Vita / Personal Data
2008 - 2009
Preparations for the revival of the famous cult magazine THE MANIPULATOR
© Moser & Colby, www.themanipulator.eu.
Establishing of online platform www.musze.at, which will be complemented by the
edition musze books, accessoirs & design objects.
Organised and hosted the Salzburg Festival Salon Evenings in Max Reinhardt’s Castle Leopoldskron in August 09, as well as six ‘Witty Round-Table Discussions’ & Salon
Evenings during Salzburg Biennale in March for the Panorama-Bar & Restaurant M32,
www.m32.at and the Arthotel Blaue Gans, www.blauegans.at.
Co-editor-in-chief & author for new art magazine GAENSEHAUT, www.blauegans.at.
Author for publishing house TENEUES – Michael Poliza, AntArctic.
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2007
Developed new concept for SALON – an art magazine about Salzburg Festival.
Editor-in-chief, head of marketing, author & photographer.
Hosted salon evenings in Max Reinhardt’s Castle Leopoldskron as part of Salzburg
Festival’s series ‘poet-in-residence’.
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2005 - 2006
Freelance journalist for the German magazines QVEST & PARK AVENUE as well as
for daily newspaper SUEDDEUTSCHE. Book Author for publishing house TENEUES –
Michael Poliza, Africa & Gabo, Big Shots.
Ad sales, marketing, chief correspondent & author for PART#1, new art-magazine
about Salzburg Festival.
Filmed, directed & edited the making of CROWN PRINCE RUDOLF – an International
TV production by director Robert Dornhelm in Vienna for the Austrian public TV station
ORF & the other EU partners.
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2004
Public relations & coordination for the Austrian interactive theatre production ALMA
Mahler-Werfel in downtown Los Angeles. Also represented the production’s main
sponsor Swarovski.
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2002 – 2003
Filmed, directed and edited two TV documentaries/ CLOSE-UP star portraits for the
Austrian public TV station ORF about Salzburg Festival’s historic theatre Jedermann
as well as the famous ‘face of Austria’ / model Cordula Reyer shooting in India and
a further short film about Peter Gabriel on tour for German public TV MDR.
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1999 - 2001
HELKON MEDIA AG film production & distribution company in Munich. Built up the international communication department, PR, press work & marketing for the company’s
IPO. Personal coaching for CEO Werner Koenig until his early death in 2001.
1993 - 1999
Representation of Austrian actor/director Klaus Maria Brandauer.
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1992 - 1996
Founded own press & PR agency, GOSSIP in Munich. Clients included RED BULL,
REEMTSMA, BOGNER, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, SAT1+DSF German TV stations as
well as actors & artists.
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1991
Set photography in Sicily during European co-production of feature film 'Mario &
the Magician' based on Thomas Mann’s novel – directed by Klaus Maria Brandauer.
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1986 - 1991
Hannes Schmid Photostudios, Zurich, Switzerland. Photo assistant, casting & production
for clients such as GAULOISES, JETSET, KENZO. Author for Photo-Book about Hawaii.
Freelance journalist for GRUNER & JAHR publishing house, Hamburg, Germany – writing
for STERN & SPORTS as well as for Condé Nast’s VOGUE, then ELLE, MAX, HARPER’S
BAZAAR & FORBES! Main focus of all journalistic work on portraits of artists, actors
and people from cultural fields.
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1983 – 1986
EILER & RIEMEL/BBDO advertising agency, Munich, Germany. Photo assistant,
copywriter & creative director for clients such as MINOX camera, VOLVO,
LANGENSCHEIDT, PENTHOUSE, ETIENNE AIGNER, BOGNER.
Received Art Directors Club Awards for Langenscheidt and Penthouse.
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Education
1981
Graduation from secondary school after passing university qualification exams.
1981 - 1983
Journalistic training to editor level in all departments.
1983 - 1984
Studies of dance & ballet in Munich @ JESSICA IWANSON modern dance school.
Also studies of sports @ Stuttgart Sports College - trainer license.
1990
Massage & therapeutic Body Work Educations on Maui, Hawaii.
1991
Seminar in screenplay writing & film directing @ film academy in Cologne, Germany.