Christiane Büchner

Director, a member of the commission at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

Christiane Büchner was born in 1965, studied sculpting and experimental filmmaking at the Berlin University of Arts. Since the late 80s, she has realized numerous multimedia – and film projects. Scholarships brought her to Moscow and St. Petersburg. In 1994 she founded Büchner Film Productions with her brother Tobias Büchner. She completed a postgraduate degree at the Academy for Media Arts Cologne in 1999 and became a member of the commission at the Oberhausen Short Film Days in 2001. Alongside her work as a film-maker, she teaches film and media courses at various universities, presently the Academy for Media Arts Cologne.