Michael Brynntrup

: The Hongkong Showcase, 2005

born in Münster, Germany, 1959.

Studied in Freiburg, Rome and Berlin. Master degree Fine Arts at the Braunschweig University of Art in 1991. Experimental poems, texts, paintings, fotography, fotocopies, performances, installations and exhibitions since 1977. Over 60 experimental short films and videos since 1981, four feature films. Digital art in interactive media since 1995 (CD-ROM, DVD and internet).

Film exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art New York (1987, 1992 and 1999). Numerous international exhibitions and film / media art awards. Organisation of avantgarde and gay film events for museums, institutions and international film festivals. Publications on Super8 and Off-Off-Cinemas. Several guest lectures. Since 1990, workshops, project advising and apprenticeship counselling in the area of media production and film (e.g. at Beijing Normal University Zhuhai/China). Since 2006 Professor for Film/Video at Braunschweig Art School. - The artist lives and works.

Selected Awards and Honours

Awards

2004 Grand Jury Prize for Best New Media Work, eKsperim[E]nto Festival, Manila

2003 Preis der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart für Neue Medien (ex aequo), Filmwinter Festival

2002 New Voices Competition Winner, Digifest - interactive digital media festival Toronto

2001 Union's Prize (ex aequo), MEDIA FORUM Moscow International Film Festival

1999 Special Teddy Award (ex aequo), Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

1998 Best Experimental Work. Images Festival, Toronto

1998 New York Film Academy Award, Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin

1996 Spezialpreis der Jury (Preis der deutschen Filmkritik), Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen

1995 NoBudget-Preis (ex aequo), Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg

1992 WDR-Förderpreis, Filmzwerge Filmfestival Münster