Lars Henrik Gass is the director of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. He also publishes essays and reviews on film and culture. As an author, he has published the books “Das ortlose Kino. Über Marguerite Duras” (2001), “Film und Kunst nach dem Kino” (2012/2017, English edition “Film and Art After Cinema” 2019) and “Filmgeschichte als Kinogeschichte. Eine kleine Theorie des Kinos” (2019).