Director/producer (General manager of pars media)
1977-88 Volunteer and assistent in theatre and opera to directors Rudolf Noelte, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Harry Kupfer, David Esrig, Joachim Herz and Ernst Wendt.
1982-87 Studies philosophy at the Jesuit University of Philosophy in Munich. M. A. thesis on Wagner's "Ring".
1984-89 Studies at the Munich Film Academy (HFF), feature film dpt.
1985-91 Studies conducting and phenomenology of music with Sergiu Celibidache in Munich, Mainz, and Paris.
Since 1999 Lecturer in directing and producing at the Theatre Academy of Burghausen.
"My life in music" - Interview with Jan Schmidt-Garre, July 2002
"Documents and Artefacts" - By Jan Schmidt-Garre
Films include: "Celibidache", "Otello I,3", "Bruckner's Decision", "Belcanto - The Tenors of the 78 Era", "Opera Fanatic", "Aida's Brothers and Sisters", "Suite of Multiple Attitudes", "Absolute Zero", "Bound", "Furtwängler's Love", "This Not That - The Artist John Baldessari"
Jan Schmidt-Garre's films have been broadcast in 31 countries, they have been released on VHS, DVD and in theatres. They have been shown at film and TV festivals in Berlin (berlinale), Vienna, Prague, Riccione, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Ohio, Minnesota/St. Paul, Munich, Leipzig, Paris, Monte Carlo and Melbourne.
Prizes include: Czech Crystal (Golden Prague), Silver Medal (Chicago International Film Festival), Nomination for the German Film Prize, Classique en images, Columbus International Film Festival, Dance Screen.
pars media is a Munich production company, established in 1988, and has produced a large number of prize-winning documentary and feature films on the subjects of classical music, dance and the fine arts. pars media's work could be characterized as taking a more original and cinematic approach that sets it apart from most TV programming on cultural subjects. pars media is one of the world's leading producers of art and music films.
pars media films have been broadcast in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Estonia, China, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada and the United States. They have appeared on VHS, Laser Disc and DVD and many have had theatrical releases.
pars media films have been shown at film and TV festivals in Berlin (berlinale), Vienna, Prague, Riccione, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Ohio, Minnesota/St. Paul, Munich, Leipzig, Paris, Monte-Carlo and Melbourne.
pars media films have received awards at such festivals as Chicago (Silver medal), Prague ("Czech Crystal"), Paris, Ohio, Monte Carlo, Munich and Berlin (nomination for the German Film Prize).
pars media GmbH
Schellingstrasse 48
D-80799 München
phone | +49(0)89-396511 |
fax | +49(0)89-397302 |