PRODUCED
2022
HOMESHOPPERS’ PARADISE
feature film comedy — co-writer
screenplay with Nancy MacGranaky-Quaye and Toks Körner
production: Ziegler Film Baden Baden with SWR Television
production funding by regional fund MFG Baden Württemberg
Hof international Filmfestival 2022
2020
BEHERBERGUNGSVERBOT (ERDMÖBEL)
music video — screenplay, director, editor
Jippie! Industrie, Rough Trade, John Management
PARTY DEINES LEBENS (ERDMÖBEL)
music video — concept, editor
Jippie! Industrie, Rough Trade, John Management
2019
KOPFÜBER (MIA.)
music video — director, editor
Sony/Four Music/John Management
BEAUTY SUMMER SCHOOL 2019
commercial web campaign, show
Klier Hair Group/komm.passion agency Düsseldorf
International German PR-Award for employer branding and moving images
2018
TUTORIAL (ERDMÖBEL)
music video — writer, director, editor
with Corinna Harfouch, Lisa Martinek, Petra Nadolny
nominated for the MuVi-award of the 64th international short film festival Oberhausen 2018, short film festival KFFK Cologne 2018, Filmfest Dresden 2019
selected for catalogue and screener “German Short Films 2019” by the german short film association
Jippie! Industrie, Rough Trade, John Management
TUTORIAL — INTERAKTIV (ERDMÖBEL)
interactive version of the Tutorial music video on eko.com
2017
LUCID
science fiction novel — co-writer
with Christoph Mathieu
Bastei Lübbe Köln, eBook release July2018 (german only)
HOFFNUNGSMASCHINE (JUDITH HOLOFERNES AND ERDMÖBEL)
music video — director, editor
Jippie! Industrie, Rough Trade, John Management
2015/16
THE PRODIGAL SISTER (SCHWESTER WEISS)
theatrical feature 97min — writer, director
with Lisa Martinek, Željka Preksavec, Beatrice Richter, Tim Bergmann
distributor: W-Film, german cinema release Oct 20th 2016
world sales: rushlake media
TV-distribution: arte, SWR (October 2018)
Segeler & Borowski Filmproduktion, SWR tv & arte tv
funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
nominated for the Thomas Strittmatter screenplay award 2012
nominiated for the german cinema talent award int. film festival Hof 2016
eQuinoxe Europe 2013
2012
SCHNITZEL UND DOLMADES
educational web series 45 episodes (180min), director
for the webportal www.ich-will-deutsch-lernen.de
of the Deutscher Volkshochschule-Verband e.V.
financed by the German Ministry for Education and Science
eastart pictures with support by ifs Köln
2010
SASHA
theatrical feature 102 min – writer, director
with: Saša Kekez, Pedja Bjelac, Tim Bergmann
distributors: Salzgeber Medien (D), theatrical release March 3rd 2011, strand releasing (US), pecadillo pictures (UK), tongariro (PL) and others
TV-distribution: WDR, RBB, HBO Europe
eastart pictures GbR, funded by Filmstiftung NRW, BKM and Kuratorium junger deutscher Film
premieres: Frameline San Francisco, int. film festival Hof
best film awards: Zinegoak Bilbao (ES), CineGay Costa del Sol (ES), Festival del Sol Teneriffe (ES)
audience award: Mezipatra Prague (CZ), Side by side Tomsk (RU)
best screenplay : Festival del Mar Ibiza (ES)
2007
KICK IT LIKE ZOMBIES
short film 13min — director
produced for the childrens’ screenwriting competition „Achtung Aufnahme!“ by KameraKinderKöln gGmbH, the city of Cologne and WDR television 2006
2005
AMOR FATI
short film 16 min — co-writer, director
Amor Fati GbR & ifs internationale filmschule Köln
Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation
Filmfestival Locarno 2006
nominated for the First Steps award 2006,
audience award: Filmfest Dresden 2007
TV-distribution: PBS (US) / arte tv (F/D)
IN DEVELOMENT
LIFE ON LAIKA
feature scifi — director, co-writer
screenplay with Christoph Mathieu
Wim Wenders scholarship by the Wim Wenders Foundation and the regional film fund Film- und Medienstiftung NRW 2015/16
writer and director of a mood teaser in stereo-3D
FIVE SONGS FOR THE PATRIARCHY
feature film Anthology — director, writer
project development funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
shooting planned for end of 2021
1631: YEAR OF THE SPIDER (WT: HEXENKLAGE)
historical mini series (6 x 60min) — head writer
production: Fiction Park
development funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW 2016