Christoph Manz

Christoph Manz is a Lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), teaching in the Institute of Art within the Faculty of Fine Arts. Since 2005, he has been instructing students in artistic workshop settings with a focus on film, video, sound, and artificial intelligence applications in art.

His educational background includes cinematography studies at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin, where he learned from prominent figures including Michael Ballhaus, Edward Yang, and Béla Tarr.

• Digital and analog video technology
• Analog film (Super8, 16mm, 35mm)
• Sound recording and lighting design
• Green screen and compositing
• Post-production workflows
• Video studio operations
• Artificial Intelligence applications in art

Professionally, Manz works as a cameraman and in post-production for art projects and independent films, collaborating with renowned artists such as Hito Steyerl, Isa Genzken, Laura Poitras, and Thomas Demand.

He maintains office hours in Room 139 on Mondays from 1-5 pm and by appointment, serving as the contact person for artistic projects in film, video, sound, and AI within the university's media workshop.