Born May, 5th 1958 in
Bardenberg (Germany). Childhood in Germany, adolescence in Milano
(Italy).
Languages spoken: German, English,
Italian, Swiss German, French.
Master in film directing ("with
excellency") at the Highschool for Film and Television, Munich
(Germany) in 1982.
Acting classes with Susan Batson,
New York in 1984.
Freelance director and
cinematographer (from 1980); script writer, script consultant and
educator (from 1990).
Co-founder of the German
independent distribution initiative "Der andere Blick".
Twice winner of the German Film
Award ("Bundesfilmpreis") in 1983, for outstanding achievements as
director ("Aufdermauer"/1982) and producer
("Spätvorstellung"/1982). Winner of the "Max-Ophüls-Preis" 1986,
Saarbrücken, promotional award
and special award of the INTERFILM-Jury ("Schwarz und ohne
Zucker"/1985). "Film-Award" of the City
of Munich in 1988. Adolf-Grimme-Award (the German "Emmy"),1997 for outstanding achievement
as director ("Eine fast perfekte Liebe"/1996).
Highschool teacher at the
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg (Germany) since its foundation in 1991.
Since 1994 Head of the "Fictional film" department. Professorship
from 1998 on.
Member of council, "FOCAL", the Swiss
Fund for cinematographic post-graduate training, as a delegate of the
Association of Swiss Filmmakers, "FDS".
Director of script development
initiatives "TV Movies SF" and "KINO" by FOCAL.
Lives in Zürich (Switzerland)
with film scholar Dr. Barbara
Flückiger-Konermann and
daughter Silvana.
