Friedrich Kohle

Friedrich Kohle is a Senior Lecturer at Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUAS), affiliated with the Academy for AI, Games & Media. He has been tenured since 2012 and specializes in documentary filmmaking and impact producing. His research spans film production, post-production management, and social media integration in media. He currently chairs BUAS's participation council and serves as an external examiner at Nord University, Norway.

Education: MA in Film and TV Production (Sheffield Hallam University), PhD in Media Studies (University of Edinburgh, 2018). Industry experience includes roles as location manager on Channel 4's Prometheus, head of post-production at Bigfoot Entertainment (Philippines), and post-supervisor at Studio Babelsberg (Berlin) for Wim Wenders' Soul of a Man.

Notable works include documentaries A Safe Haven (refugee children), God, Church, Pills & Condoms (Philippine teen pregnancies), and The Old Normal Is Killing Us (2021 GBIENNALE GECO21 premiere). He served as Visiting Associate Professor at American University in Bulgaria (2020), teaching video journalism and poetic documentary production.

• Awards: 2023 Best Experimental Short Film, 2023 Brexit Field Trip Award, 2011 God, Church, Pills & Condoms Documentary Award

Advising/Grants: No explicit student advisees listed, but oversees production projects at BUAS. Activities include panel chairing, international lectures on Philippine filmmaking, and teaching workshops at Rhein Main University and AUBG.