Florian Habicht [SEP] country of citizenship
Florian Habicht
Florian Habicht is a New Zealand film director. Florian was born in Berlin, Germany and moved with his family to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, when he was eight. He went to high school in Kerikeri before attending the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts.
There he began to make films using his classmates as actors and collaborators. The first of these to gain recognition was Liebestraume (2000), about eccentric musician Killer Ray.
In 2003 he made the digital feature
Star' reporter Rich Peppiatt; and "Brilliant Creatures: Rebels of Oz".
Notable screenings and events included:
- The European premiere of "Pulp: A Film About Life, Death and Supermarkets" directed by Florian Habicht, telling the story of Pulp's final concert in Sheffield in 2012 and including a simulcast and live satellite Q&A with the band, broadcast to 120 cinemas across the UK and Ireland.
- The premiere of Kim Longinotto's "Love Is All" at Chatsworth House with a soundtrack by