Niklas Vollmer

Niklas Sven Vollmer is an interdisciplinary artist and mediamaker who teaches film/video production at Georgia State University. Niklas received an MFA in Visual Art from the University of California, San Diego, has been nominated for a Rockefeller Multimedia/Film/Video Fellowship, and his most recent documentary screened at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Additional documentary work has screened in the US, Canada, Europe and Asia; and at AFI, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, California Museum of Photography, and the Directors Guild of Los Angeles.

Past distinctions include: Best Sports Documentary and the Original Vision Award at the International Documentary Challenge premiered at HOTDOCS, Experimental Faculty Juror Award from the University Film and Video Association, Best Short from United States Super 8 Film & Digital Video Festival, 1st Place Documentary at the Southern Fried Film Festival, Experimental Cinematography Award from the Trenton Film Festival, Experimental Runner Up at the Great Lakes Independent Film Festival, Director’s Choice at the Atlanta Film & Video Festival, 2nd Place Documentary at the Savannah International Film Festival, Best Experimental at the San Diego Film & Video Makers Showcase, Finalist at the USA Film Festival, and 2nd Place Experimental at AFI’s Vision of US Competition.

Niklas is a current Board Member of the University Film & Video Association (UFVA). Before academia, he was an editor at KPBS, San Diego’s primary Public Television station.