
Director
Lutz Dammbeck
Born 1948 · Leipzig, Germany
Lutz Dammbeck was born in 1948 in Leipzig (East Germany). He studied graphic design. In the 1970s he started out as a painter and graphic designer while discovering animated film as a means of experimenting and expression. Until 1986 he produced his films in East Germany for production company DEFA. In 1986 he emigrated to West Germany in order to continue with his Herakles-project that was rejected by East German authorities. This project included films, installations, paintings and performances. It was pursued until 2002. Since the 1990ies Dammbeck turned his focus from animated shorts to documentaries about the art world.
Directed

The Cave of Hercules
Director · 1990

Overgames
Director · 2016

The Net
Director · 2003
Duerers Heritage
Director · 1996

The Master Game
Director · 1998

Einmart
Director · 1981

Duke Ernest
Director · 1993

Time of the Gods
Director · 1992

The Discovery
Director · 1984

The Tailor of Ulm
Director · 1980

Bruno & Bettina
Director · 2018

The Painter Came From a Foreign Land
Director · 1989

The Moon
Director · 1977

Live!
Director · 1978

Hommage to La Sarraz
Director · 1981

REALFilm
Director · 1986

Herakles
Director · 1984

Metamorphoses I
Director · 1978
Writing

The Cave of Hercules
Writer · 1990

Overgames
Writer · 2016

The Net
Writer · 2003

The Master Game
Writer · 1998

Einmart
Writer · 1981

Time of the Gods
Writer · 1992

The Discovery
Writer · 1984

The Tailor of Ulm
Writer · 1980

Bruno & Bettina
Original Concept · 2018

The Painter Came From a Foreign Land
Writer · 1989

The Moon
Writer · 1977

Live!
Writer · 1978