Brigitte Krause studied at the German Film & Television Academy (dffb) in Berlin and the Academy for Fine Arts in Hamburg. She has taught Film at the University of Dortmund and was awarded a grant to study Film at Tokyo"s Nihon University by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). She has made two short features, "Diese Sonne hier im Winter" and "Bob sucht Yoshiko - In Tokio unterwegs", as well as the documentaries "Rueckkehr der Familie Arzik", "Kann Shoreh zu Ende studieren?", "Bronski schuftet fuer den Rock", "Einmal die Loreley besingen", "Leben aus Zweiter Hand", "East-West Visions", "Tokyo Back To The Future". Her "Des Faechers Schneide" won the Golden Dove at the Leipzig International Documentary and Animation Film Festival in 1991.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH