Sabine Rollberg

Sabine Rollberg, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (2016)

Sabine Rollberg (born 9 August 1953 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German Professor of Artistic Television Formats, Film and Television, as well a former commissioner and head of the editorial department of Arte at the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). She developed and oversaw an array of diverse TV programmes and has also become internationally known as a dedicated editor and promoter of documentary film. From September 2008 to April 2019 she taught at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln). In 2014, the Grimme Award laureate was appointed to the advisory board of the University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) and University College Freiburg.