Philipp Lippert
Filmmaker & Journalist
Even as a child, it was clear that I would do something with media at some point. As a six-year-old, I made up plays and performed them for my parents and relatives. Later, as a teenager, I used the summer holidays to produce fictional short films with friends. With one of the films, we even made it to the finals of the regional German-French youth film competition “Créajeune”. Already back then, I was so enthusiastic about good stories that I started my own village newspaper as a 12-year-old and produced it myself for three years with the help of my father.
So it was almost logical that I started studying journalism at the Technical University of Dortmund after graduating from high school. At that time, I was fascinated by the medium of radio, which is why I later completed a one-year traineeship at a local radio station. During my semester abroad at the Danish School for Media and Journalism, however, I rediscovered my love for film – and it continues to this day. For my Master’s degree, I left Germany for London to study “Documentary Filmmaking” at Goldsmiths University of London. After an additional year in England, I am now back in Germany for the time being and, after “Short-term Sister”, I am now working towards my own production company and further projects.
filmography.
in development
Homecoming (documentary feature)
Director & Author; produced by Flute Film GmbH (90′)
in development
Fahrschule Forzen (comedy series)
Director & Author (one of three); produced by 307 production, Studio Hamburg group (8×20′)
exp. December 2023
My Roots (documentary series)
Director & Author (one of four); produced by DRIVE beta for NDR/SWR/ARD (5×30′)
exp. May 2023
Working Conditions in Brazil (video report)
Camera & Author; produced for Y-Kollektiv, funk (25′)
2021
Short-term Sister (documentary series)
Director & Author; produced by DRIVE beta for NDR/SWR/ARD (3×25′)
2020
Same People (documentary short)
Director of Photography, produced by Saskia Rowlands (25′)
2019
Jordan – Country of Refugees (documentary feature)
Director, Editor & Producer, financed by crowdfunding (68′)
2018
A Special Neighbour – Katla (documentary short)
Director & Editor, produced for Danish School of Media and Journalism (9′)
awards.
2022
“Top 30 under 30” of upcoming media talents
listed by the German media magazine “Medium Magazin”
2022
Axel Springer prize for young journalism
nominated with “Short-term Sister”
2021
“Best Editing” & “Best Writing”
at the Royal Television Society Student Awards with a short version of “Short-term Sister”
education.
August 2022 – December 2022
Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart
certified advanced training as a green consultant
September 2019 – September 2020
Goldsmiths University of London
MA Filmmaking (Screen Documentary), graduation with distinction
October 2014 – July 2018
Technical University of Dortmund
BA Journalism (grade: 1.1),
Will-Schaber-prize 2019 for third best thesis about journalism
October 2014 – July 2018
Semester abroad at the Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus
Programme: International Video Journalism
work experience.
October 2022 – present
WDR, Cologne
Social Media Manager ARD/WDR Social Media
August 2022 – October 2022
Rbb, Berlin/Potsdam
Collaboration in setting up a new “funk”-show on YouTube & TikTok
July 2021 – January 2022
WDR, Cologne
Social Media Manager ARD Instagram
September 2020 – July 2021
ZDF Foreign Studio, London
Freelance news & documentary producer
January 2020 – July 2021
ARD Foreign Studio, London
Freelance news & documentary producer
April 2018 – September 2019
Euronews German, Lyon (France)
Freelance TV journalist
September 2017 – September 2019
Radio Lippewelle, Hamm
Freelance radio journalist (news, reporter, social media)
September 2017 – January 2019
Radio NRW, Oberhausen
Freelance radio reporter
September 2016 – August 2017
Radio Lippewelle, Hamm
Trainee as a radio journalist
February 2016 – August 2016
Radio 91.2, Dortmund
Freelance radio reporter
October 2014 – October 2018
Magazine “Forum”, Saarbrücken
Freelance author (culture and sports)
September 2014
SR (public service broadcaster), Saarbrücken
Intern at television news
June 2014 – July 2014
Second German Television (ZDF), Saarbrücken
Intern at a local television studio
skills.
Specialist Skills
Intro to Production Management (DV Talent, 2021)
TV research (Bectu, 2020)
Budgets Explained (Production Managers Association, 2020)
So You Want to be a Production Co-Ordinator? (Production ManagersAssociation, 2020)
Voice and speech training (Jutta Seifert, 2015 – 2017)
Video journalist (TU Dortmund, 2015)
Language skills
German (native language)
English (business fluent, level: C1)
Spanish (beginner, level: A2)
French (beginner)
Computer literacy
Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InDesign
Video: Avid certified user of Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Dalet
Photo: Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, Affinity Photo
Audio: Adobe Audition, Dabis
Basic knowledge in web programming: HTML, CSS, PHP
Driver license
Class B
