Cosima Dannoritzer
Cosima Dannoritzer (born May 22, 1965) is a documentary filmmaker und film producer, whose documentaries focus on science, technology, ecology und history. She became known internationally as the screenwriter and film director of the multi-award-winning documentary "The Light Bulb Conspiracy", which looks at the history and impact of planned obsolescence. Education. Cosima Dannoritzer studied English Literature, Film Studies und Theatre Studies at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1987. In 1989, she obtained the Higher National Diploma in "Film & TV Production" from the Bournemouth and Poole College of  Art and Design in England. Career. As a freelance and multi-lingual screenwriter and filmmaker (she speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Catalan), Dannoritzer has directed for Arte, the BBC, Channel 4, Radiotelevisión Española and Deutsche Welle TV. In 1992, she directed a film about the reunification of East and West Berlin for Channel 4's Equinox slot. In 2001, she directed a series about Germany for the BBC. Since 2011, her documentary "The Light Bulb Conspiracy" about planned obsolescence has been broadcast in more than a dozen countries, including on Arte, Phoenix and RTVE. The film was also screened  as a Side Event during the Green Week of the European Commission in 2011. Her documentary "The E-Waste Tragedy" was screened in 2015 at Interpol in Lyon during CWIT, an international conference addressing the problem of illegal e-waste exports. Filmography. Documentaries Fiction Freelance contributions to magazine programmes Awards. Cosima Dannoritzer has received numerous international awards for her documentaries. Membership. Dannoritzer is a member of the European Film Academy. Publications. Three years after the premiere of "The Light Bulb Conspiracy", the book to the film was published in Germany: