What PR and Communications Practitioners Can Learn from Generation Flux
I recently stumbled upon a Fast Company article about Generation Flux, pioneers of the new and chaotic frontier of business. Author Robert Safian presents members of GenFlux from different industries and their ways of surviving and thriving in times of uncertainty and chaos. It got me thinking: It’s not just the future of business that’s unpredictable. It’s also the future of communications...
Read MoreInterview with Austrian Designer Emil Gampe, Expert Winner of BRAVO TV’s “Launch My Line”
Just recently, I reported about 2 successful Austrians in Hollywood: actor Christoph Waltz and filmmaker Michael Haneke. Now, Hollywood honors another talented Austrian: On Feb 3rd 2010, BRAVO TV announced that fashion designer Emil Gampe and his show partner Kathy Rose are the Season One’s winners of “Launch My Line”. Together, Emil and Kathy collaborated on the successful fashion line...
Read MoreGerman Filmmaker Andreas Dresen on Movie Making
German writer/ director Andreas Dresen shared his insights into movie making at the Goethe Institut’s “Show and Tell” series in Los Angeles on Monday, October 26. He talked about his beginnings studying directing at the Konrad Wolf Academy of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg back in the 80s in the GDR. “The school under direction of Lothar Bisky was a place...
Read MoreHow to Live Green in Los Angeles – and in any other place for that matter
I was happy to learn from reading Chris Guillebeau’s blog post that it’s Blog Action Day today! This year’s theme is climate change. Better writing late than never I’m thinking – so here’s my contribution to the worldwide “climate blog action”: How to Live Green in Los Angeles – and in any other place for that matter People who don’t...
Read MoreNew German Films Worth Watching
Let’s not talk about famous German filmmakers in Hollywood like director Roland Emmerich whose latest movie 2012 is coming to US theaters this November. Instead, let’s talk about talented German filmmakers who are making fantastic movies in Germany. I just recently attended the German Currents film fest in Los Angeles and saw two great German films that are absolutely worth...
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