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HUPE Film: Fascinating Material for Extraordinary Cinema

Modern and extraordinary feature films and documentaries united with strong authorship are the trademark of HUPE Film, Cologne. Andreas Brauer, Marin Roelly and Erik Winker founded HUPE Film in early 2008. Having experienced various fields of direction and production, together
they are heading in a new direction– with captivating stories and original

  


productions.The team considers intensive plot development and close cooperation with the authors most important. HUPE Film is considered a platform for all those full of creative energy and fresh ideas, and offers a close and professional network for the realization of these ideas. In 2009 HUPE was awarded a one-year scholarship by AV Gründerzentrum NRW.

Erik Winker

Born in 1973 in Stuttgart, Germany. Studied Communication Science, Film Science, Education and TV Production in Münster, Berlin and Manchester, finishing with a Master of Arts degree. Afterwards postgraduate studies of Film Direction at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Finishing with another Master's degree, he produced the feature-length documentary film „Solo Ultra“ in 2003. While studying, he regularly had jobs as an assistant director in documentary productions, e.g. for Andres Veiel in "Die Spielwütigen" ("Performing Like Crazy") and Solveig Klaßen in "Jenseits von Tibet" ("Out of Tibet"). Also worked in the field of media pedagogy for children's festivals and schools. Worked as a producer for LICHTBLICK Film Köln (Cologne) on a permanent basis from 2003 to 2007. Has been working as a freelance director and producer since then and teaching documentary film making at Salzburg University and Salzburg University of Applied Sciences.		   

Martin Roelly

Born in 1977 in Kassel, Germany. Studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne from 1999 to 2004. Graduated with a Masters degree with "Böse" ("Evil"), a short film developed for children. Afterwards worked as an independent head of production in various short films and a producer of music videos and corporate films. Head of theater at Odeon Lichtspieltheater GmbH in Cologne since October 2007.		   

Andreas Brauer

Born in 1973 in Trier, Germany. Studied Recent German Literature in Bonn, Germany. Graduated with a Master of Arts in 2002. His Master's thesis was The Hypertext as a New Concept of Texts? Further education as an assistant director at the Kölner Filmhaus (Filmhouse Cologne) in an certificated program by IHK (Chamber of Industry and Commerce) in 2003. While studying, he worked as an assistant at the Center of Communication and Media Research in Bonn. Has had internships with the direction team in various Tatort productions (the most famous German police procedural) since 2003. Worked as second assistant director in the feature film "Vier Minuten" ("Four Minutes"), later as first assistant director on various music videos for the Austrian teenager TV series "Tschuschen:Power" produced by ORF and feature films such as "Heile Welt" ("Ideal World").