Stefan Kolbe

The title of this article is ambiguous. On the German local politician see Stefan Kolbe (Mayor) .

Stefan Kolbe (born April 19, 1972 in Halle an der Saale ) is a German documentary filmmaker .

Stefan Kolbe

Life

After graduating from high school in 1990, Kolbe completed a newspaper internship, then did civil service . In 1995 he began studying film at the Potsdam-Babelsberg University of Film and Television , which he completed in 2003. Since then, Kolbe has been working as a freelance writer, director, producer and cameraman.

Filmography

The films were made together with the Englishman Chris Wright:

• Gurke & Brot , HFF 1997 (shot in Stuttgart together with Robert Jäger)
• Nernich - Nowhere Nothing , Kolbe 1999 (shot on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania )
• Technique of happiness , Kolbe | HFF 2003 (shot in Zschornewitz , Kolbe's diploma film, mentor Thomas Heise )
• The block , ma.ja.de. | Piston | Arte France | 3sat 2007 (shot in Graefenhainichen )
• On the growth path, ma.ja.de. | Piston | 3sat 2010 (shot in Molbergen )
• Kleinstheim , Kolbe | Blinker movie | 2010 (shot in Krottorf )
• Kleinstheim (original audio piece), KolbeWright | Deutschlandradio Kultur | 2011
• Pastor , ma.ja.de. | Arte / MDR | KolbeWright 2014 (shot in Wittenberg )
• Pastor (original audio piece), KolbeWright | Deutschlandradio Kultur | 2014
• Motherhood , ma.ja.de. | KolbeWright | 3sat 2016 (shot in Oschersleben )

Awards

• 1998: Sponsorship award from the Hessian State Minister for Science and Culture
• 2003: Sehsuchten, Potsdam, Germany, Special Mention by the Documentary Film Jury
• 2003: DOK Leipzig, Germany, international competition,

Special mention of the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique

• 2004: Visions du Réel, Nyon, Switzerland, Prix ​​Kodak Suisse
• 2004: Shadow Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Kodak Shadow Award
• 2010: DOK Leipzig, Germany, German Competition, Honorable Mention
• 2010 Oldenburg Short Film Festival, "Oldenburg Short Film Award"

Web links

• Stefan Kolbe at filmportal.de
• Stefan Kolbe in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Homepage "Chris Wright Stefan Kolbe Film Works"
• Homepage "Technology of Happiness"
• Homepage "The Block"