Ulrich Koch

Born in Germany, Ulrike Koch studied Sinology, Japanology, and Ethnology at Zürich and Beijing Universities. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, she has over ten years of work experience in the Chinese film industry. Koch worked as location scout and casting director on Bernardo Bertolucci’s THE LAST EMPEROR and LITTLE BUDDHA and was Assistant Director on Nikita Mikhalkov’s URGA. Her first film, QI-GONG,THE ART OF SILENCE AS ELIXIR OF LIFE (1996) was a documentary on traditional Chinese medicine. Photo: Simon Bischoff