Anne-Kathrin Peitz (; ; born March 5, 1972) is a German documentary screenwriter, director and producer. She primarily works on

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-related documentaries and television specials.

Education and early career

Anne-Kathrin Peitz studied

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and Theatre in Leeds (

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University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

) and Berlin (Master's degree at the Technische und Freie Universität Berlin). She resides in

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. Peitz initially worked as a journalist for the

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, the Leipziger Volkzeitung and other German publications as well as English language newspapers. She later became the product manager for

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, the recording label for new music at

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publishers. She combined her love of music and writing to serve as head of

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at the state opera houses in

and

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Film, television and documentary work

While working at the

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, Peitz was to first delve into documentary making by initiating ''The Singing City'', a cinema documentary about the everyday life of a German opera house (she was the production manager for the film). The film won the Basler Filmpreis in 2011. Since 2011 Peitz works as a producer and writer for works including the multiple award-winning documentary '' John Cage – Journeys in Sound'' ( WDR). Her debut as a director came in 2012 with her documentary series ''Sounds of the Sidewalk – On the Road with Buskers'' (

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). Anne-Kathrin Peitz has directed numerous award-winning productions for television (

/ WDR). Her music documentaries have been viewed throughout the world at film festivals and on numerous broadcast stations (e.g.

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, Svt,

NRK NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting Aksjeselskap, AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and ...

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, EVT,

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, SF). Her expertise has been recognized in directing documentaries on subject matter of

and

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trends in the genre. Peitz's primary work has been for the German production company

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(GmbH); most of her films have been released on DVD under the label

. Her directorial work on ''Satiesfictions – Promenades with Erik Satie'' ( WDR/

) earned her a nomination for the

Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.ARD television programming award. ”Befitting its extraordinary subject, Anne-Kathrin Peitz and Youlian Tabakov’s brilliant film about the French composer and hardline agent provocateur Erik Satie aims at more than a standard life-and-works biography”, notes Philip Clark from Gramophone magazine. Peitz's 2016 film ''Silenced – Composers in Revolutionary Russia'' ( WDR/

) won the 2017 Czech Crystal for “Best Documentary” at Golden Prague Festival.Award for music documentary from Leipzig, Leipziger Volkszeitung, 2 Oct 2017
/ref> The film looks at Russian composers of the early twentieth century: The fates of young rebels such as

Arthur Lourié Arthur-Vincent Lourié, born ''Naum Izrailevich Luria'' (russian: Наум Израилевич Лурья), later changed his name to ''Artur Sergeyevich Luriye'' (russian: Артур Серге́евич Лурье) (14 May 1892 in Propoysk – ...

Nikolai Roslavets Nikolai Andreevich Roslavets (russian: link=no, Никола́й Андре́евич Ро́славец; in Surazh, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire – 23 August 1944 in Moscow) was a significant Ukrainian modernist composer of Beloruss ...

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Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...

and

Leon Theremin Leon Theremin (born Lev Sergeyevich Termen rus, Лев Сергеевич Термéн, p=ˈlʲef sʲɪrˈɡʲejɪvʲɪtɕ tɨrˈmʲen; – 3 November 1993) was a Russian and USSR, Soviet inventor, most famous for his invention of the theremin, ...

Arseny Avraamov Arseny Mikhailovich Avraamov (russian: Арсений Михайлович Авраамов) (born Krasnokutsky �раснокутский 1886 died Moscow, 1944) was an avant-garde Russian composer and theorist. He studied at the Russian Insti ...

reveal much about the early Soviet Union's cultural life, the hopeful and then tragic entanglement of art and politics to which so many artists fell victim during the First World War, the October Revolution, and the rule of

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. Peitz's film seeks to rediscover composers long banished and forgotten. '' The Unanswered Ives – Pioneer in American Music ( WDR/

)'' features perhaps the most famous “weekend composer” of musical history. Having been a businessman in the insurance sector ''and'' composing revolutionary twelve-tone music

Charles Ives Charles Edward Ives (; October 20, 1874May 19, 1954) was an American modernist composer, one of the first American composers of international renown. His music was largely ignored during his early career, and many of his works went unperformed f ...

(1874-1954) is regarded today as the first composer of the modern age in America. Peitz's profound exploration of this extraordinary, multi-faceted personality is awarded again the Czech Crystal for “Best Documentary” at Golden Prague Festival in 2019. Peitz's ''

Arthur Rubinstein Arthur Rubinstein ( pl, Artur Rubinstein; 28 January 188720 December 1982) was a Polish Americans, Polish-American pianist.

– Farewell to Chopin'' from 2020 is dedicated to the legendary pianist and part of the ZDF/Arte series ''Magic Moments in Music''. Rubinstein's constant companion Annabelle Weidenfeld recalls his incredible charm, and youngest daughter Alina Rubinstein remembers the charismatic but often absent father whom she “wouldn’t trade for anyone in the world”. Rarely seen archive recordings provide fascinating insights into the family life of the Rubinsteins. In 2022 Peitz directed another 2022 episode for “Magic Moments in Music” reflecting on Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Ramallah. Also in 2022, Peitz explored a new music trend called Neo-Classical with the documentary ''The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani''. The film portrays the most successful protagonists of the classical genre.

Filmography

as producer, production manager

*2011 ''Die Singende Stadt'' *2014 ''A Tribute to Krzysztof Penderecki''

as producer, writer

*2012 ''John Cage – Journeys in Sound''

as director, writer

*2012 ''Sounds of the Sidewalk – On the Road with Buskers'' *2014 ''Satiesfictions – Promenades with Erik Satie'' *2016 ''Silenced – Composers in Revolutionary Russia'' *2018 '' The Unanswered Ives -- American Pioneer of Music'' *2020 ''From the Depths of the Soul – Foray through the Musical Landscape of Armenia'' *2021 ''Arthur Rubinstein – Farewell to Chopin'' *2021 ''The Sound Weavers: Ludovico Einaudi, Hauschka, Joep Beving, Hania Rani'' *2022 ''Daniel Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra in Ramallah''

Documentary filmography/Awards

References

External links

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