1972 born in Koblenz - Germany
1991 first film experiments
1995 studies in Marburg: art history, music & media theory
1996 studies experimental film at the Städelschule in Frankfurt with Prof. Peter Kubelka and Guest Prof. Robert Breer for two years
2001 member of TIE’s - The International Experimental Cinema Exposition´s Board of Artistic Directors
2002 receives a grant from the Filmbüro NW
2003 receives a grant from the Museum of Contemporary Cinema
2004 first show of recent works at the mediaruimte gallery in brussels
The films of Thorsten Fleisch have been shown at festivals like:
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Annecy Animation Festival
Ars Electronica
Bradford Film Festival
Chicago Underground Film Festival
DOKfestival Leipzig
European Media Art Festival
Filmfest Dresden
Images Festival Toronto
Imagina
Impakt
TIE The International Experimental Cinema Exposition
International Short Film Festival Hamburg
MicroCineFest
Melbourne International Film Festival
NAP Biennial Video Festival
New York Exposition of Short Film & Video
New York International Children’s Festival
Odense International Film Festival
Transmissions
Videoex
Viper
Thorsten Fleisch received several awards for his films. Among them the Ann Arbor Coop Award for Blutrausch – Bloodlust, the Kodak Award in the experimental category at the New York Expo for Hautnah – Skinflick and the Award for Best Experimental Film at the Microcinefest for Hautnah - Skinflick. For Gestalt he received an Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, the award for Best Computer / Art Film at the Asolo Film Festival, Italy and the award for Best Experimental Film at the Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival, Switzerland. Kosmos was awarded best 16mm film at the Ann Arbor Film Festival.
2021
Deep Learning Death Director, Referent, Production, Sales, Script, Sound designer, Editing, Camera, Film score composer, Voice, Special effects, Music used, Script, Sound designer, Editing, Camera, Film score composer, Voice, Special effects, Music used
2021
An Approximation of Their Barbarous Manners Camera, Camera
2020
Más fuerte Director, Production, Referent, Sales, Script, Sound designer, Editing, Camera, Script, Sound designer, Editing, Camera
2019
Mustererkenntnis LDirector, Production, Referent, Sales, Script, Film score composer, Script, Film score composer