Bio
MICHAEL JULIAN BERZ
michael_berz@yahoo.com
www.michaeljulianberz.com
Cinematography
Uncle Sam:Global Pimp – Shot on location in Korean and the Phillipines. David Goodman Producer/Director, in production.
Journey to Freedom – Shot on location in Israel, France, Czech Republic, and the U.S. Deborah Shaffer Producer/Director, in production. www.journeytofreedomfilm.com
Leave No Soldier – Shot on location in New Jersey and Washington, DC. Donna Bassin Director/Producer, 2008. Best Director Feature Documentary and Audience Award, First Glance Film Festival.
Two Villages in Kosovo – Shot on location in Kosovo. Alan Adelson, Producer and Director, broadcast in France and Germany and then throughout Europe on ARTE, with additional broadcasts on Irish, Dutch, Danish and Swedish television, 2006.
From the Ashes:10 Artists and From the Ashes: Epilogue - Shot on location in New York City, Deborah Shaffer Director, ORF/MMK Media Producers, 2001 and 2002. Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals, Cinemax.
Various short news programs and life style shows shot on location in Austria and New York City as writer, editor, camera and director produced for RTL, ORF, and ARTE/ZDF, 2000-2003.
Still Photography
Houston Fotofest Biennial – Response to violence Photo + Video 2006
Houston Fotofest Biennial – Transformations Photo 2008
Focus – How Your Energy Can Change the World, Nancy Burson, 2004.
Portrait Photography
Languages
German – fluent
English – fluent