Oliver Herbrich

Born in Munich in 1961 Oliver Herbrich made at the age of 18 his first full length movie "Mathais Kneissl". A short while later, after completing his secondary education, Herbrich began studies at the Munich Academy of Film and Television. His film education was supplemented by sojourns to Australia and South America, where occasionally shooting under precarious circumstances, he completed his first two documentaries. He graduated from the Academy in 1985. That same year he was the youngest participant at the Moscow International Filmfestival, his submission: "Wodzeck" his second full length movie. During 1986 Herbrich completed another two non-fiction films in Germany, became a jury member of the Hamburg Film Förderung and the Munich Documentary Filmfestival. Since 1987, he has filmed on location at sites throughout the globe as he continues his series of "Third World" documentaries. His latest movie "Earthbound" ("Erdenschwer", 1989) was awarded international prizes. Another two full length non fiction films shot in Nepal and Irelanf followed then after. Founder of Licht & Ton GmbH (1980-2014) Founder of Oliver Herbrich Childrens Fund (non profit organization) Retrospectives: 1985 Filmfest Munich, Germay. 1987 Low Budget Festival Hamburg, Germany .1989 Filmweek Herdecke, Germany. 1990 West Virginia Filmfestival, Cahrelston, USA Award: 1994 Filmpreis Der Landeshauptstadt München, Germany