BIOGRAPHY
With KIRBERG MOTORS, Caroline Kirberg follows her interest in hybrid forms between film and art as well as documentary and fiction. Since producing her first fiction feature for cinema, THE SLEEPING GIRL, which premiered at Berlinale 2011, she has been working as a freelance creative producer as well as line producer and production manager for art films. She continuously works with artists like Mareike Bernien, Dani Gal, Stephan Geene, Alex Gerbaulet, Assaf Gruber, Rainer Komers, Volker Sattel, Clarissa Thieme, and Clemens von Wedemeyer.
Since 2014 she has been closely collaborating with pong film, the production company of Philip Scheffner and Merle Kröger who are responsible for the internationally acclaimed films THE DAY OF THE SPARROW, REVISION, AND-EK GHES…, and HAVARIE. Together with Alex Gerbaulet she becomes shareholder and CEO of pong film in 2022.
Caroline holds an MA in film studies and English language and literature studies from FU Berlin. She took part in further education programs such as Emerging Producers Jihlava 2015, Rotterdam Lab 2014, Cannes Lab 2014, and International Producing at ifs Cologne 2011. She teaches at dffb and UdK Berlin, HGB Leipzig, PMMC Halle, Merz Akademie Stuttgart and HfG Offenbach and is an active participant in film political and theoretical discussions, e.g. within the organization Hauptverband Cinephilie which she co-founded together with fellow filmmakers, distributors, cinema makers and curators in 2019.
CONTACT
Caroline Kirberg
Großbeerenstr. 70
10963 Berlin
Germany
info(at)kirbergmotors.de
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filmportal.de
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With KIRBERG MOTORS, Caroline Kirberg follows her interest in hybrid forms between film and art as well as documentary and fiction. Since producing her first fiction feature for cinema, THE SLEEPING GIRL, which premiered at Berlinale 2011, she has been working as a freelance creative producer as well as line producer and production manager for art films. She continuously works with artists like Mareike Bernien, Dani Gal, Stephan Geene, Alex Gerbaulet, Assaf Gruber, Rainer Komers, Volker Sattel, Clarissa Thieme, and Clemens von Wedemeyer.
Since 2014 she has been closely collaborating with pong film, the production company of Philip Scheffner and Merle Kröger who are responsible for the internationally acclaimed films THE DAY OF THE SPARROW, REVISION, AND-EK GHES…, and HAVARIE. Together with Alex Gerbaulet she becomes shareholder and CEO of pong film in 2022.
Caroline holds an MA in film studies and English language and literature studies from FU Berlin. She took part in further education programs such as Emerging Producers Jihlava 2015, Rotterdam Lab 2014, Cannes Lab 2014, and International Producing at ifs Cologne 2011. She teaches at dffb and UdK Berlin, HGB Leipzig, PMMC Halle, Merz Akademie Stuttgart and HfG Offenbach and is an active participant in film political and theoretical discussions, e.g. within the organization Hauptverband Cinephilie which she co-founded together with fellow filmmakers, distributors, cinema makers and curators in 2019.
CONTACT
Caroline Kirberg
Großbeerenstr. 70
10963 Berlin
Germany
info(at)kirbergmotors.de
imdb.com
filmportal.de
crew-united.com
CURRENT RELEASES
ARANCIA BRUCIATA
>> WP: Cinéma du Réel 2024
>> GP: Duisburger Filmwoche 2024
Film by Clémentine Roy
Elinka Films, Kirberg Motors
DARK CONTINENT
>> WP: steirischer herbst 2023 >> trailer
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Dani Gal
commissioned by sterischer herbst
MIYAMA, KYOTO PREFECTURE
>> WP: DOK Leipzig 2022
Documentary by Rainer Komers
kOMERS Film, tuned by Kirberg Motors
TARA
>> WP / IP: Visions du Réel Nyon 2022
Hybrid Film by Volker Sattel & Francesca Bertin
FuFi Film, tuned by Kirberg Motors
TRANSIENT WITNESS
>> HKW Berlin 2022
Art Film by Assaf Gruber
tuned by Kirberg Motors
HKW & Archiv der Avantgarden
EUROPE
>> in German Cinemas from 10.03.2022 via Grandfilm
>> IP: Visions du Réel Nyon 2022
>> WP: Berlinale Forum 2022
Fiction Feature by Philip Scheffner
pong film
SUN UNDER GROUND
>> IP: Doclisboa 2022
>> WP: Berlinale Forum Expanded 2022
Experimental Documentary by Mareike Bernien and Alex Gerbaulet
pong film
IN PRODUCTION
EINFACH MACHEN!
Cinema Documentary by Sugar Town Filmproduktion, tuned by Kirberg Motors
UNSERE NATUR
Hybrid Film by Marlene Denningmann
Kirberg Motors
WHITE NIGHT (WT)
Hybrid Film by Philip Scheffner
pong film
BOTTLED SONGS (WT)
Desktop Documentary by Kevin B. Lee
pong film
IN DEVELOPMENT
ZEIT DER KROKODILE (WT)
Fiction Feature by Ginan Seidl
Writer: Claudia Schaefer
pong film
SCHWEDT, ODER (WT)
Hybrid Film by Ada Labahn
Kirberg Motors
FILMOGRAPHY
2020
WHAT REMAINS / RE-VISITED
Experimental Documentary by Clarissa Thieme
Kirberg Motors, Clarissa Thieme, Christine A. Maier
Berlinale Forum 2020
THREE WORKS FOR PIANO
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Blood Mountain Projects, Dani Gal
steirischer herbst `20
2019
FIELDS OF NEUTRALITY
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Dani Gal
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 2019
SHAYNE, Performance / Film / 6 Episode-Mini Series by Stephan Geene
artistic collaboration with bbooksz av
donaufestival Krems 2017, HKW Berlin 2018
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2019
2018
THE SLEEPER
Experimental Documentary by Alex Gerbaulet
pong film
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2018
WHITE CITY
Art Film by Dani Gal
pong film, Dani Gal
Goethe Institute Chicago 2018
2016
HAVARIE
Cinema Documentary by Philip Scheffner
pong film
Berlinale Forum 2016
THE WORLD, ALMOST
Documentary by Caroline Kirberg
pong film
Unerhöhrt! Music Film Festival @ Reeperbahnfestival 2016
LA CUPOLA
Creative Documentary by Volker Sattel
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2016
THE RIGHT
Art Film by Assaf Gruber
Kirberg Motors, Assaf Gruber
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2016
2015
KRABSTADT – SEX & TAXES
Animation Film by Ewa Einhorn and Jeuno JE Kim
Monkey Machine Films, Kirberg Motors
Moskow International Film Festival 2015
2014
AS FROM AFAR
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Dani Gal
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2014
BEYOND METABOLISM
Creative Documentary by Stefanie Gaus and Volker Sattel
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2014
FOR NOTHING
Fiction Feature by Stephan Geene
bbooks av
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2014
2012
RUSHES
Art Film by Clemens von Wedemeyer
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Documenta(13), 3sat
2011
with jucca film - former company of Caroline Kirberg with
Judith Angerbauer and Michael Kotschi:
THE SLEEPING GIRL
Fiction Feature by Rainer Kirberg
entropie film, jucca film, monitorpop, Joroni Film, bbooksz av
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2011
SHORT FOR VERNESA B.
Short Film by Jons Vukorep
jucca film, kosmoskaukasus, pro.ba
Best Short Film Brussels International Film Festival 2011
2009
EGOISTE
Short Film by Judith Angerbauer
jucca film
Schöne Aussichten 2010
2007
FOURTEEN
Short Film by Caroline Kirberg
jucca film
Hof International Film Festival 2007
2003
COVER
Short Film by Judith Angerbauer
jucca film
Gijón International Film Festival 2003
ARANCIA BRUCIATA
>> WP: Cinéma du Réel 2024
>> GP: Duisburger Filmwoche 2024
Film by Clémentine Roy
Elinka Films, Kirberg Motors
DARK CONTINENT
>> WP: steirischer herbst 2023 >> trailer
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Dani Gal
commissioned by sterischer herbst
MIYAMA, KYOTO PREFECTURE
>> WP: DOK Leipzig 2022
Documentary by Rainer Komers
kOMERS Film, tuned by Kirberg Motors
TARA
>> WP / IP: Visions du Réel Nyon 2022
Hybrid Film by Volker Sattel & Francesca Bertin
FuFi Film, tuned by Kirberg Motors
TRANSIENT WITNESS
>> HKW Berlin 2022
Art Film by Assaf Gruber
tuned by Kirberg Motors
HKW & Archiv der Avantgarden
EUROPE
>> in German Cinemas from 10.03.2022 via Grandfilm
>> IP: Visions du Réel Nyon 2022
>> WP: Berlinale Forum 2022
Fiction Feature by Philip Scheffner
pong film
SUN UNDER GROUND
>> IP: Doclisboa 2022
>> WP: Berlinale Forum Expanded 2022
Experimental Documentary by Mareike Bernien and Alex Gerbaulet
pong film
IN PRODUCTION
EINFACH MACHEN!
Cinema Documentary by Sugar Town Filmproduktion, tuned by Kirberg Motors
UNSERE NATUR
Hybrid Film by Marlene Denningmann
Kirberg Motors
WHITE NIGHT (WT)
Hybrid Film by Philip Scheffner
pong film
BOTTLED SONGS (WT)
Desktop Documentary by Kevin B. Lee
pong film
IN DEVELOPMENT
ZEIT DER KROKODILE (WT)
Fiction Feature by Ginan Seidl
Writer: Claudia Schaefer
pong film
SCHWEDT, ODER (WT)
Hybrid Film by Ada Labahn
Kirberg Motors
FILMOGRAPHY
2020
WHAT REMAINS / RE-VISITED
Experimental Documentary by Clarissa Thieme
Kirberg Motors, Clarissa Thieme, Christine A. Maier
Berlinale Forum 2020
THREE WORKS FOR PIANO
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Blood Mountain Projects, Dani Gal
steirischer herbst `20
2019
FIELDS OF NEUTRALITY
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Dani Gal
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 2019
SHAYNE, Performance / Film / 6 Episode-Mini Series by Stephan Geene
artistic collaboration with bbooksz av
donaufestival Krems 2017, HKW Berlin 2018
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2019
2018
THE SLEEPER
Experimental Documentary by Alex Gerbaulet
pong film
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2018
WHITE CITY
Art Film by Dani Gal
pong film, Dani Gal
Goethe Institute Chicago 2018
2016
HAVARIE
Cinema Documentary by Philip Scheffner
pong film
Berlinale Forum 2016
THE WORLD, ALMOST
Documentary by Caroline Kirberg
pong film
Unerhöhrt! Music Film Festival @ Reeperbahnfestival 2016
LA CUPOLA
Creative Documentary by Volker Sattel
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2016
THE RIGHT
Art Film by Assaf Gruber
Kirberg Motors, Assaf Gruber
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2016
2015
KRABSTADT – SEX & TAXES
Animation Film by Ewa Einhorn and Jeuno JE Kim
Monkey Machine Films, Kirberg Motors
Moskow International Film Festival 2015
2014
AS FROM AFAR
Art Film by Dani Gal
Kirberg Motors, Dani Gal
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2014
BEYOND METABOLISM
Creative Documentary by Stefanie Gaus and Volker Sattel
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2014
FOR NOTHING
Fiction Feature by Stephan Geene
bbooks av
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2014
2012
RUSHES
Art Film by Clemens von Wedemeyer
tuned by Kirberg Motors
Documenta(13), 3sat
2011
with jucca film - former company of Caroline Kirberg with
Judith Angerbauer and Michael Kotschi:
THE SLEEPING GIRL
Fiction Feature by Rainer Kirberg
entropie film, jucca film, monitorpop, Joroni Film, bbooksz av
Berlinale Forum Expanded 2011
SHORT FOR VERNESA B.
Short Film by Jons Vukorep
jucca film, kosmoskaukasus, pro.ba
Best Short Film Brussels International Film Festival 2011
2009
EGOISTE
Short Film by Judith Angerbauer
jucca film
Schöne Aussichten 2010
2007
FOURTEEN
Short Film by Caroline Kirberg
jucca film
Hof International Film Festival 2007
2003
COVER
Short Film by Judith Angerbauer
jucca film
Gijón International Film Festival 2003