Josef Nagel

Born in Erlangen, Germany (1956). Studies: Theatre, Film, TV, German Literature and Sociology. Doctoral Thesis: „Early development trends on a media-specific film language” (1988). Editor/Head of feature film department at Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF, Mainz) from 1985 to 2019. Member of the German Film Critics Association (VdFk). Former member of the advisory board at Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum (DFF, Frankfurt). Member of the catholic advisory commission (Katholische Filmkommission, Bonn). Serving on numerous juries at film festivals. Freelance journalist since 1978 (f.i. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, filmdienst).