Lutz Mommartz

Lutz Mommartz first worked for the Düsseldorf city administration. In 1967, Mommartz began shooting 16-mm films. In the same year, his film »Selbstschüsse« (Self-Shots) won him a film prize at the international experimental film festival in Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium, which received worldwide attention. On October 1, 1975, he founded a film class at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Department of Art Education Münster. In 1977 he received the Federal Film Award in silver for »Als wär's von Beckett« and in 1978 for »Der Garten Eden«. In 1978 he took over the professorship for film at what is now the Münster Art Academy. Mommartz lives and works in Düsseldorf.