PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

American Film Institute, cinematography
Graduated from German 4-year cinematography program
DAAD and FFA film scholarship recipient
Many years of 1st ACing and operating




WORK PERMITS FOR USA AND EUROPEAN UNION




WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS:

Bill Dill ASC, Stephen Lighthill ASC, Billy Williams BSC, Owen Roiszman ASC, John Matthiesen BSC, Axel Block BVK, Wolfgang Becker,
Adolf Winkelmann, Hille Sagel BVK, Claudia von Alemann, Robert van Ackeren, Friedemann Fromm, Anthony Minghella, Spike Lee
and Tom Tykwer.




AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:


'GRAND JURY PRIZE', for 'Goldfish', GEN-ART, Chicago 2008
'AUDIENCE AWARD', for 'Goldfish', Austin 2007
'LARGER THAN LIFE AWARD, 2007', for Rotofugi
1st prize, 'BEST EUROPEAN PROGRAMME OPENER', EEOFE, for 'Kanzlerbungalow', Munich 2003
1st prize, 'BEST FEATURE', 'German Film Award Of The German Filmschool Fed.' for 'Freitagnacht', Munich 2002
nominated for 'MAX OPHUELS AWARD', Saarbrücken, 2001
nominated for 'BEST STUDENT FILM 2001', CAMERIMAGE, for 'Flashback' Lodz, 2001
nominated for 'GERMAN CAMERA AWARD 2001' for 'Max Goddman's Last Film, Cologne 2000
2nd prize, 'BEST STUDENT FILM' for 'Notbremse', Filmfest Bruenn, 2000
3rd prize, 'INTERN. COMPETITION', for 'notbremse', Filmfest Bruenn, 2000




FILMS SCREENED AT:

ARD, ZDF, MTV, VIVA, arte, Debut im Ersten, WDR, Premiere World


Berlin International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
Sundance
Indianapolis International Film Festival
Orange County Museum of Art
AFI Fest, Los Angeles
Max Ophüls Preis, Saarbrücken
CAMERIMAGE 2001, Lodz
Festival du Monde, Montreal
New York Independent Film Festival
Connecticut Film Festival
BBC Short Film Festival
Emden International Filmfestival
Karlovy Vary International Filmfestival
Film Festival Oldenburg
Sehsüchte Berlin
CineArt Hamburg
Festival der Hochschulen München
Intern. Film Festival Stockholm
Centre Pompidou, Paris
and many more...




SPECIAL TRAINING:

stop motion photography
16mm/35mm/65mm, 24P HD/CINEALTA, VARICAM
All cameras by ARRI, MOVIECAM, EYEMO, AATON, SONY
2 and 3 axis remote: POWERPOD, WEAVER STEADMAN
Geared head
Steadicam and other camera balance systems
ARRIMOTION
AVID, Media 100, Final Cut Pro




WORKING ABROAD:

Germany, UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, India, Australia, Singapore, Finnland and many more...