Professor at the Section for Cinema Studies. I have previously held positions at the University of the Arts in Berlin (2001-2004) and at Ruhr University Bochum (2004-2009). I finished my PhD in 2005 at Humboldt University Berlin. Co-founded NECS - European Network for Cinema and Media Studies in 2006. Founding Member of the Media Industries Scholarly Interest Group at SCMS - Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Co-editor of Media Industries Journal and Montage AV: Zeitschrift für Theorie & Geschichte audiovisueller Kommunikation. (Co-)author and editor of 12 books and more than 70 articles and book chapters. More info at patrickvonderau.com