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2023

A Friendly Turn
Short Film
- 3 Festivals


 
Festivals 2008/2009

2023 Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
2023 Amarcort Film Festival - Rimini; IT
 
2023 Nihilist Film Festival - Los Angeles; USA
 

2019

Antumbra
Short Film
- 9 Festivals


 
Festivals 2022

25. July
DUST official selection; USA
 
7-11. January
Jaipur International Filmfest; IND
 
Festivals 2021

29-31. October
Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival; USA [Nominated - Best Cinematography]
 
24/25. September
TV Fest, Vernon; CND
 
July
Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
4-11. July
First Contact Film Festival, New Jersey; USA [Nominated - Best Costume, VFX & Light]
 
29. May
Wild Indie SciFi & Fantasy Film Festival, London; UK [Runner Up - Best 5 Minute Film]
 
24. February
Miami SciFi Festival; USA
 
Festivals 2020

26. November
Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest; GER
 

2014

Eldur Á Himni [Fire In The Sky]
Experimental Short Film
- 8 Festivals / 1 Award


 
Festivals 2019

24 October
Experimental Feedback Film Festival, Toronto; CND
 
Festivals 2016

24-26. June
Sky Film Festival, Castelló d'Empúries-Empuriabrava-Roses; ESP
 
8-17. April 
World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Platinum Award - Film & Video Art]
 
Festivals 2015

10. December
KNR | Nunatsinnit - Greenlandic Television
 
24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
04. June
The Film Series at Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
Festivals 2014

07. December
ISDN - Festival International Signes De Nuit, Paris; FRZ
 
19-22 June
WTF?! What The Festival, Wolf Run Ranch, Oregon; USA
 
28. February
The Weight Of Mountains Film Festival, Reykjavik; Iceland
 
23. February
The Weight Of Mountains Film Festival, Skagaströnd; Iceland
 

2013

Haleema
Short Film
- 45 Festivals / 7 Awards


 
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Festivals 2019

27. June 
WATERtown Film Fest, Watertown, MA; USA [Best Narrative Film]
 
Festivals 2018

27. September - 6. October
"Heimatfilme" | Filmfest Hamburg; GER
 
15-17. September
Primera cumbre latinoamericana del agua para los pueblos, San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca; ARG
 
Festivals 2016

20. May 
Shorts Showcase, Mary Pickford Theater, Cathedral City, CA; USA [Audience Favorite]
Shorts Showcase, Online Film Festival; USA [Critics Choice Award - Best Drama]
 
12-15. April
Best Of: Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos, Buenos Aires; ARG
 
21. March
The Baltimore Environmental Film Series at Loyola University Maryland; USA
 
31. January
Ozark Shorts, North Hollywood; USA
 
Festivals 2015

10. December
KNR | Nunatsinnit - Greenlandic Television
 
27. November
Human Rights Film Festival, Barcelona-NYC-Paris; ESP
 
24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
16. August
International Images Film Festival For Women, Harare; ZWE
 
18. June
Festival Internacional de Cine de Derechos Humanos, Buenos Aires; ARG
 
14-17. May
International Nature Film Festival, Gödöllő; HUN
 
10. April
Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival at Ithaca College (FLEFF), NY; USA
 
8 & 10. April
Festival Internacional De Cine Por Los Derechos Humanos Bogotá; CO
 
13. February
Toronto Black Film Festival; CND
 
Festivals 2014

28. November
Voices From The Waters Film Festival – Traveling Festival, Goteborg; SWE
 
25. November
Green Vision – Int. Environmental Film Fest, Saint Petersburg; RUS
 
08. November
Tampere Human Rights Film Festival; FIN
 
28. September 
Iranian Film Festival San Francisco; CA, USA [Best Cinematography in a Short Film]
 
23-28. September
Montreal International Black Film Festival; CND
 
11-14. September
Voices From The Waters Film Festival, Bangalore; IND
 
07. September 
The Good Dog! Int. Film Festival, Sydney; AUS [Best Short Film]
 
11. August
Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago, IL; USA
 
05. June
Cine Gear Expo Film Series; Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
12. April 
Tiburon International Film Festival, CA; USA [Best Short Film]
 
11. April 
World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Grand Award - Best Short Subject]
 
05. April
Environmental Film Fest at Yale; New Haven, CT; USA
 
07. March
Arab Women's Film Festival, Den Haag; NL
 
11&16. February
Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
08. February
Athena Film Festival, New York City, NY; USA
 
21,22,24,26. January
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis,Saarbrücken; DE
 
19. January
Flickerfest, Bondi Beach, Sydney; AUS
 
04. January
San Joaquin International Film Festival, CA; USA
 
Festivals 2013

14. November
Devour! Food Film Festival; Wolfville, Nova Scotia; CND
 
08. November
Evolution International Film Festival, Palma de Mallorca; ESP
 
06. November
Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro; BRZ
 
18. October
Tallgrass Film Festival; Wichita USA
 
13. October
Sunscreen Film Festival West Coast; El Segundo USA
 
12&13. October
Hamptons International Film Festival HIFF; USA
 
03. October
Raindance Film Festival, London; UK
 
6-11. September
Shorts Shorts Film Festival Mexico Edition; MEX
 
07. September
LA-Shorts, Los Angeles; USA
 
4-6. September
Kinookus Food Film Festival, Ston; CROATIA
 
16. June
Reel Water Film Festival; Wichita USA
 
9-16. May
Green Film Festival Seoul; KR
 
8&9. April
Cleveland International Film Festival; USA
 
13. February
Berlinale - 63. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin; DE
 

2010

Ernie's Girls - Season 1
35+ Webisodes 2009-2011
- 2 Festivals / 1 Award


 
Festivals 2010

2010 Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
2010 LA Web Series Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
> Outstanding Archivement
 

2008

Return to Sender
Short Film
- 2 Festivals


 
Festivals 2008/2009

2009 Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
2008 Doorpost Film Project '08 Finals - Nashville, TN; USA
 

2008

Spent
Short Film
- 17 Festivals / 3 Awards


 
Festivals 2010

31. March 
 BET Lens on Talent Winner
 

Festivals 2009

July-August
ImagiNation Outdoor Film & Music Festival, New York; USA
 
17.-20. June
Urban Suburban Film festival, Philadelphia, PA; USA
 
19.-24. May
Delray Beach Film festival, FL; USA
 
21. April
Film Independent - Cinema Lounge, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
5.-16. February
Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 

Festivals 2008

12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 
23.-28. October
BHERC Short Film Showcase, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
26.-28. September 
 Reel Sisters of the Diaspora, Brooklyn; USA [Best Short]
 
09. August
Expose Your Shorts Showcase, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
06.-09. August
Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival, MA; USA
 
01.-08. August
Black Harvest Film Festival, Chicago, IL; USA
 
28. July -03. August
Roxbury Film Festival, Boston, MA; USA
 
04.-15. June
San Francisco Black Film Festival, CA; USA
 
03.-08. June
Hollywood Black Film Festival, Beverly Hills; USA
 
20.-25. May
Connecticut Film Festival (tours nine local towns); USA
 
17. May
SSG Screening Series, Beverly Hills, CA; USA
 
02. April
AFI Showcase, Arclight Theater, Los Angeles; USA
 
29. March
Women's Int. Film Festival (WIFF), Miami; USA
 
29. March
The Method Fest, Calabasas; USA
 
16. February
AFI-Screening at the MGSR, CA; USA
 
31. January -3. February 
 San Diego Black Film Festival, CA; USA [Best Short Film]
 
2009 TV Ausstrahlung

BET* & BET*J - Lens on Talent (2009-08-23 & 24)
 

2007

Green
Short Film
- 23 Festivals / 3 Awards


 
Festivals 2018

19. July 
 Writers & Filmmakers; ONLINE [Winner - Best Short]
 
Festivals 2015

24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
Festivals 2010

08.October
Mountain Madness Film Festival, Gatlinburg, TN; USA
 
Festivals 2009

29.September
I'VE SEEN FILMS - Int. Short Film Festival, Milan; IT
 
12.-22. August
Downtown Film Festival (dffla), Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
22. August
Petaluma Film Fest, CA; USA
 
06.-13. August
HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF), Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
01. May
Moscow Gallery Night; RUS
 
01. May
Los Angeles United Film Festival, CA; USA
 
17.-26. April 
 World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Platinum Remi Award]
 
27. March
Burbank Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA; USA
 
06. March
Filmfest & Schauspielhaus Desden - "Neubaunacht"; GER
 
02.-08. February
Kontrast Film Fest Bayreuth; DE
 
Festivals 2008

20.-27. November
Skena Up 6; Prishtina; KOSOVO
 
12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 
06.-16. November
Filmstock, Int. Film Festival Luton; UK
 
31. October-08. November
19th Horror & Fantasy Film Festival San Sebastian; ESP
 
08.-12. September
Shnit Kurzfilmfestival, Bern; CH
 
25.-30. September
Open St.Petersburg Student Film Festival "Beginning"; RUS
 
18.-25. September
Fantastic Fest, Austin, TX; USA
 
15.-21. August
Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
12. August
Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, CA; USA
 
05.-10. August
Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF); USA
 
23.-30. June
International Short Film Festival Balchik, Sofia; BUL
 
8. June
SSG Screening Series, Beverly Hills, CA; USA
 
02. May
Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival; USA
 
26. April
Sehsuechte, Potsdam-Babelsberg; DE
 
31. March
AFI Showcase, Arclight Theater, Los Angeles; USA
 
26. January 
 ASC Awards, Los Angeles; USA [honorable mention]
 
2007

16. December
Duesseldorf Screening at the Metropol; DE
 
08. December
AFI-Screening at the MGSR, CA; USA
 

2006

1916
Short Film
 

2006

Mercy
Short Film
 

2005

Muffin?
Short Film
 

2005

Projektionen [Projections]
Short Film
- 50 Festivals / 6 Awards


 
Festivals 2015

24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
Festivals 2008

12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 

Festivals 2006

18. November
Int. Kurzfilmfestival Oberschöneweide, Factory-Berlin
 
09.-12. November
Internationales Fimfestival Passau
 
28.-30. September
halbbilder, Magdeburger Kurzfilmfestival
 
14. Juni
Cross Cultural Film Festival, Los Angeles; USA
 
22. April 
 World Fest Houston, TX; USA [Gold - Suspense/Thriller]
 
07. April
39th Humboldt Int. Short Film Festival (HISSF); USA
 

Festivals 2005

03. Dezember
short cuts cologne
 
19.-26. November
Circuito Off, Venice Int. Short Film Festival; IT
 
19.-26. November 
25th Munich International Festival of Film Schools  [Panther Award - Best German Production]
 
22. November
Miami Short Film Festival (MSFF); USA
 
05. November
WAM Filmnacht 2005, Dortmund (Zum zweiten Mal!)
 
02. November 
International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH); USA
 [Best Foreign Horror/Thriller]
 
29. Oktober
Konstanzer Kurz.film.spiele_1.2
 
20.-23. Oktober
FIDEC - International Festival for Cinema Schools, Huy; BE
 
22. Oktober
Alameda International Film Festival (AIFF); USA
 
19. Oktober
"Short Cuts" der Studienrichtung Kamera, FH-Dortmund
 
06.-09. Oktober
Abgedreht - Int. Kurzfilmfestival, Sulzbach/Rosenberg
 
5. Oktober
Westwood International Film Festival, Los Angeles; USA
 
01. Oktober
Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival; USA
 
20.-26. September
Palm Springs Int. Festival of Short Films (PSIFSF); USA
 
30. September - 9. Oktober
Flimmer - Filmfestival Norrköping; SE
 
15.-18. September
Filmfest Eberswalde
 
12. September
Los Angeles Int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
13.-20. August
Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey (FICmty); MEX
 
16. August
Die Nacht der 7 Traurigkeiten, Palast der Republik, Berlin
 
10. August
Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF); USA
 
11.-13. August
garage 2005 / g-niale - int. Kurzfilmfestival Stralsund
 
30. Juni
Shocking Shorts - 13th Street & Filmfest München [Finalist]
 
23. Juni 
 Festival der Nationen, Ebensee; AUT [Silber Bär]
 
05. Juni 
Filmstock int. Film Festival, Luton; UK  [Audience Award]
 
07. Juni
Internationales Filmfest Emden
 
02. & 05. Juni
Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), Cluj; RO
 
23. Mai
V.I.S. - Vienna Independet Short Film Festival, Wien; AUT
 
22. Mai
cellu l'art, Jenar
 
15. Mai
Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival (AVIFF); USA
 
11. Mai
Canadian Independent Short Film Showcase, Toronto; CAN
 
09. Mai
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen - Starthilfe 2005
 
03. Mai
Naoussa International Short Film & Video Festival; GR
 
18.-24. April
Festival Int. del Cine Probe, Gibara; CUBA
 
31. März-04. April
28. Grenzlandfilmtage - Selb
 
16. März
MFA Planet Europe Short Film Festival, Mallorca; ESP
 
18. März
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
 
11.-13. Februar
Diplomausstellung - Fachhochschule Dortmund
 
17.-23. Januar
Filmfestival * Max-Ophüls Preis - Sprint II, Saarbrücken
 

Festivals 2004

26. November
Filmfest der Heinrich Heine Universität, Düsseldorf
 
25. November
Blicke aus dem Ruhrgebiet, Bochum
 
24. November
Festival Internacional de Filmets Badalona; ESP
 
21. November
International IZMIR Short Film Festival; TR
 
20. November 
WAM Filmnacht 2004, Dortmund  [Publikumspreis]
 
20. November
Euro Shorts 2004, Ujazowski Castle, Warsaw; PL
- Festival Tour: 15 other Polish cities -
 
08. August
Metropol Kino, Düsseldorf (Cast & Crew only)
 
2005-2006 TV Ausstrahlungen

Premiere / 13th Street; Deutschland (2005,2006)
 
Channel LA36; USA (2006)
 

2004

"schnell & direkt" - SWK Bank
Image Film
 

2003

Nassrasur [Wet Shave] DVD
B&W Short Film
- 73 Festivals / 10 Awards


 
Festivals 2015

24. November
Upernavik Museum & Retreat, Boris Schaarschmidt's Shorts Night; GRN
 
Festivals 2009

23.-25. Oktober
Horror Film Festival, Jacksonville, FL; USA
 
06. August
The Carnival Of Darkness Film Festival, LA, CA; USA
 

Festivals 2008

12. November
Generation X: Germans in Hollywood, Goethe-Institut LA
 

Festivals 2006

19. Oktober
shnit Kurzfilmnächte, Bern; CH (best of shnit 2003-2005)
 
20. August
Wine Country Film Festival, Napa/Sonoma, CA; USA
 
01. Juni
Goldene Klappe auf dem Hessentag, Hessisch-Lichtenau
 
07. April
39th Humboldt Int. Short Film Festival (HISSF); USA
 

Festivals 2005

24. November
Miami Short Film Festival (MSFF); USA
 
09. November
La.Meko - Filmfestival Landau e.V.
 
06.-09. Oktober
Abgedreht - Int. Kurzfilmfestival, Sulzbach/Rosenberg
 
03.-09. Oktober
International Festival of Young Filmmakers, Miskolc; HUN
 
23. September
Int. Students Festival of Film Art (ISFFA), Balchik; BU
 
17. September
Filmfestival Contravision 2005, Berlin
 
18. September
Filmlichter 2005, International Short Film Festival Detmold
 
27. August
"openArt" Kunstausstellung & Kulturnacht, Neuwied
 
11. & 14. August
Starz FilmCenter at Tivoli - Best of MSFF, Denver; USA
 
15. Juli
Open Eyes Filmfest, Marburg
 
11. Juli
'Zeitgeist' International Film Festival, San Francisco; USA
 
17.-26. Juni
Hessentag 2005 - im Krimibus der Polizei Hessen, Weilburg
 
23.-26. Juni 
shnit Kurzfilmnächte, Bern; CH  [Best Short Film]
 
05. Juni
plattform: [no budget] #3, Medienfestival Tübingen
 
19. Mai
argenKINO, Fest. Cortometrajes Alemanes, Buenos Aires; AR
 
13. & 14. Mai
Cinestud '05, Amsterdam; NL
 
15. & 19. April
Soester Kurzfilmtage - Kino im Schlachthof
 
16. April
Black & White - Audiovisual Festival, Porto; PT
 
02. April
Filmstock - Debrecen; HUN
 
31. März-4. April
28. Grenzlandfilmtage - Selb
 
27. März-2. April
Festival Int. du Court Métrage de Lille; FRZ
 
17. & 19. März
Cleveland International Film Festival; USA
 
19. März
MFA Planet Europe Short Film Festival, Mallorca; ESP
 
03. März
V.I.S. - Vienna Independet Shorts, Wien; AUT
 
29. Januar
Kon|trast, Kurzfilmfestival Bayreuth
 

Festivals 2004

28. November
Sleepwalker Student Film Festival, Tallinn; EE
 
24. November
FIKKE 2004, Festival int. Curtas Metragens, Evora; PT
 
21. November
International IZMIR Short Film Festival; TR
 
12.-19. November
Kurzfilmtage Lörrach
 
30. Oktober
Konstanzer Kurz.Film.Spiele_1.1
 
15.-16. Oktober
24 Stunden von Nürnberg, int. Kurzfilmfest
 
25. September
Lange Nacht der Museen, Dortmund
 
17. September
halbbilder, Magdeburger Kurzfilmfestival
 
11. September
DC Shorts, Washington; USA
 
28. August
Shorts at Moonlight, Hofheim
 
15. August
Filmfest Weiterstadt
 
18. Juli
cologne indie shorts
 
30. Juni 
San Francisco Short Film Festival; USA [Photography]
 
17. Juni 
Festival der Nationen, Ebensee; AT  [Bronze Bär]
 
5. Juni
Filmstock international Film Festival, Luton; UK
 
05.-09. Juni
Short Shorts Film Festival (SSFF), Tokio; JP
Japan Tour: Hakodate-Osaka-Kawagoe-Sapporo-Nagoya
 
15. Mai
Funniest Shorts '04, Schongauer Kulturtage
 
15. Mai
Antelope Valley Independent Film Festival (AVIFF); USA
 
01.-08. Mai
Circuito Off, Venice international short film festival; IT
 
16.-25. April 
World Fest Houston, TX; USA  [Special Jury - Directing]
 
16. April
Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF); USA
 
15.-18. April
Prima Aziz, Palermo Cinema Breve; IT
 
27. März 
Garden State Film (GSFF), NJ; USA  [best student short]
 
26. März 
Independent Days, Karlsruhe  [2.Platz]
 
13. März
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
 
12. März
York international Film Festival (YIFF); UK
 
29. Februar
New York Short Film Festival; USA
 

Festivals 2003

30. November
Philadelphia Short Film & Video Festival; USA
 
29. November
Shortmoves, Halle
 
22. November
WAM Filmnacht 2003, Dortmund
 
05. November 
Filmfest - Heinrich Heine Uni., Düsseldorf  [Publikumspreis]
 
28. September
Manhattan Short Film Festival (MSFF), New York; USA
 
20. September
Los Angeles int. Short Film Festival (LA Shorts); USA
 
06. September
International Student Film Festival Hollywood (ISFFH); USA
 
27. August
Kurzedinger, Wien; AT
 
22. August  
Flensburger Kurzfilmtage  [2.Platz & Publikumspreis]
 
15. August
garage 2003 / g-niale - int. Kurzfilmfestival Stralsund
 
11. August
Kurzedinger, München [Finalist]
 
03. Juli
Shocking Shorts - 13th Street & Filmfest München [Top 13]
 
30. Mai 
Kurzfilmfestival Thalmässing  [3.Platz - Olga]
 
2003-2005 TV Ausstrahlungen & DVD

Tango TV; Luxemburg (2003)
 
Premiere / 13th Street; Deutschland (2003,2004,2005)
 
DVD Veröffentlichung - Shocking Shorts Vol.2 (Juli 2004)
 
        
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2002

b.impatient "too much"
Music Video
 

2002

Between the Lines
Animation
 

2001

A big game?
Documentary
- focus award festival, Dortmund

2001

malady country
Social Spot (PSA)
- Kurz & Schön, Köln

2000

Party im Web
Documentary
 

1999

Symphonia numero dieci
Short Film

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