Michael Trabitzsch (Neumünster, Germany) co-founded a small publishing house for books and magazines while still a student of literature and philosophy in Göttingen and Berlin. He completed his studies with a Master’s degree and later earned his doctorate. He began his professional career as a freelance journalist and writer; later, he served as assistant director and production manager for Harun Farocki. From 1990 to 1992, he worked on industrial and advertising films. In 1992, he founded Prounen Filmproduktion and has since produced independent works for television and radio.