Lutz Mommartz

Lutz Mommartz (born March 6, 1934 in Erkelenz) is a German filmmaker.

Biography

Mommartz' parents moved the family to Düsseldorf in 1937, where he spent the entirety of his young adult life, working for the local government of the city from 1957 until 1975. His artistic pursuits began with painting, but in 1967 he chose 16mm film as his primary medium, having won the highest prize at a world-renowned experimental film festival in Knocke-le-Zoute, Belgium, for his film entitled Selbstschüsse. From 1978 to 1999, he was a professor of film at the Künstakademie Münster. From 1999 until 2002, he returned to Düsseldorf, and from 2001 he divides his time between there and Berlin.

Filmography

1965: Egon Wolke 1967: Eisenbahn 1967: Selbstschüsse 1967: Die Treppe 1967: Markeneier 1967: Tanzschleife 1967: Oben / Unten 1967: Der Finger 1968: Weg zum Nachbarn 1968: Gegenüber 1969: Überfordert 1969: 400 m IFF 1969: Soziale Plastik (with Joseph Beuys) 1975: Als wär's von Beckett 1977: Der Garten Eden 1979: Eddie und Lutz 1980: Tango durch Deutschland 1982/83: Jeder Mensch ist ein Tisch, nur ich bin ein Stuhl 1985: Marmor bleibt immer kühl 1992: Eddie

Mommartz' entire film repertoire is available for viewing and download at under a Creative Commons license.

External links

Official website: Wikipedia German entry on Mommartz: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutz_Mommartz