Michael Meert
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Michael Meert was born 1953 in Bonn, Germany
1976-79  Studies and Diploma at the German Film and Television Academy West-Berlin
1984-89  advanced studies with Edvard Bernstein-Zebrowsky and Krzysztof Kieslowski

Since 1994  teaches Filmdirection at University of Alicante and
in "Centro de Estudios" de la Ciudad de la Luz, Spain.
Courses at varios Art- and Filmschools in German, Spanish and English.


2016 Music. Politics?
Documentary, WDR (Public TV), 55 min.
A film without interviews.
Based on a event of the Triennale "8 Brücken Köln"
2015 Generation Beatclub.
ARD (Public TV), 45 min.
Production: Lichtblick-Film
2013 WELLENLÄNGEN / ELECTRONIC WAVES
Moments of electronic music
A Trip through 50 years of avant-garde electronics
Documentary 58 Min.
WDR (Public TV), 2013
Editor: Lothar Mattner
Script, Director: Michael Meert
2012 ALLE MENSCHEN WERDEN BRÜDER. DIE FREIMAURER UND DIE MUSIK.
Documentary, ARTE/WDR/ORF, 55 min.
Editor: Lothar Mattner
Script, Director: Michael Meert
2010 THE 12 LONG YEARS
Docu-Fiction, 60 min., WDR/Triennale
Producer: Lothar Mattner
2009 THE HANGING GARDENS OF CORDOBA
ARTE, 42 min., (Pilot)
Producer: Carl Ludwig Rettinger
Script, Director: Michael Meert
2008 MUSICAL JOURNEY
Docu-Fiction, 30 min, WDR/SWR, (Pilot)
2007 A BELLA VITA / WONDERFUL LIFE
Documentary, 60 min. WDR
BEETHOVEN: THE BEGINNING
"The only film about Beethoven’s childhood and youth". 60 Min., WDR
DAS GEHEIMNIS DES DRITTEN TORES
BIOPIC about the exeptional life of german conductor Günter Wand, 55 Min., ARTE/WDR
2005 EINE BALTISCHE REISE
Documentary with Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica, 60 min., WDR
2005 JORDI SAVALL –  oder wie sich die Indianer in die Barockmusik einschlichen Documentary, 60 min., WDR
2004 "THE FLAMENC0 CLAN / HERENCIA FLAMENCA", Cinema Documentary, WDR, ARTE, YLE, TVE
2002 PABLO CASALS – A New Look 58 min. Biopic, WDR
2000 BAD BOY OF MUSIC Biopic 60 min., WDR, ARTE, nominated for PRIX ITALIA
1999 VIOLIN UP! Isaac Stern In Cologne Documentary, 60 min., WDR, ARTE
1999 SUMMER SOUND OJAI Documentary, 45 min., WDR
1995-97 SEHNSUCHT NACH MEER Stories of Man and Animals,
TV-series in 13 chapters, VOX, TVE, ATEI, (won more than 10 prices)
1996 IBERIA - The Isaac Albeniz Story Biopic WDR, ARTE, TVE
1994 PACO DE LUCIA – Light And Shade WDR, ARTE, TVE
1992 MANUEL DE FALLA UND FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA – Story Of A Friendship BiopicWDR, ARTE, JLC Madrid
1991 THE DEATH OF MAURICE RAVEL TV-Film, WDR, (selected "Highlight" at the Berlin-TV-Festival)
1990/91 Author for Amnesty International: Cinemaspot, TV-Spots, etc.
1998 BATTLE OF THE TONES, TV-Movie, ZDF, "Das kleine Fernsehspiel",
with CAN, Stefan Remmler, Blääck Fööß a.o., ("Recomendacion Special du Jury" TV-Festival Montbeliard, France)
1984 THE REACTOR TV-Film, ZDF, "Das kleine Fernsehspiel"
1982 ON THIS SIDE OF THE HINDUKUSH 45 min., Experimental Documentary
(1. Price of the audiencejury, TV-Festival Montbeliard, France)
Novel: LOLA  –  SEXO INTEGRAL (Merch Movie Edition 2000)