Fabian Schmidt, born 1972, is a Sociologist (Dipl.) with an MA in film heritage. He is a PhD candidate at Filmuniversität Babelsberg where he also has a teaching assignment. Currently, he is preparing the DFG long-term project “Filmikonen” (2021–2029) at Filmuniversität Babelsberg. Since 2019 he has been working as peer reviewer for Apparatus-Journal. In addition, he is the writer and director of a state funded cinema documentary about Holocaust film footage called “Atrocityfilm” (Schiwagofilm, projected release date: 2022).
Article Author
Atrocity FilmFabian Schmidt, Alexander Oliver Zöller, Atrocity Film, in: Apparatus. Film, Media and Digital Cultures in Central and Eastern Europe, no. 12 (2021), 1-80. |
The Westerbork Film Revisited: Provenance, the Re-Use of Archive Material and Holocaust RemembrancesFabian Schmidt, The Westerbork Film Revisited: Provenance, the Re-Use of Archive Material and Holocaust Remembrances, in: Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, no. 40/4 (2020), 702-731. |
Filmography of the Genocide: Official and Ephemeral Film Documents on the Persecution and Extermination of the European Jews 1933-1945Fabian Schmidt, Alexander Oliver Zöller: Filmography of the Genocide: Official and Ephemeral Film Documents on the Persecution and Extermination of the European Jews 1933-1945, in: Research in Film and History. Audiovisual Traces, no. 4 (February 2022), S. 1–160. |
Participation in Public Deliverables
Participation in Events
Taxonomy of RelationsWorkshop Monday, 19.08.2019, 13:30 to Tuesday, 20.08.2019, 17:00 |
Relation DetectionMini-Workshop Tuesday, 26.01.2021, 14:00 to Tuesday, 26.01.2021, 17:00 |
Consortium MeetingMeeting Tuesday, 23.02.2021, 15:00 to Wednesday, 24.02.2021, 19:00 |
VHH Research Seminar – Session 3: Soviet Footage on Nazi Crimes and Its Textual Documentation: Identification and Research IssuesResearch Seminar Tuesday, 06.04.2021, 16:00 to Tuesday, 06.04.2021, 18:00 |
Migrating Images in the Digital Age: Multimodal Curation of Visual Records from the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps in Digital InfrastructuresPresentation Thursday, 06.05.2021, 14:00 to Thursday, 06.05.2021, 15:00 |
Relational MemoriesPanel Friday, 09.07.2021, 10:00 to Friday, 09.07.2021, 12:00 |
VHH Research Seminar – Session 6: Towards a Forensic CinemaResearch Seminar Tuesday, 26.10.2021, 16:00 to Tuesday, 26.10.2021, 18:00 |
Moving Images from the Archives. Historical Footage of Nazi Crimes in DocumentariesConference Sunday, 08.05.2022, 18:00 to Tuesday, 10.05.2022, 17:00 |
VHH Research Seminar – Session 11: By filming, by writing. Photographic testimonies of the Nazi campsResearch Seminar Thursday, 09.06.2022, 16:00 to Thursday, 09.06.2022, 18:00 |
Migrating Images and Image Migration: How Popular Culture Shapes the Visual History of the HolocaustConference Monday, 12.09.2022, 18:00 to Wednesday, 14.09.2022, 20:00 |
Participation in Videos
Migrating Images in the Digital Age: Multimodal Curation of Visual Records from the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps in Digital InfrastructuresThursday, 06.05.2021 |
Selectivity and Image MigrationFriday, 09.07.2021 |
VHH Research Seminar – Session 6: Towards a Forensic CinemaTuesday, 26.10.2021 |
