Areas of Expertise

Film theory, history, and production. Japanese, European and U.S. cinema, Mass communication, PR and advertising, Japanese culture and language.

His first film as director, "The Turns of the Wheel" (97), won him several awards in the U.S. and Germany. Not only creating his own projects, he has worked as Line Producer for industrial, drama, and documentary films. Among his credits are works of distinctive directors like Doris Doerrie, Peter Spirer, Edgar Honetschlaeger, Ronan Girre, Takuya Fukushima, Peter Friedman, and Roger Manley. (Website: www.tekipaki.com)

Teaching Interests

Has held guest lectures and workshops in Japan since 1995 at Kyoritsu Women's University, Aoyama Women's University, Daito Culture University, Women's Art University, Kyoto University of Design, Tokyo Travel College, etc. Also worked for the German education program of Japanese National Television NHK (1998-2004).

Research

Comparative studies on Japanese and American movie heroes, B-movies, film marketing.

Representative Publications and Honors

• Was involved in more than 100 film and TV productions, to name a few examples: "sur|FACE - 14 Contemporary Japanese Architects" (director and producer)
  - cinema and DVD released in Japan
• "Schmerzlich Willkommen!/Myunhen yori ai wo komete" (writer)
  - aired on NHK, Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2003
• "Enlightenment Guaranteed" (line producer)
  - Grand Award of the State of Bavaria/Germany for best production
• "The Turns of The Wheel" (director)
  - official selection, Mill Valley Film Festival 1998
  - transmediale 98 Award 2nd Prize for video, Berlin
  - Gold Hugo, Intercom Competition/Film Festival Chicago
  - Gold Awards, Worldfest Houston and Worldfest Flagstaff
• Essays, texts, and translations for NHK TV Education Channel and numerous magazines, i.e. Tokyo Journal, Plant Magazine, filmwaerts, etc.
• Has received, during his studies, numerous scholarships from the German and Japanese Government between 1988 and 2000.

Education

M.F.A. in Philosophy, University of Munich, Germany
M.A. in Imaging Art and Sciences, Musashino Art University, Japan

Professional Associations

Directors Guild of Japan 2005
Who's Who of Professionals 2001
Motion Picture and TV Engineering Society of Japan, Inc., 1995-2000

E-mail

neubert@tuj.ac.jp

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