claudia mertens
production design, set decoration, location scouting
certified project management
atv cologne
2018
b.a. art history & philosophy
university of cologne
2017
further education production design
international film school
cologne
2012
professional practice in various positions in the
art department for film, tv, music videos & commercials
since 2009
currently living in cologne
awards // screenings∙selection
boogieman∙music video∙2015 / sp+dir∙jan bonny / dop∙ jakob beurle
bildundtonfabrik
internationale kurzfilmtage oberhausen 2016 ∙
muvi-online publikumspreis
captain laubex∙ social spot∙2015 / sp+dir∙fabian epe / dop∙janis mazuch
kunsthochschule für medien
golden award of montreux 2015 ∙ finalist talent award
wdr kurzundschön award 2015 ∙ best social spot
herman the german∙short fiction∙2015 / sp+dir∙michael binz / dop∙jesse mazuch
kunsthochschule für medien ∙ funded by film- und medienstiftung nrw
filmfestival max ophüls preis 2015 ∙ audience award: best short film
art director’s club junior award 2016 ∙ bronzener nagel
next generation / short tiger cannes 2015 ∙ next generation award
kölner design preis 2015 ∙ first prize
filmschoolfest munich 2015 ∙ wolfgang-längsfeld-award: most original film
dortmunder tresen-filmfestival 2015 ∙ audience award: best short film
first steps award 2015 - nomination: best short film
studio hamburg nachwuchspreis 2015 ∙ nomination: best short film
fantasy film fest 2015 ∙ screening
deutsche film- und medienbewertung ∙ prädikat besonders wertvoll
unter den händen∙short fiction∙2011 / sp+dir∙paul bachmann / dop∙janis mazuch
kunsthochschule für medien+tag/traum+br∙ funded by film- und medienstiftung nrw
internationale hofer filmtage 2011 ∙ screening
studio hamburg nachwuchspreis 2012 ∙ nomination: best short film
tage in der stadt∙short fiction∙2012 / sp+dir∙janis mazuch / dop∙jesse mazuch
kunsthochschule für medien ∙ funded by film- und medienstiftung nrw
berlinale 2012 perspektive deutsches kino ∙ screening
fbw ∙ prädikat wertvoll
beredtes schweigen∙short fiction∙2011 / sp+dir ∙julia keller / dop∙janis mazuch
kunsthochschule für medien+blowball ∙funded by film- und medienstiftung nrw
studio hamburg nachwuchspreis 2011 ∙ nomination: best short film
fbw ∙ prädikat besonders wertvoll
crew
art department
camera department
janis mazuch (+ screenplay)
costume department
director's department // screenplay
producing // production management
credits
showreel: excerpts in chronological order
beredtes schweigen∙short fiction∙ger∙ 2011 / prod∙khm + blowball film / sp + dir∙julia keller / dop∙janis mazuch / cos∙cindy spieker- mann / ma∙jenny uhlig / cast∙monika wegener
unter den händen∙short fiction∙ger∙2011 / prod∙tag/traum + br / dir∙jan paul bachmann / dop∙janis mazuch / cos∙michaela weber / ma∙jenny uhlig / cast∙oliver broumis + dagmar leesch + thomas balou martin
boogieman∙music video∙ger∙2015 / prod∙btf / dir∙jan bonny / dop∙jakob beurle / cos∙hannah leiner / ma∙miriam merten / cast∙matthias brandt + olli schulz + julia riedler + al.
captain laubex∙social spot∙ger∙ 2015 / prod∙khm / dir∙fabian epe / dop∙janis mazuch / cos∙michaela weber / ma∙miriam
merten / cast∙markus klauk + walter freiwald + al.
kino gestern kino heute∙exhibition film∙ger∙2010 / prod + dir∙christoph stec / dop∙konrad zimmermann / cos∙michaela weber / cast∙sebastian broch + julia anne steinhardt + al.
herman the german∙short fiction∙ger∙2015 / prod∙khm / dir∙michael binz / dop∙jesse mazuch / cos∙ kaja kürten / ma∙lisa schmermer / cast∙gustav peter wöhler + anke engelke + hans-martin stier
marley spoon∙tv commercial∙ger∙2014 / prod∙fabian wallenfels / dir∙levin hübner / dop∙fabian klein / cos∙luca strack / cast∙ann-cathrin schaible + ertu kile
kanne brottrunk∙ tv commercial∙ger∙2011 / prod∙echopark / dir∙christoph urban / dop∙philip reinhold
marley spoon∙tv commercial∙ger∙2016 / prod∙hübner/wallenfels / dir∙levin hübner / dop∙fabian klein / cos∙thomas bürke / cast∙maya henselek + thomas hatzmann + samuele manazza
showreel production design claudia mertens∙ger∙2017 / edit∙michael binz / music∙tomb raider (club mix) © 2012 by music for your plants licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0.
final scene from herman the german∙sfx∙eric zumkley / cast∙dicke sauerländer bockwurst
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