Jörg Heitmann
Jörg Heitmann (1965) has lived in Berlin since 1985. 1985-91 he studied journalism and film at the Free University of Berlin. Since 1986 he works with film and video.
1990-95 he co-founded the interdisciplinary art and cultural association Botschaft e.V. with its own venue, Ihr Friseur (1991-95). Media art work in the artist group, conception and realization of film and video events, exhibitions, publications and parties. Participation in national and international exhibitions, festivals and events.
From 1991-2000 co-founder of the group of authors and video production company dogfilm GmbH together with Bettina Ellerkamp, Merle Kröger, Philip Scheffner and Ed van Megen. Development and production of documentaries, experimental feature films, essays and video art in cooperation with Kanal 4, ZDF – Das kleine Fernsehspiel, ARTE and 3Sat.
2000- Foundation of the production company home productions GmbH. Development and realization of various projects at the interface between documentary storytelling and visual arts.
He started his work as a project developer in 2001 with a focus on the conversion of special properties and listed buildings. 2006-2016 he was chairman of the supervisory board of the Arsenal Institute for Film and Video Art e.V.
In 2012, Jörg Heitmann acquired the former Wedding crematorium in Berlin and began carefully renovating the individual monument. In 2013, together with Bettina Ellerkamp, he founded the silent green Kulturquartier, an event and exhibition space and protected space for thinking, research and experimentation with a focus on film and music. (2025)
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