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Michael KINDERMANN
Managing Director | JUNG VON MATT/PLAY
Michael brings over 25 years of experience in the advertising industry to his company and his projects, and has been responsible for high standard national and international commercial production shoots all over the world. He is your direct partner for all your ideas and concerns, ensuring a perfect and timely production procedure for your project. Michael and his family are based in Zürich for over 18 years now.
Michael was born 1970 in Rheinhausen, Germany. At two years of age he moved to Brussels with his family where he spent his formative years. As a teenager he moved back to Germany where he graduated high school. At university, Michael studied Mining, but his irrepressible passion for film making was too strong and in 1992 he left university to pursue a career in commercial film production.
At this time, he worked for a multitude of commercial production companies in Hamburg as a producer. After studying at the New York Film School in 1994 Michael realised and honed his potential and passion for directing.
After returning to Hamburg he worked for a range of top commercials companies as Producer. In 2000 he moved to Zurich, Switzerland. The first 3 years he was employed as Producer by a local film production company. In 2003 he founded Snap film where he not only produced for other directors but established himself as a director in his own right with a very singular voice, directing commercials and corporate films.
In 2017 he became Managing Director of Jung von Matt/play where he creates and produce motion content and commercials with his team. In his career he developed high standard projects for national and international brands like SWISS, IBM, Mercedes-Benz, Nestlé, Credit Suisse, Opel, Mastercard, BMW, Swisscom, Audi, UNAIDS, Carlsberg, AXA Winterthur, Renault, Samsung, Mammut, Microsoft, Migros, PwC, Samsung with shootings all over the world.
Since he was 14 years of age Michaels other great passion was photography and it still is. His last exhibition was in January 2018 in Zurich which opened to much acclaim.
influences
questionnaire
1.) What was your very first job?
Miner in a coalmine.
2.) Please describe, in your own words, what your job is and what work it entails.
Working out great filmideas, finding the best solutions and make it possible with the available budget
3.) How did you discover that the creative world was right for you? Was there a time in your life that you credit to this discovery? What was there train of events that brought you to where you are today?
Definively in school days where I have played theater, did drawings and started with the photography.
4.) In your constantly growing and expanding industry, how do you find inspiration to keep your work fresh, innovative and relevant?
Still like on the first day: With open eyes, an open heart and an agile exchange.
5.) If you had to pick one piece of work or project that you are most proud of, more for the creative work and innovation it required, rather than its recognition or industry “success,” what would it be?
My latest photo exhibition. And some commercials like UNAIDS, Right to Play, BMW, Geberit.
6.) What social media artist/account are you most influenced by?
The Photographer`s Galery, KODAK, monkhillvienna, renewillem.
7.) Which creative disciplines do you commission most, and are most interested in seeing more of? (ie photo, film, social, experiential, vr, etc)
Film & Foto.
