Jochen Kunstler - Editor Born and raised in Germany, Jochen Kunstler got his start at ZDF German Television in production management and also in commercial production. Jochen came to the United States in 1997 for the Film, Television, Video, and New Media program at UCLA Extension in Los Angeles, CA.

After an apprenticeship to Emmy Award winning News Editor Ramon Alfonso, Jochen produced and directed the documentary “Deeds not Words” (1998) about the Wildlife Way Station in the Angeles National Forest, which aired on Discovery UK. In 1999 Jochen became the Assistant Editor for Ila von Hasperg (Editor for Rainer Werner Fassbinder) for a project with Percy Adlon (acclaimed Director of "Bagdad Café"). Since 2000 Jochen has edited a variety of programs for Percy Adlon and other directors. Most recently, Adlon’s feature film “Mahler on the Couch” made its World Premiere at The 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival. The Hollywood reporter prizes Jochen’s editorial talent: “Benedict Neuenfels’ cinematography is lush and romantic, and Jochen Kunstler’s editing neatly entwines past and present.” Jochen was also praised for his work in Adlon’s feature film "Hawaiian Gardens" (2001), hailed "a brilliantly edited real life drama" by the Hollywood Reporter after its premiere at the Munich Film Festival. "Koenig's Sphere" (a documentary about sculptor Fritz Koenig in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th) premiered at the Tribeca Film festival 2003. Jochen continues to refine and expand his expertise in new formats through work on narrative short films including "No Destination," with John Savage (Method Fest 2007, Staten Island Film Festival 2007), and "Innocence Remains", which premiered at Frameline 33 in San Francisco and The Artivist Film Festival in Los Angeles. He edited the Sony Web series "Angel of Death" (directed by Paul Etheredge) - which became the most watched program on Sony's Crackle.com and was released on DVD in July 2009.

Jochen was also an Assistant Director on Tina Mabry's directorial debut "Mississippi Damned" (acclaimed award-winning film at various prestigious American film festivals) and Post Production Supervisor on "Hollywood, je t'aime" from Director Jason Bushman and Producer Charles Herman Wurmfeld, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival 2009.