ACADEMY AWARD 2009 "Short Film Live Action" (Toyland)
General skills
- TV and cinema commercials, music videos, documentaries, feature film
- 35mm, 16mm, HD, Super 8
- motion-control
- studio and exterior work, including aerial photography
Work experience:
- 1991 – present: Director of Photography, worldwide (Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, Australia, Africa)
- 1984-1991: First Assistant Camera, worldwide
- 1983-1984: Intern, Theo Rose Rental House, Hamburg, Germany
- 1980-1983: Copywriter, Studio Kinkel, Hamburg, Germany
International prizes and awards:
- 2009: Academy Award "Short Film Live Action" (Toyland)
- 2008: “Golden Short” Sedicicorto, International Film Festival Forli, Italy (Toyland)
- 2008: Audience Award, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (Toyland)
- 2008: Best Film for Kids/Youth, Odense Film Festival (Toyland)
- 2008: APEC Award in Gold, Giffoni Film Festival (Toyland)
- 2008: Audience-Award, Short Shorts Film Festival Tokyo (Toyland)
- 2008: Audience Award, LA Jewish Film Festival (Toyland)
- 2008: Bermuda Shorts Award, Bermuda International Film Festival (Toyland)
- 2008: First Prize, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Festival, Germany (Toyland)
- 2007: Golden Spike, Film Festival Valladolid, Spain (Toyland)
- 2007: Nomination and World Premiere, Montreal Film Festival (Toyland)
- 2004: Golden Camera, Chicago Film Festival (Mitsubishi)
- 2001: Best Music Video, Echo
- German Music Award (Die Aerzte)
- 1999: Golden Camera, US International Film & Video Festival Chicago (Mercedes-Benz)
- 1999: Golden Award, Federal Business Film Festival (Astra Pharmaceutical)
- 1999: Corporate and TV Master of Excellence (Astra Pharmaceuticals)
- 1999: First Prize, Medikinale Festival (Astra Pharmaceuticals)
- 1999: Second Prize, Bregenzer Film Festival (Astra Pharmaceuticals)
- 1997: Silver Prize, Federal Business Film Festival (Hochtief)
