Journalist, author, editor
Country of origin
Germany
Achim Forst (*1955), arts, film, and music publicist, studied German literature, journalism, and musicology at the Free University in Berlin and was freelance author for print and radio. He worked for film festivals (Mannheim - selection committee -, Berlinale, and the Munich Film Festival). For 30 years he was editor of the 3sat film department in the public TV station ZDF. He is author/director of TV documentaries for 3sat, including films about cinema in Russia, Australia, and Romania (co-author), and films about Lars von Trier (3sat + Arte) and Wim Wenders (co-author). He wrote a book about Lars von Trier (Breaking the Dreams) and is the founder and co-editor of the arts website "Ghosts of Liberty" (Gespenster der Freiheit).