Biography
Born 1962 in Hannover, Germany. Additional languages: English & French. School choir. 2 years singing lessons. 2 years tap dance. 3 years Latin-American dance & Rock’n’Roll. Volunteer with Staatstheater Hannover (extras work, musical ensemble, 2nd assistant director, public relations).
1962-1983 HANNOVER
- Puppetry (Marionettes, Muppets) | commissioned work & exhibitions
- Book "Marionetten, selbst basteln und spielen" (about building puppets & how to manipulate them) | Otto Maier Verlag (3 editions)
- Graphic art work "Copy Art" | 2 sales exhibtions
- Super8 films | director, writer, camera, editor | festival invitations
- Super8 cinema "Underground Film Art" | founding member, programmer
1983-2007 MUNICH | 2007 until today BERLIN
- casting director, assistant director, production manager, festival work
- editor | trailer, teaser, title sequences, re-edits of diff. tv programmes
- actor | commercials, film, tv
- writer | concepts, treatments, scripts, dubbing dialogues, song lyricist
- script consultant | tv
- director | stage, show, event, advertising, image, tv, cinema
Awards
- EIN LEBEN LANG KURZE HOSEN TRAGEN (THE CHILD I NEVER WAS) (feature | writer & director):
Levi’s First Feature Award – San Francisco Int. Lesbian & Gay FF
Special Jury Award – Torino International Gay & Lesbian FF
Honorary Mention – Image+Nation Montreal FF
Berndt-Media Preis – Kinofest Lünen
nominated for best tv movie "cinema“ Jupiter Award - RICKY - NORMAL WAR GESTERN (RICKY - THREE'S A CROWD) (feature | director):
Children's Jury Special Prize – Children's FF Seattle
Special Mention – Festival Int. de Cine para Niños Mexico - ELECTRICITY – SIEMENS MUSEUM (advertising | actor):
Silver Lion – Int. Advertising FF Cannes
FILMOGRAPHY
Feature & TV | selected
RICKY - NORMAL WAR GESTERN
(Ricky - Three's A Crowd)
2013 | 88' | theatrical release + DVD | director
FESTIVALS
2013:
GERMAN CHILDREN‘S MEDIA FESTIVAL ‚DER GOLDENE SPATZ‘ – COMPETITION
INT. FF FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH ZLÍN
GIFFONI FF – COMPETITION
FÜNF SEEN FF – COMPETITION
CHINA INT. CHILDREN‘S FF
FILMKUNSTTAGE SACHSEN-ANHALT
FINAL CUT KINDER- & JUGEND FF MARBURG – COMPETITION
INT. CHILDREN´S FF BRUSSELS
INT. CINE KID FF AMSTERDAM
KINDER-FF MÜNSTER - COMPETITION
BIELEFELD CHILDREN’S & YOUTH FF
CINEMAGIC – INT. FILM & TV FESTIVAL FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, BELFAST – COMPETITION
JUNIOR FILM FLEADH, GALWAY
INT. FF FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH ARMENIA – COMPETITION
OULU INT. CHILDREN‘S & YOUTH FF – COMPETITION
KINOFEST LÜNEN – COMPETITION
THE GOLDEN ELEPHANT, HYDARABAD
2014:
CHILDREN'S FF SEATTLE – COMPETITION
KIDS BEST FEST, NORTHAMPTON
REEL 2 REAL – INT. FF FOR YOUTH, VANCOUVER – COMPETITION
INT. CHILDREN´S FF BANGLADESH
STOCKHOLM FF JUNIOR – COMPETITION
INT. CHILDREN‘S FF CRACOW – COMPETITION
CINECITA INT. FF, BOGOTA – COMPETITION
FESTIVAL OF GERMAN FILMS LUDWIGSHAFEN
INT. CHILDREN'S FILM CARNIVAL HONG KONG
FESTIVAL INT. DE CINE PARA NIÑOS, MEXICO – COMPETITION
CHULPICINE – FESTIVAL DE CINE INFANTIL Y JUVENIL, ECUADOR – COMPETITION
CARROUSEL INT. DU FILM DE RIMOUSKI (QUÉBEC) – COMPETITION
GERMAN FILM WEEK, SKOPJE
KALKUTTA INT. CHILDREN'S FF
2015:
CAT – Int. Children's and Youth FF Moscow – COMPETITION
KINDER FILM FEST KYOTO
AUGENBLICK – FESTIVAL DU CINÉMA EN LANGUE ALLEMANDE EN ALSACE
AWARDS:
CHILDREN'S JURY SPECIAL PRIZE – CHILDREN'S FF SEATTLE 2014
SPECIAL MENTION – FESTIVAL INT. DE CINE PARA NIÑOS, MEXICO 2014
SOKO KÖLN, 6 episodes
2004+2003 | each 45’ | ZDF TV series | director
EIN LEBEN LANG KURZE HOSEN TRAGEN
(The Child I Never Was)
2002 | 83’ | theatrical release, TV + DVD | writer & director
FESTIVALS
2002:
INT. HOFER FILMTAGE
KINOFEST LÜNEN – COMPETITION
2003:
BERLINALE – GERMAN CINEMA
CANNES IFF – GERMAN CINEMA
CINÉNYGMA LUXEMBURG – COMPETITION
NEW FESTIVAL, NYC
ESPOO CINÉ FF
CINÉMA TOUT ÉCRAN
SITGES FF – COMPETITION
MALMÖ FANTASTIK FF – COMPETITION
DANISH FILM INSTITUTE FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO INT. LESBIAN AND GAY FF – COMPETITION
IMAGE+NATION MONTREAL FF – COMPETITION
LESBIAN-GAY FILM DAYS HAMBURG
IMAGE+NATION MONTREAL FF – COMPETITION
REEL AFFIRMATION WASHINGTON GAY & LESBIAN FF
2004:
TORINO INT. GAY & LESBIAN FF - COMPETITION
OUT TAKES AUCKLAND
INSIDE OUT TORONTO GAY & LESBIAN FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
AWARDS:
Berndt-Media Preis – KINOFEST LÜNEN 2002
Levi’s First Feature Award – SAN FRANCISCO INT. LESBIAN AND GAY FF 2003
Honorary Mention – IMAGE+NATION MONTREAL FF 2003
Special Jury Award – TORINO INT. GAY & LESBIAN FF 2004
MUSIC VIDEO / ADVERTISING / IMAGE | selected
NAVID & OMID: GORIZ
2005 | music videos | writer
DISNEY’S LUSTIGE TASCHENBÜCHER
1998 | advertising | director
PREMIERE - Pay TV
1998 | several teaser | director
SIEMENS VKD
1996 | industrial film | director
ARD – Public broadcasting
1995 | several trailer, teaser & reminder | director
under development
Drama, Originalstory | Treatment
TV-Serie, Originalstory | Konzept
romantic comedy, original story | treatment
Biopic, musical drama | exposé
mystery thriller, original story | concept
animated movie, adapted from an old German fairy tale by Gerdt von Bassewitz | screenplay
drama adapted from a German novel by Karen-Susan Fessel | screenplay
Drama TV series, original story | concept
Comedy, original story | treatment, co-writer
love drama, original story | treatment
feature film, loosely based on „The Wizzard of Oz“ | writer screenplay (funded by state chancellery of Thuringia & German Federal Film Board)
Other Work
STAGE / SHOW / EVENT | selected
PATRIZIA MORESCO: "BISSFEST“
2012 | stand-up comedy show | director
BERLINALE: TEDDY AWARDS SHOW 2012
2012 | queer film award show, live event + TV | writer
PATRIZIA MORESCO: "WAHN.SINN“
2010 | stand-up comedy show | director
CHANSON-NETTE: "FARBENBLIND“
2010 | musical personality show | writer & director
CHANSON-NETTE:
"NEUSTADT, DU, ICK KOMME!“
2008 | musical comedy | writer & director
DKMS LIFE "DREAMBALL 2008“
2008 | charity gala, live event | writer & director
THE CROONETTES: “SWING-A-DINGLE”
2000 | musical show | writer & director
LYRICS
- WEIHNACHTEN OHNE MICH (music: n.n.)
- TELEKOMMUNIKATIONS-BLUES (music: Terry Truck)
- ICK BIN SUPERLATIV (music: Terry Truck)
- ALLET LÜJE (music: Christian Ludwig Mayer)
- BEI LILA SEH‘ ICK ROT (music: Angela Stoll)
- NATUR-STONED (music: Andreas Helmle)
- FUCK YOU (German lyrics / music: Lily Rose Allen, Gregory Kurstin)
- ACH, WARUM KANN MEIN BERLIN NICH‘ IN ITALIEN LIEGEN (Guaglione) (German lyrics / music: Giuseppe Fanciulli, Nisa)
- NEUSTADT, DU, ICK KOMME (Chattanooga Choo-Choo) (German lyrics / music: Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
- ICK KOMME JETZT ZURÜCK IN MEEN BERLIN (Don't Rain On My Parade) (German lyrics / music: Jule Styne)
- NETTE, DIE MEUTE TOBT (Baby, It‘s Cold Outside) (new German lyrics, lyrics: Ralph Maria Siegel / music: Franz Loesser)
- BERLIN (Marleen) (new German lyrics, lyrics: Christian Heilburg / music: Joachim Heider)
OTHER activities
- 2015
- Jury member („Live Action“) of the INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL INDIA (IFFI) „GOLDEN ELEPHANT“ in Hyderabad.
- 2014
- Jury member of the FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM POUR L’ENFANCE ET LA JEUNESSE DE SOUSSE (FIFEJ) in Tunisia.
- 2013
- Jury member at REC. FOR KIDS FIMLFESTIVAL, Berlin.
- 2000-12
- (seasonal) honorary work in organizing the annual TEDDY AWARD ceremony at BERLINALE.
- 1995-99
- conception & organisation of AIDS-benefit events for the German fundraising company BIG SPENDER MÜNCHEN e.V.
- 1990
- festival work for the American IFP (INDEPENDENT FEATURE PROJECT) at the BERLINALE and in New York at the IFP FILM MARKET.
- 1984-91
- (seasonal) film print coordinator of FILMFEST MÜNCHEN.