Finistère“ - Festival International de l’Etudiant Casablanca, Marokko
*Award for best directing for „Finistère“, CineMAiubit 2014 Bukarest, Rumänien
*2014 Award for the best Documentary Film for „Finistère“: OpenEyes Filmfest Marburg, Germany
*American Documentary Festival 2014 Palm Springs, USA („Finistère“)
*Sehsüchte 2014 – 43. International Student Film Festival Potsdam, Germany („Finistère“)
*2014 Achtung Berlin („TERRASSENTAGE“ - „another day on terrace“)
*2014 DOK.Fest München („TERRASSENTAGE“ - „another day on terrace“)
*2013 DokLeipzig 56. International Documentary Film Festival („Finistère“)
*2013 DokumentART - European Documentary Film Festival, Germany/Poland („Finistère“)
*2013 Doc East Silver Market, Czechia („Finistère“)
*2013 Grand OFF Warsaw, Poland („Finistère“)
*2013 EuroEkoFest Sofia, Bulgaria („Finistère“)
*2013 Rencontres Henri Langlois Festival de Cinema, Frankreich („Finistère“)
*2013 International Film Festival Tbilisi, Georgien („Finistère“)
*2013 Open Cinema International Film Festival St.Petersburg, Russia („Finistère“)
*2012 Winner best film at „Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival“ in the category „Sprungbrett“ („Schattentänzer“)
*2012 winner best documentary: Kurzsüchtig, Leipzig („Schattentänzer“)
*2012 Filmfestival Bukarest („Schattentänzer“)