Monika Halkort

Curriculum Vitae

Monika Halkort works as media author, producer and researcher for a wide range of international publishers, broadcasters and academic institutions. Main focus of her work is the cultural and social impact of new media and technologies. Recent projects include a documentary film on the social impact of video games and consulting services on how to improve global knowledge distribution through education and information activities on the internet.
Monika Halkort is a well received seminar hosts at film and new media festivals. Currently she lectures on interactive narrative at the University of the Arts in Berlin (HDK) as part of an interdisciplinary seminar on experimental film and media design(Emigholz/Velthoven).
Monika Halkort started her career as documentary filmmaker for TV networks in Austria and Germany, most importantly for ORF, ZDF, ARTE, PREMIERE, 3 SAT, MTV und VOX. In 1997 she enrolled at San Francisco State University's multimedia studies program, studying interactive scriptwriting and media production. Ever since she has been heavily engaged in exploring the potential of new media for non fiction media formats and narratives.

References

multimedia 

- Pop Database
responsibilities: prototype development for database driven narratives, Berlin 2001 
- Webfreetv
responsibilities: development of interactive TV programs for the web, Berlin 2001 
- YUNA
responsibilities: concept / content development for an avatar based multimedia environment

internet 

- Lab 01- The Future of Mobility Online exhibition for Daimler Chrysler AG, Hamburg 1999
responsibilities: concept, producing and content development 
- Erste Liebe Film http.//www.ersteliebefilm.de Filmwebsite, Hamburg 1999
responsibilities: producing 
- N-TV German News Station, Berlin 1998
responsibilities: concept, producing and content development

sectures / conferences 

- GRIMME ACADEMY
Lecture on interactive narrative & film, Cologne 2002 
- HDK
Berlin Lecture series on interactive narrative as part of an interdisciplinary seminar on experimental media design and film
(Willem Velthoven, Heinz Emigholz), Berlin 2001-2003 
- INTERFICTION
Lecture on interactive narrative & film, Kassel 2001 
- Transmediale
Lecture on interactive narrative & film, Berlin 2001 
- Oberhausen Filmfestival
Lecture on interactive narrative, Oberhausen 2001 
- Monomedia.Berlin:Value New media
conference at the Academy of Arts, Berlin 2000

documentaries 

- THE HISTORY OF VIDEOGAMES
Documentary Series, 2002 (in development) 
- THE HIDDEN MICKEY ARTE
Theme-night on the Mickey Mouse retelling history of sound cartoons from a new media perspective, 2002 (in development) 
- KEVIN MITNICK
Documentary about Americas most wanted Hacker, ORF 1998 
- THE ANTI CHRIST
Hip Hop and the Nation of Islam, ORF 1998