Bjørn Melhus

Bjørn MELHUS (1966, Germany) received training in photography and film. In 2009 he was artist-in-residence in Mexico City. He has also undertaken studio residences in Italy, Japan and Hanover. Melhus' films have been screened and won awards at various international film festivals, as well as in Tate Modern, Lux, MoMa and Centre Pompidou. During IFFR 2015, five of his short films screen in the IFFR+ programme.

Filmography

(all short, selection) Das Zauberglas/The Magic Glass (1991), Weit weit weg/Far Far Away (1991), The Oral Thing (2001t), Jenny Scene (Auto Center Drive) (2001), Auto Center Drive (2003), Afterlife (2010), I'm Not the Enemy (2011), Freedom & Independence (2014)