I actually
grew up only 12 tram minutes away from HEIMATFILM (with line 4 from Schlebusch)
- but until I ended up here, I took a few detours. I studied cultural sciences
in Maastricht, did a Master's degree in Digital Documentary in Brighton, and
then, back in Cologne, first learned how filmmaking works by making a lot of
small/short thinks, for example short films by (ex-)students of the Academy of
Media Arts Cologne. In any case, there was a need for people who aren't afraid
of Excel spreadsheets, and I realised that I enjoy organising, that puzzling
callsheets can be a passion (other people solve crossword puzzles!), and that
"bringing people together to work on a vision and support each other in
it, and in the end we have a film!" is my favourite version of
"work".
At some point, the big/long (ie: feature film) became more and more intriguing,
and when I had the pleasure of working in a production department that
consisted of more than 2-3 people for the first time, at Heimatfilm, I was
excited - about working in a team and about the production company. After that,
I still worked here and there as a freelancer in different production
departments-with-more-than-2-3-people, and ended up here, in the main house,
after the exciting DAUGHTERS-road trip in 2020. As a Jr. Producer. Now a world
opens up to me before shooting schedules and after wrap partys, where there is more to
write than callsheets, and where completely different creative possibilities
open up! For example, to create children's films, and thus somehow to take part
in creating the future. Incredibly exciting!
If I had Instagram, I would follow the QUEEN OF NIENDORF, TESS (from the
EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER), the SON OF RAMBOW and the HEN IN A BOAT. And the Queer
Media Society and the New German Media Makers. And share photos of vegan cakes
and vintage vehicles.