Lutz Dammbeck

Birthday: 1948-10-17
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Gender: Male

Lutz Dammbeck was born in 1948 in Leipzig (East Germany). He studied graphic design. In the 1970s he started out as a painter and graphic designer while discovering animated film as a means of experimenting and expression. Until 1986 he produced his films in East Germany for production company DEFA. In 1986 he emigrated to West Germany in order to continue with his Herakles-project that was rejected by East German authorities. This project included films, installations, paintings and performances. It was pursued until 2002. Since the 1990ies Dammbeck turned his focus from animated shorts to documentaries about the art world.

Credits

Year Title
A kid's animation special - DEFA children's animation film without words
2018-01-01 Bruno & Bettina
2016-04-21 Overgames
2009-01-01 The Netz: SEEK II
2008-01-01 REALFilm
2008-01-01 First Leipzig Autumn Salon
2005-01-01 Visiting "Hakim Bey" (Peter Lamborn Wilson)
2004-01-01 Das Netz_GO TO TRIAL
2003-10-01 The Net
1998-10-30 The Master Game
1996-08-26 Duerers Heritage
1993-01-01 Duke Ernest
1992-01-01 Time of the Gods
1990-01-01 The Cave of Hercules
1989-01-31 The Painter Came From a Foreign Land
1987-02-20 The Flood
1984-03-09 The Discovery
1984-01-01 Herakles
1981-11-27 Einmart
1981-01-01 Hommage to La Sarraz
1980-03-07 The Tailor of Ulm
1978-11-02 Metamorphoses I
1978-07-07 Live!
1977-01-21 The Moon