The DFFB mourns the loss of Hart­mut Bit­o­m­sky

Journal,

It is with great sad­ness that we must say farewell to Hart­mut Bit­o­m­sky. He was a stu­dent of the very first cohort of the DFFB, at first com­pelled to leave after one year, grad­u­at­ing in 1970 and ulti­mate­ly return­ing as direc­tor of the DFFB from 2006 to 2009. A doc­u­men­tary film­mak­er („Der VW Kom­plex“, „Reich­sauto­bahn“, „High­way 40 West“, „Das Kino und der Tod“ or „Staub“, to name a few), film the­o­rist and author (“Die Röte des Rots von Tech­ni­col­or”), and an excep­tion­al­ly keen observ­er of the world.


The DFFB owes Hart­mut Bit­o­m­sky an immense debt of grat­i­tude. Over the years, he shaped and inspired count­less stu­dents and film­mak­ers, always approach­ing their work with open­ness and curios­i­ty.


Hart­mut Bit­o­m­sky has passed away at the age of 83. Our heart­felt con­do­lences go to his fam­i­ly and all those who shared his jour­ney.