born 1982 in Neuss, Germany.
Lives and works in Hamburg.
Curriculum Vitae
since 2015
Artistic research assistant at HFBK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (Hamburg,
Academy of Fine Arts)
2007-2014
Studied Fine Arts at HFBK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (Hamburg, Academy of
Fine Arts)
2007
Participation in the classes by artist Guillermo Ueno, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006-2007
Stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina with support of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
2005-2007
Studied Media Studies and Spanish at University Hamburg
2003-2005
Studied Theatre- and Media Studies at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Exhibitions /
Screenings
2018
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands
FICUNAM International Film Festival, Mexico
Jeonju International Film Festival, South Corea
Istanbul International Independent Film Festival, Turkey
Stranger Than Fiction, Cologne, Germany
Ton-Zeit-Bild, Kassel, Germany
Periphere Film Festival, Marburg, Germany
2017
Venice Film Festival, Settimana Internazionale della Critica, Venice, Italy
Festival de Nouveau Cinema, Montreal, Canada
Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, Berwick, UK
Filmfest Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
2. Hamburger Film-In, Hamburg, Germany
Nordische Filmtage, Lübeck, Germany
Filmwoche Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany
“Skulpturen Projekte”, Achter Salon, Hamburg, Germany
ZINEBI Filmfestival, Bilbao, Spain
Kaunas International Film Festival, Lithuania
Lacenodoro International Film Festival, Italy
“Transformations”, ULYS, Odense, Denmark
“Mountains”, Muratcentoventidue Artecontemporanea, Bari, Italy
“Empfindliches Rauschen / Tender Noise”, Gallery Melike Bilir / Level One, Hamburg
2016
“The Wildness of Waves”, Westwerk, Hamburg
“Representing Germany: The Veddel Embassy”, Venice, Italy
“LichtSpielRaum”, AKKU, Stuttgart
“Incertitudes”, Goethe Institut Marseille, France
“New Talents Biennale Cologne”, Cologne
“Komma”, Kunstverein Springhornhof, Neuenkirchen
“Kinship”, Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg
2015
“Beyond The Surface”, Laborneunzehn, Berlin
“Films about Somewhere”, Galerie Schneeeule, Berlin
FICIC Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Cosquín, Argentina
“The Darkness Collection”, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
“Your Skin Makes Me Cry”, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan
“Incertitudes”, Goethe Institut Paris, France
“New German Video Art”, Alternative Space, Seoul, Corea
“Your Skin Makes Me Cry”, Goethe Institut Chicago, Chicago, USA
“The Darkness Collection”, Punto de Vista Filmfestival, Pamplona, Spain
2014
New Directors-New Films (MoMA und Film Society of Lincoln Center), New York, USA
Fullframe Festival (MUMOK) Wien, Austria
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, Canada
Petersburger Salon, curated by Pitt Sauerwein, Hamburg
Ann Arbor Film Festival, USA
Images Festival, Toronto, Canada
Bucharest International Experimental Film Festival, Romania
Underdox - Filmfestival für Dokument und Experiment, Munich
New Horizons International Film Festival, Warsow, Poland
Curtocircuito International Short Film Festival, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Int. Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg
Int. Short Film Festival Regensburg
Dresden Int. Short Film Festival
Kyiv, International Short Film Festival, Ukraine
Timishorts Filmfestival, Timisoara, Romania
“Ein Gespräch unter Ahornbäumen” in collaboration with Theresa George, “Folgendes” HfbK, Hamburg
2013
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
“Noches Alemanas”, Museo Vostell Malpartida , curated by Berta Sichel, Spain
Gruppenausstellung CALL “Macht und Gewohnheit”, Galerie Speckstraße, Hamburg
Symposium “Schutzraum”, kuratiert von Vanessa Nica Müller und Anna-Lena Grau, Bremen
European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück
Curta Cinema, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
International Short Film Festival Hamburg
Dokfest, Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest Kassel
Documentary Film Festival, Hamburg
“Unten am Havn - Copenhagen meets Hamburg”, Hamburg
FEMINA Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Open Cinema Film Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
Filmfest Weiterstadt
Filmfest Münster
Nordisches Filmforum Lübeck
Kurzfilmfestival Flensburg
OZU Filmfestival, Italy
Exground Filmfestival, Wiesbaden
Int. Short Film Festival Istanbul, Turkey
Zwergwerk Oldenburg
2012
Performance “Del efecto coriolis y otras fuerzas, parte 2” (Vom Coriolis Effekt und anderen Kräften, Teil 2) in collaboration
with Josefina Gill, Galerie 21, Hamburg
European Media Art Festival Osnabrück
Int. Shortfilmweek Regensburg
Exhibition “Werders Wohnzimmer”, Karlsruhe
Ausstellung “Offline”, Lokal Hamburg
2011
Performance “Del efecto coriolis y otras fuerzas” (Vom Coriolis Effekt und anderen Kräften, Teil 1) in collaboration
with Josefina Gill , Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires,Argentina
“Beziehungsweisen” , Gallery Hinterconti, Hamburg
Open Cinema FilmFestival, St. Petersburg, Russia
Int. Videofestival Bochum
Int. ShortFilmFestival Hamburg
Exground Filmfest Wiesbaden
Ambulart, Muestra de arte visual, Ecuador, Mexico, Hamburg
Dukafest, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Landau Int. Short Film Festival
Filmzeit Kaufbeuren
Alternative Int. Short Film Festival, Belgrad, Serbia
FEMINA - Festival International de Cinema Feminino, Brasil
Karlsruher Kurzfilmnacht, Karlsruhe
2010
“Experimental Cinema between Documentary and Fiction”, Forgotten Bar Project, Berlin
Opening exhibition of the artist studio “Der Gang”, Hamburg
Ambulart - Muestra de Arte Audiovisual, Ecuador, Mexico, Hamburg
Open Eyes Filmfest Marburg
2009
“Liebes Dilemma”, Gallery Genscher, Hamburg
Gruppenausstellung „Between Art and Idea“, “Museum of Art and Ideas“ Gallery HfbK Hamburg
Clayonnage Compact, Hamburg
„Mauern“, POW, Hamburg
2007
“Volver a cero” (Back to cero) in Zusammenarbeit mit Ximena Cosin, Galerie Tost, Buenos Aires
Exhibition “Offline”, Lokal Hamburg
Awards / grants
2017
Laceno d’Oro Best Feature Film Award for DRIFT at Laceno d’Oro Film Festival, Italy
Special Jury Mention for DRIFT at ZINEBI Bilbao, International Film Festival, Spain
2015
„Neue Kunst in Hamburg“, Travel grant
2015
Work grant for Fine Arts by Kulturbehörde Hamburg (Hamburger Arbeitsstipendium für bildende Kunst)
2014
HFBK-Film Award by Hamburgische Kulturstiftung for 21,3°C
2014
Karl H. Ditze Award 2014 for 21,3°C
2013
Main Award “Experiment” at Int. Short Film Festival Flensburg for WILDNIS (THE WILD)
2010-2013
Scholarship Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation)
2013
Project Funding for WILDNIS (THE WILD) by Freundeskreis der HfbK Hamburg
Helena Wittmann
born 1982 in Neuss, Germany.Lives and works in Hamburg. Curriculum Vitae since 2015Artistic research assistant at HFBK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (Hamburg, Academy of Fine Arts)2007-2014Studied Fine Arts at HFBK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (Hamburg, Academy of Fine Arts)2007Participation in the classes by artist Guillermo Ueno, Buenos Aires, Argentina2006-2007Stay in Buenos Aires, Argentina with support of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)2005-2007Studied Media Studies and Spanish at University Hamburg2003-2005Studied Theatre- and Media Studies at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg Exhibitions / Screenings2018International Film Festival Rotterdam, NetherlandsFICUNAM International Film Festival, MexicoJeonju International Film Festival, South CoreaIstanbul International Independent Film Festival, TurkeyStranger Than Fiction, Cologne, GermanyTon-Zeit-Bild, Kassel, GermanyPeriphere Film Festival, Marburg, Germany2017Venice Film Festival, Settimana Internazionale della Critica, Venice, ItalyFestival de Nouveau Cinema, Montreal, CanadaBerwick Film & Media Arts Festival, Berwick, UKFilmfest Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany2. Hamburger Film-In, Hamburg, GermanyNordische Filmtage, Lübeck, GermanyFilmwoche Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany“Skulpturen Projekte”, Achter Salon, Hamburg, GermanyZINEBI Filmfestival, Bilbao, SpainKaunas International Film Festival, LithuaniaLacenodoro International Film Festival, Italy“Transformations”, ULYS, Odense, Denmark“Mountains”, Muratcentoventidue Artecontemporanea, Bari, Italy“Empfindliches Rauschen / Tender Noise”, Gallery Melike Bilir / Level One, Hamburg2016“The Wildness of Waves”, Westwerk, Hamburg“Representing Germany: The Veddel Embassy”, Venice, Italy“LichtSpielRaum”, AKKU, Stuttgart“Incertitudes”, Goethe Institut Marseille, France“New Talents Biennale Cologne”, Cologne“Komma”, Kunstverein Springhornhof, Neuenkirchen“Kinship”, Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg2015“Beyond The Surface”, Laborneunzehn, Berlin“Films about Somewhere”, Galerie Schneeeule, BerlinFICIC Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Cosquín, Argentina“The Darkness Collection”, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain“Your Skin Makes Me Cry”, Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan“Incertitudes”, Goethe Institut Paris, France“New German Video Art”, Alternative Space, Seoul, Corea“Your Skin Makes Me Cry”, Goethe Institut Chicago, Chicago, USA“The Darkness Collection”, Punto de Vista Filmfestival, Pamplona, Spain2014New Directors-New Films (MoMA und Film Society of Lincoln Center), New York, USAFullframe Festival (MUMOK) Wien, AustriaFestival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, CanadaPetersburger Salon, curated by Pitt Sauerwein, HamburgAnn Arbor Film Festival, USA Images Festival, Toronto, CanadaBucharest International Experimental Film Festival, RomaniaUnderdox - Filmfestival für Dokument und Experiment, MunichNew Horizons International Film Festival, Warsow, Poland Curtocircuito International Short Film Festival, Santiago de Compostela, SpainInt. Kurzfilmfestival HamburgInt. Short Film Festival RegensburgDresden Int. Short Film FestivalKyiv, International Short Film Festival, UkraineTimishorts Filmfestival, Timisoara, Romania“Ein Gespräch unter Ahornbäumen” in collaboration with Theresa George, “Folgendes” HfbK, Hamburg 2013International Short Film Festival Oberhausen“Noches Alemanas”, Museo Vostell Malpartida , curated by Berta Sichel, SpainGruppenausstellung CALL “Macht und Gewohnheit”, Galerie Speckstraße, HamburgSymposium “Schutzraum”, kuratiert von Vanessa Nica Müller und Anna-Lena Grau, BremenEuropean Media Art Festival, OsnabrückCurta Cinema, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilInternational Short Film Festival HamburgDokfest, Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest KasselDocumentary Film Festival, Hamburg“Unten am Havn - Copenhagen meets Hamburg”, HamburgFEMINA Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilOpen Cinema Film Festival, St. Petersburg, RussiaFilmfest WeiterstadtFilmfest MünsterNordisches Filmforum LübeckKurzfilmfestival FlensburgOZU Filmfestival, ItalyExground Filmfestival, WiesbadenInt. Short Film Festival Istanbul, TurkeyZwergwerk Oldenburg2012Performance “Del efecto coriolis y otras fuerzas, parte 2” (Vom Coriolis Effekt und anderen Kräften, Teil 2) in collaboration with Josefina Gill, Galerie 21, HamburgEuropean Media Art Festival OsnabrückInt. Shortfilmweek RegensburgExhibition “Werders Wohnzimmer”, KarlsruheAusstellung “Offline”, Lokal Hamburg 2011Performance “Del efecto coriolis y otras fuerzas” (Vom Coriolis Effekt und anderen Kräften, Teil 1) in collaboration with Josefina Gill , Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires,Argentina“Beziehungsweisen” , Gallery Hinterconti, HamburgOpen Cinema FilmFestival, St. Petersburg, RussiaInt. Videofestival BochumInt. ShortFilmFestival HamburgExground Filmfest WiesbadenAmbulart, Muestra de arte visual, Ecuador, Mexico, HamburgDukafest, Bosnia and HercegovinaLandau Int. Short Film Festival Filmzeit KaufbeurenAlternative Int. Short Film Festival, Belgrad, SerbiaFEMINA - Festival International de Cinema Feminino, BrasilKarlsruher Kurzfilmnacht, Karlsruhe 2010“Experimental Cinema between Documentary and Fiction”, Forgotten Bar Project, BerlinOpening exhibition of the artist studio “Der Gang”, HamburgAmbulart - Muestra de Arte Audiovisual, Ecuador, Mexico, HamburgOpen Eyes Filmfest Marburg 2009“Liebes Dilemma”, Gallery Genscher, HamburgGruppenausstellung „Between Art and Idea“, “Museum of Art and Ideas“ Gallery HfbK HamburgClayonnage Compact, Hamburg„Mauern“, POW, Hamburg 2007“Volver a cero” (Back to cero) in Zusammenarbeit mit Ximena Cosin, Galerie Tost, Buenos AiresExhibition “Offline”, Lokal Hamburg Awards / grants2017Laceno d’Oro Best Feature Film Award for DRIFT at Laceno d’Oro Film Festival, ItalySpecial Jury Mention for DRIFT at ZINEBI Bilbao, International Film Festival, Spain2015 „Neue Kunst in Hamburg“, Travel grant 2015 Work grant for Fine Arts by Kulturbehörde Hamburg (Hamburger Arbeitsstipendium für bildende Kunst) 2014 HFBK-Film Award by Hamburgische Kulturstiftung for 21,3°C 2014 Karl H. Ditze Award 2014 for 21,3°C 2013 Main Award “Experiment” at Int. Short Film Festival Flensburg for WILDNIS (THE WILD) 2010-2013 Scholarship Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation) 2013 Project Funding for WILDNIS (THE WILD) by Freundeskreis der HfbK Hamburg