Joe Kienast is an author, director and producer. He studied philosophy and sociology at the University of Bremen, dramaturgy at HMT Leipzig and film at UCLA. Joe's short films have been shown internationally at over 40 festivals and have won several awards. His short film DIE COUCH was broadcasted by several German TV stations such as ARD, MDR, RBB and ARD Mediathek. Joe has worked with many production companies, including UFA, Constantin, Komplizen Film and Iconoclast Film Deutschland. He has written over 300 TV episodes and worked on the Grimme Award-winning Netflix series SKYLINES. In 2022/23, Joe successfully completed the DFFB's Serial Eyes program. Joe is currently working on his nordmedia-funded feature film debut and is head writer of the daily series ALLES WAS ZÄHLT.