Franz Müller

Prof. Franz Müller is a screenwriting professor at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (KHM), specializing in new narrative forms. Active in both artistic and academic domains, he bridges experimental film, performance art, and cinematic production. His career spans teaching roles at KHM, DFFB, and Manchester University, alongside co-founding the production company Mizzi Stock Entertainment.

• Education: Art studies under Gerhard Richter at Düsseldorf Art Academy, cybernetics studies under Oswald Wiener
• Postgraduate studies under Michael Lentz and Wolfgang Becker

Müller's research focuses on experimental storytelling through audiovisual media, including films like 'Science Fiction' (Berlinale premiere), 'Worst Case Scenario' (Gdansk), and collaborative works such as Gianfranco Rosi's 'Notturno' (Venice competition) and Sabine Derflinger's 'Alice Schwarzer' (Diagonale award). He explores the intersection of screenwriting, digital transformation, and transversal aesthetics.

His scientific award includes the Grand Prix at Diagonale for co-producing 'Alice Schwarzer'. Notable collaborations include co-directing '1,000,000,000 Years Before the End of the World' with Angelika Herta and adapting Mark Twain's 'The Diaries of Adam and Eve' in Argentina.