Filmscreenings / Video Installations
| 2023 | “Chicory Unpacked” 2 Videoinstallations at the Art Exhibition FUTURE PLAN(T)S, Greenhouse of the ETH Zürich |
| 2022 | “Chicory Unpacked” Film and Videoinstallation @ the Botanical Garden in Rome for “Our BioTech Planet: The Future of Plants & Humans” |
| 2022 | “Chicory Unpacked” Videoinstallation at the Art Exhibition AIR_WASTE_HEALTH_WATER ENERGY_SOIL in Gleis 70, Zürich |
Consulting / Moderation
| 2022 | 27. Pink Apple Filmfestival @ Filmpodium Zurich Moderator for the Masterclass with the German film director Angelina Maccarone |
| 2018 | 21. Pink Apple @ Filmpodium Zurich Moderator for the Masterclass with US film producer Christine Vachon: www.pinkapple.ch and www.filmpodium.ch |
| 2017 | 13. Zürcher Film Festival ZFF: ZFF Masters with film director Léa Pool: www.zff-masterclass.com |
| 2017 | Consulting the Director of the Art Festival Drehmoment – Produktionskunst fo the Region Stuttgart: www.kulturregion-stuttgart.de |
| 2017 | Mentoring Student Films by alumni film students of the Zurich University of the Arts |
| 2016 | 20. Pink Apple Film Festival Zürich: Masterclass with Filmdirector Léa Pool: www.pinkapple.ch |
Juries
| 2017 | Global Eco Film Festival Zurich – jury for the feature length film prize: www.globalecofilmfestival.com |
| 2008 – 2016 | The Annual Symposium on Documentary Filmmaking ZDOK at the Zurich University of the Arts – jury and editorial team: www.zhdk.ch |
| 2006 | Pink Apple Film Festival – Jury for the Short Film Prize: www.pinkapple.ch |
| 2005 | Artists-in-Labs – Selection Committee Member: www.artistsinlabs.ch |
| 2005 | Promotion Prize of the State Government of Nord Rhine Westphalia for Artists (Camera) Jury Presidency |
Leadership
| 2000 – 2016 | Co-Initiator and Leader of the International Cooperation Project Building Bridges between the School of Visual Arts NY, USA, Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Art, Sweden, Experimental Theater Wing, Tisch, NYU, USA, Aalto University Helsinki, Finland and Zürich University of the Arts, Zürich Switzerland: filmandanimation.sva.edu |
| 2006 – 2012 | Concept Development, Initiator and Director of the Master of Arts in Film Degree Program at the Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland: www.zhdk.ch |
| 1998 – 2006 | Co-Director of the study area Film/Video at the University of Design and Art Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland |
Research
| 2007 – 2011 | Artists in Labs Research Project Documentation II ( project leader Prof. Dr. Jill Scott) supported by the Federal Office of Culture FOC, Switzerland and Pro Helvetia, Switzerland |
| 2004 – 2006 | Artists in Labs Research Project Documentation I (project leader Prof. Dr. Jill Scott) supported by the Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI, Switzerland and 9 Swiss Research Labs: www.artistsinlabs.ch |
| 2004 – 2006 | Digital Cinema, Research Project (Head of Research) supported by the Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI, Switzerland und the industry partners SONY Overseas und Swiss Effects, Zürich. Case Study in this project was the first Swiss HIGH DEF film feature “Little Girl Blue” (Director: Anna Luif): www.digitalcinema.ch |
| 1989 | Development of computer-assisted methods for film sound design, research initiative for the state of Nord Rhine Westphalia (in collaboration with Prof. Adolf Winkelmann) |
Education / Degrees
| 1981 | MFA Master of Fine Arts (Film), School of the Art Institute, Chicago Illinois, USA |
| 1978 | Diploma Engineer for Precision Tool Engineering (FH), University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany |
Past Workshops / Teaching
| 2019 | Hochschule für Bildende Künste Saar, Saarbrücken, Germany “Sensory Perception für Artists and Designers”, workshop in collaboration with media artist Jill Scott, summer semester 2019 |
| 2019 | Hamilton University New Zealand and Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Art Therapy Departement, Auckland, New Zealand “ESKIN FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED” and “THE MAKING OF ESKIN” – public Filmscreenings with discussions. |
| 2018 | Universität für angewandte Kunst, Department Digital Art, Vienna – “Enhancing sensory perception for artist and designers”, workshop in collaboration with media artist Jill Scott to support students to learn about perception, to do hand-on experiments about sight, sound, taste, smell, touch and proprioception and to understand cross-modal sensory perception and interaction. |
| 2018 | ISEA, International Symposium of Electronic Arts Durban, South Africa “Eskin 4 the Visually Impaired” Workshop and Performance – Light Design and Dokumentation www.isea-international.org |
| 2016 | “Storyboarding Science Workshop” for the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences SCNAT – Platform Biology, co-director and coordinator of a novel interdisciplinary film practice workshop for PhD science and film students to develop alternative cinematic approaches to science communication www.naturwissenschaften.ch |
| 2015 – 2016 | “Activist Filmmaking”: a lecture series based on a set of current environmental documentary films. What is activism in this day of climate change and how can film makers make any difference to the transfer of knowledge to the public? The series includes an analysis of content, technics and impact and was first implemented in the film department of the Zürich University of the Arts for film and environmental science students. |
| 2002 – 2016 | Professor for Filmmaking in the Department of Performing Arts and Film in the study degree areas Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts in Film at the Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland: www.zhdk.ch |
| 1993 – 2001 | University Teacher in Filmmaking at the University of Design and Art HGKZ Zurich, Diploma Study Area Film/Video, Zurich Switzerland |
| 1991 – 1993 | Lecturer for many universities and institutions such as: the Goethe Institute Munich, the Max Mueller Bhavan Institute, Hyderabad, India, the HFF University for TV and Film, Munich, the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt. |
| 1984 – 1993 | Assistant Teacher in Film Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund, Germany |
| 1982 | Assistant Teacher in Film at the School of the Art Institute Chicago, USA |