Team

Anna Schmidt

  • born on 19th January 1969
  • Graduated from Specialised School for Music in Wernigerode with „Abitur" (A-Level-equivalents); member of the "Broadcast Youth choir" Wernigerode
  • Studies of journalism, musical sciences, political sciences at Leipzig University and the University of Amsterdam · graduate journalist/ graduate musical scientist
  • Since 1995 freelance author, director, producer and journalist for MDR, ARD, ZDF, arte and 3sat broadcasting as well as for Dutch television; thematic focuses: art (theatre, literature, music, fine arts), history, society, science
  • In 1996 filmmaker and program maker for Dutch Television (TV-program "2 Vandaag"; within the International Journalist program IJP); since 1997 correspondent for Dutch Television (TV-program "network")
  • 1998 – 2000 TV-host at MDR broadcasting
  • 2001: Masterclass of the Discovery Campus Masterschool – development and realisation of the internationally coproduced documentary "Irish Oranges" (60 minutes for arte/ RTE/ MDR broadcasting)
  • film productions in Italy, Ireland, France, USA, Dubai, Sharjah, China, Austria, Antarctica, Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands

Susann Krüger

  • Born on 5th January 1982 in Leipzig, Germany
  • 1999: Graduated from High School West Liberty, USA, with High-School-diploma; 2002: Graduated from Gymnasium Rostock with "Abitur" (A-Level-equivalent)
  • Studies of media and communication sciences, international literature and pedagogical sciences at Leipzig University
  • 2000-2002 assistant lector at publishing company "Hinstorff Verlag"
  • 2004-2005 journalist and program maker for the local radio station "mephisto976" Leipzig
  • since 2005 freelance researcher, journalist and author for schmidtFilm
  • since 2006 organisation, creative development and realisation of youth-projects sponsored mainly by the EU; freelance translator and mediator