Fitore Muzaqi

VITA

Fitore Muzaqi was born in Kosovo and came to Germany in 1995. She is a writer, director & creative producer from Cologne. She studied Literature, Culture, Media & Social Sciences at the University of Siegen (2009-2013). In her Master’s, she pursued her passion for film and began studying Communicative Arts – Narrative Environments at the Braunschweig University of Art (2013-2016). After her studies, she worked as a writer, director & creative producer for WDR, Cologne-based production companies and, most recently, for the young broadcaster COSMO WDR in serial online formats. Her work as a writer deals with cultural differences, feminist issues and injustice in an absurdly funny yet serious way.

Since September 2021, she has been studying the MA in Serial Storytelling at the International Film School Cologne (ifs), which she will complete in the summer of 2023.

She’s Co founder of Female Filmmakers CGN and since 2023 a board member of the DDV (German Screenwriters Association).

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EDUCATION

2017 - 2022 | Director, Assistant Director, Junior Producer, Production Manager

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2021 | MA Serial Storytelling @ ifs international film school cologne

2016 | MA Communication Arts - Narrative Environments @ Braunschweig University of Art

2013 | BA Literature, Culture, Media studies & Social sciences @ University of Siegen

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DIRECTOR

2022 | Director / Writer COSMO Online Series "Im Leben von" (Redaktion Miriam A. Hochhard, Melisa Gürleyen

2022 | Director: Musicviedo CONNY - Rote Linien, DOP Sabine Stephan, Costume Liza Wunderlich

2021 | Director: Musicvideo KLEINE HUNDE-DIE REICHEN, DOP Sabine Stephan, Costume Leah Bauthamy, PD Janina Wittmann

2021 | Director / Producer: MEINE NARBE (Web Series, WDR COSMO), Redakteurin Miriam Hochhard

2021 | Director: Documentary Hella & Bernd | 102 m. | Editing: Nicole Schmeier, AE J. Compére, P: F. Muzaqi, Robin Dittwald

2020 | Director: Musicvideo CONNY – Drake ist auch nicht glücklich, DOP Sabine Stephan, Costume Leah Bauthamy

2017 | Director: music video DrewXhill - Adamantium

2015 | Director: short Documentary abroad (HBK)

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JOBS

2023 | Pre Selection Committee Workshop für diverses Erzählen in der Digital Short Form Serie (DFFB)

2022 | Pre Selection Committee Netflix Writing Academy: PoC Writers Incubator (Netflix, DFFB & Tyron Ricketts Panthertainment)

2022 | Writer & Director COSMO WDR

2022 | Writer WDR 5

2021 | Writer & Director  COSMO WDR

2019 | Junior Producer: COIN FILM GmbH Köln

2017 | Trailer Producer / writer @ ACT HQ Köln / WDR

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JURY & PANELS

2023 | Jury Up and coming Filmfestival Hannover

2023 | Jury Europäischer Kurzfilmwettbewerb Filmfestival Münster

2023 | Jury Heimatspiel beim Braunschweig Internationalen Filmfestival

2023 | Panel Filmfest München Screenwriters Lounge

2023 | Panel GIRLS* GET SHIT DONE Seriencamp

2023 | Panel BIPoC: Wo ist der Bedarf? Berlinale Screenwriters Lounge

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TRAINING

2020 | »Summer School Screenwriting Advanced« with Keith Cunningham (internationale Filmschule Köln)

2020 | AG DOK Seminar: Dramaturgy and documentary (with Dr. Kerstin Stutterheim, KHM Köln)
2019 | »Summer School Screenwriting« with Keith Cunningham (internationale Filmschule Köln)
2019 | WIFT meeting: Diversity & Casting - wish or reality? (with Susanne Ritter, Gerda Maria Hein, Dixie Schmiedl)

2019 | AG DOK Seminar: Crowdfunding (with Valentin Thurn & Christine Kiauk)

2018 | Seminar and Development Workshop with Tom Schlesinger on Dramedy (internationale Filmschule Köln)

2018 | AG DOK Seminar: Film editing and montage (with Gabriele Voss)

2016 | "shooting leibniz" international short film programm (Up-and-coming Filmfestival Hannover)

2014 | WDR grenzenlos Talentwerkstatt Teilnehmerin

2011 | Redaktionsleitung / CVD CAMPUS TV Siegen (2011-2013)

2010 | WDR Praktikum im Bereich Regie