Cultural, film and music journalist from Wuppertal. Studied German, journalism and musicology at the FU Berlin. Freelance author for press (tip-Magazin, Zitty, Tagesspiegel) and radio. Employee of film festivals (Mannheim, nine years, also selection committee, Berlinale and Filmfest München). Until the end of 2020, editor of the 3sat film department at ZDF; author/director of TV documentaries for 3sat, including films about cinema in Russia, Australia, Romania (co-author), films about Lars von Trier (3sat + Arte) and Wim Wenders (co-author). Author of the book “Breaking the Dreams - The Cinema of Lars von Trier”. Founder and co-editor of the cultural website “Ghosts of Freedom”.
Achim Forst
