Awards

2026 Main Prize in the German Competition, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, for the short film Audry Lornacle or 14 Days in DJ’s House (2025).
2026 Grant from the Künstlerinnenprogramm of the Senatsverwaltung für künstlerische Angelegenheiten, Berlin.
2024 In the German Competition of the Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg with the short film So Sachen (2022).
2023 2nd Prize at the Muestra Super Ocho y 16 mm Festival, San Roque, Spain, for the short film So Sachen (2022).
2021 3rd Place in the competition for the Goldene Kurbel for the film Die Selbstheilung meines Fahrrades, 16th International Cycling Film Festival.
2021 Artist in Residence, Konstepidemin Göteborg, Sweden.
2020 Artist in Residence, Brunåkra, Sweden.
2020 Artist in Residence, Roji Japanische Gärten, Brandenburg: Leben im Garten: Anthotypien.
2019 The North Street Collective, Willits, CA: 2 months Artist in Residence.
2019 Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles: 1 month filming, working and traveling (Goethe-Institut).
2017 Lifetime Achievement Award for Super 8 Films, Open Air Film Festival Weiterstadt.
2016 Participation in IFFR with the film 23 Barbiepuppen kippen um (1988).
2015 In competition at the 32nd Kurzfilm-Festival Hamburg with the film Bin ich reich? Bin ich reich? Bin ich reich? (2015).
2013 Artist in Residence, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, USA.
2012 Artist in Residence, L.I.F.T. Toronto, Canada.
2008 Artist in Residence, Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, USA.
2006 Lifetime Achievement Award for Super 8 Films, Images Festival Toronto.
2006 Film funding for the documentary Calexico Next Exit (2007), Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.
2006 Participation in IFFR with the film Counting Cats Counting Sheep (2005).
1999 3sat Förderpreis for the film Ja ja die schönste auf der Welt ist meine Bar (1998), Kurzfilmfestival Oberhausen.
1998 1st Prize No Budget Jury for Schmetterlingsküsse (1997), Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg.
1997 Stuttgarter Filmwinter; Teamwork Award in collaboration with the film collective FBI.
1995 Grant from the Künstlerinnenprogramm of the Senatsverwaltung für künstlerische Angelegenheiten, Berlin.