Astrid Schult

Born 1979 in Bad Nauheim/Germany.

Astrid Schult started studying cinematography at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2003. In 2005 she studied Documentary Film and in 2009 she received her diploma. Already in 2006, she was invited to the Berlinale with her film Zirkus is nich and received several documentary film awards. Her 45-minute film was broadcasted for the first time on WDR in the series Menschen hautnah in the spring of 2007. Astrid Schult’s graduate film Der innere Krieg premiered within the framework of the Hofer Filmtage 2009. Her film received a special award at the presentation of the Adolf Grimme Prizes in 2010 which brought her considerable attention. In addition, she was awarded the Eberhard-Fechner-Förderstipendium of the VG Bild-Kunst.

She lives and works as a freelance director and cinematographer in Berlin.

Astrid Schult is a fellow in cooperation with MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg.