Sibylle Kurz works as a Pitching Trainer and consultant for film schools and film institutions all over Europe. She teaches The Art of Pitching since 1995, both with an academic background in media- and communication science, sociology and psychology, a postgraduate education as communication skills trainer and Certified NLP-Trainer (INLPTAssociational standards), aswell as the practical experiences as a merchant by training. Her experience in the industry is a result of more than 15 years experience in the acquisition, distribution and co-production of theatrical, video, and TV films in the German-speaking market at a distribution company that she co-founded in 1981. She left the organisation in 1995 to start her own company, Pitching & Communication Skills.
She is a member with the associations ewa-European Women’s Audio-visual Network and EFA-European Film Academy. She is part of the EAVE-pedagogical team since 1996.
As author of PITCH IT! she published all her practical knowledge and experiences. The book is by now in its 3rd revised edition.