Born in 1958 in Vienna. Graduated from military secondary school in Wiener Neustadt.
1978 to 1991
Began as an electrician and dolly driver for film and television, and later worked as free lance production assistant, assistant director, location manager and production manager.
1992 to 1994
Producer of COMTEL Werbefilm Ges.m.b.H. & Co. KG in Vienna.
1994 to 2000
Co-founder and Managing Director of Neue Sentimental Film GmbH in Vienna.
2000 to 2011
CEO of Neue Sentimental Film Austria AG. Producer of several hundred TV commercials.
from 2001
also TV documentaries such as “The Flying Dutchman - Fire and Ice” (2004). Producer of the feature documentaries “Plastic Planet” (2009) and “Bulb Fiction” (2011) and of the TV-feature "Weihnachtsengel küßt man nicht" (2011).
2011
Co-founder of tausend Rosen Filmproduktion und Werbung GmbH.
2014
Co-founder and Managing Director of Rocketbike ARVR GmbH.
International Filming Experience
Rio de Janeiro (BR), Los Angeles, San Francisco (CA), Affoltern i.E., Biasca, Biel/Bienne, Geneva, Grindelwald, Hagneck, Mont Crosin, Morteratsch Glacier, Saas Fee, St. Gallen, St. Imier, Zurich (CH), Havanna (CU), Larnaca (CY), Prague (CZ), Berlin, Hamburg, Rügen, Wolfsburg, Zwickau/Aue (DE), Barcelona, Canary Islands (ES), Athens (GR), Pula, Krk (HR), Budapest, Orosháza, Nemesnádudvar (HU), Alto Adige, Catania, Rome, Trieste, Venice, Vicenza (IT), Ørje (NO), Milford Sound (NZ), Warsaw (PL), Lisbon (PT), Bukarest (RO), Capetown, Durban, Oribi Flats (ZA), Bratislava (SK), London (UK).
Awards (excerpt)
Golden Venus of the CCA (2002). Golden Romy for Best Producer (2004), Austrian Ticket (2009), Innovative Production Work VAM (2010).
Mag. Dr. phil. in Political Science and History of Art from universities in Vienna and Constance.
TV, print and radio journalist, contributions to Parnass, Die Presse am Sonntag, Schaufenster, Ö1, etc. ...
Freelancer for ORF since 1995. Until 2002, ORF editor for the TV-program “kunst-stücke”, CvD.
2003 to 2006
Editor for Neue Sentimental Film, for TV Magazine “Sunshine Airlines” (42 episodes, Golden Romy 2004), Kupetzky (13 episodes, Bronze Medal New York Festival 2007).
2006 to 2011
Producer and editor of documentaries, magazines and TV series for ORF (kreuz & quer, artgenossen, donnerstag nacht), Servus TV, Puls 4, and corporate image films. Editor in Chief for “Sendung ohne Namen” (2006/07, (total: 115 episodes, Golden Romy 2003).
2011
Co-founder of tausend Rosen Filmproduktion und Werbung GmbH.
Selection of Productions
"Unter dem Schleier. Liebe, Lust und Sünde im Islam (documentary, 2012, 40 min, ORF, kreuz & quer)
"Interspar: "Ganz aus der Nähe" (online spots 16 x 2 min, 2011, Jung v. Matt/Donau)
“Faulsein! Anleitungen zum Müßiggang” (Being Lazy! Instructions on Idleness) (documentary, 2011, 35 min, ORF, kreuz & quer)
“Gustav Klimt” (corporate image film, 2011, 3 min, Wien Tourismus / Jung von Matt an der Donau)
“90-60-90. Essen Brechen Weiterlächeln” (90-60-90 Eat, Vomit, Smile) (documentary, 2011, 45 min, Puls 4)
“Elevate” (TV magazine and report, 2010, 25 min, ORF, donnerstag nacht)
“Die Rille” (The Groove) (music magazine, 2010, 12 x 25 min, Servus TV)
“Zwischen Gebetsteppich und Dancefloor. Türkische Jugendkultur in Wien” (Between Prayer Rug and Dance Floor. The Culture of Turkish Youth in Vienna) (Report, 2009, 35 min, ORF, kreuz & quer)
“Wenn Kühe Jacken tragen. Werbung ohne Grenzen!” (“Cows in Jackets. Ambient Media” (documentary, 2008, 35 min, ORF, artgenossen)