FILMMAKER
TAMARA WYSS
FILMEMACHERIN
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| 2008 | Beginn einer Beziehung (Start of a relationship). Photographic exhibition of historic pictures by F. and H. Weiss in Chongqing, 3 Gorges Museum during Chinese- German week. | |
| 2005 -09 | In the Land of Ba and Shu. Publication with Sichuan University Press. Forthcoming publication with Sichuan University Press, book with historic photographs and texts by F. and H. Weiss. | |
| 2006-07 | Die Yi, gestern und heute (The Yi, yesterday and today). Museum Duisburg, participation at joint exhibition, own and historic photographs; article for catalogue: Spurensuche im Liangshan (Following traces in the Liangshan). | |
| 2007 | Searching for the Lolos; article for “Early China Explorers”. Forthcoming Publication by Washington /Seattle University. | |
| 2001-09 | Collaborating witch Chengdu and Chongqing organisations in setting up exhibition of historic photographs by F. and H. Weiss. | |
| 1986/87 | Glances - Seven Women’s Lives. Photographic exhibition, for Wolverhampton Museum & West-Midlands Arts about women in the West- Midlands. | |
| 1984/85 | Women’s Talk. Photographic exhibition about women in in a mountain region of Cape Verde Islands. Funded by UNICEF, OXFAM and other NGO’s. | |
| 1982 | Die Frauen von Achada Leitão, Publication on women in a mountain region of the Cape Verde Islands. | |
| Jury – Participation | ||
| 1992 | “Fernsehworkshop Entwicklungspolitik” (Films on development issues). | |
| 2000-2001 | Grants giving body for women artist at the Berlin Senate. |
| CV |
| Training at the German National Film School in Berlin (DFFB). Independent documentary film-maker since 1974; Worked also as a camera-person, photographer and editor. Visiting Lecturer in Germany and Britain and in a media project on the Cape Verde Islands. Two solo photographic exhibitions as well as exhibitions with historic photographs, taken by my grandparents in China. Some publications. MA (Distinction, Oxford Brookes) with dissertation on women’s images in documentary film in the GDR. Languages: German, English; Working knowledge: French, Portuguese (Creol) and Spanish. Some knowledge: Chinese. Long term stays in Cape Verde Islands (1980-82) and Great-Britain (1984-2000). |