Christian Genzel
Often wrong, never uncertain.Christian Genzel is a German filmmaker currently living in Salzburg, Austria. Born in 1978, Genzel studied English and American Studies at the University of Salzburg, where he graduated with distinction in 2004. During his studies, he worked as a student representative and studied screenwriting under M.S. Nieson at the University of Minnesota. He wrote his M.A. thesis on the films of John Carpenter.
Since 2000, Genzel has written and directed several short films and has worked on different film projects as a unit production manager, assistant director, and continuity. His film SCHLAFLOS (Sleepless), a 40-minute drama about love and music, has premiered in November 2006 and won an audience award at the 2007 film:riss festival. His mockumentary TUTMOSIS, a 10-minute peek into the world of an influential yet completely unknown artist, was selected to be included with the March 2008 issue of Austrian film magazine Celluloid.
From 2000 to 2005, Genzel was also a member of Salzburg's award-winning English Drama Group, appearing on stage in renditions of David Mamet's "The Blue Hour", Timberlake Wertenbaker's "Our Country's Good", Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood", David Williamson's "Dead White Males", and Sue Townsend's "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole", the latter of which won the Ferdinand Eberherr award in 2005.
Genzel also works as a freelance writer. His music and movie reviews have appeared in the All-Music Guide, Salzburger Nachrichten, and other publications.
Besides all these endeavors, Genzel has also kept himself busy with music. In 2000, he self-released an album by his genre-bending electronica project sea39. With his experimental improv band Eternity Ltd., he played a number of concerts from 2000 to 2002. In 2006, he founded Ghost Light, a small indie label through which he has released several CDs by the Salzburg-based singer/songwriter project Betty's Apartment.
Christian Genzel is currently developing his first feature film, DIE MUSE (The Muse), to be shot in 2009. He is also working on a documentary feature called THE NUMETAL PHENOMENON.
Filmography as Director and Writer:
DIE MUSE
(THE MUSE)Written and Directed by Christian Genzel
Currently in development. Feature film. Drama/Thriller. Co-produced by High5Films (Mike Dehghan & Georg Dehghan). With Thomas Limpinsel.
THE MUSE @ High5Films
THE NUMETAL PHENOMENON
Directed by Christian GenzelCurrently in development. Feature film documentary. Produced by High5Films (Mike Dehghan & Georg Dehghan).
THE NUMETAL PHENOMENON @ High5Films
BETTY'S APARTMENT - SPIEL OHNE GRENZEN
Directed by Christian Genzel. Edited by David Nolan.Austria 2008. Pop/Rock music video.
Featured in the series "Die Stars von morgen" (Tomorrow's Stars) by German magazine Stern.
SCHLAFLOS
Directed, Written and Produced by Christian GenzelWith Max Simonischek and Stefan Murr
Austria 2006. Short film, 40 minutes. German and English dialogue (with subtitles).
Comedy/Drama about love and music. Webseite (in German): www.schlaflos-derfilm.de . English title: Sleepless.
TUTMOSIS
Directed by Christian GenzelConcept by Christian Genzel and Hans Christian Haslecker
With Max Simonischek and philosophy professor Dr. Otto Neumaier
Mockumentary about an influential yet completely unknown jack-of-all-trades artist. Austria 2006. Short film, 10 minutes. German language.
FAUSTRECHT
Directed, Written and Produced by Hans Christian HasleckerCo-Directed by Christian Genzel
With Alexander Maaz, Erol Nowak, Daniel Bucher and Volker Wahl
Austria 2005. Short film, 4 minutes. German dialogue.
WARUM
Directed by Monika Demir and Anna-Maria BrehmWritten by Christian Genzel
Produced by medTV
Germany 2005. Short film, 35 minutes. German dialogue.
English title: Why. Drama about a suicide.
MAGDALENA - JE T'AIME
Directed by Christian Genzel and Christian HasleckerGermany 2005. Dance-pop music video for CSS Musik.
MYSTERY PROJECT
Written, Produced & Directed by Christian GenzelWith Georg Büsch, Christian Tröbinger and Jean-Luc Julien
Austria 2004. Short film, 8 minutes. English dialogue.
"An excellent example of how a good short film should work ... Very clever and very funny!"
--- Edwin Hees, University of Stellenbosch
A film about making movies, or rather about not making them. A film about the mysterious disappearance of a world-renowned scientist, who reappears under even more mysterious circumstances. A film about a piece of pastry.
Watch here at Myspace, or download it here .
I AM
Directed by Christian GenzelWritten and Produced by Christian Genzel and Anton Smutny
With Christian Haslecker, Christian Tröbinger and Christoph Schwarz
Austria 2003. Amateur short film, 19 minutes. English dialogue.
Matthew Jameson awakes as Thomas Hartman - or does he? A mysterious man seems to know why people think Jameson is somebody else ...
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CAGED EXPERIENCE
Written and Directed by Christian Genzel and Stefan StinglWith Christian Haslecker and Christian Tröbinger.
Austria 2000. Experimental essay about John Cage, William Shakespeare and Derek DeSilva in the modern educational system.
Other work:
(2006) - Schlimmer geht's nimmer! - Feature film. Unit Production Manager. Directed by David Unger. Starring Patrick Jahns, Verena Leitner, Philipp Stix.
(2006) - Shoppen - Feature film. Production Coordinator. Directed by Ralf Westhoff. Starring Matthias Bundschuh, Thomas Limpinsel, Julia Heinze.
(2004) - Der Bananenkaktus - Short film. Unit Production Manager. Directed by Ralf Westhoff. With Matthias Bundschuh, Katharina Schubert, Cornelia Köndgen.
Christian Genzel at the Internet Movie Database
Christian Genzel at Crew United