Johann Scholz was born in Vienna, Austria in 1981. After a few years as a GameDesigner and CGI-artist in Vienna and Berlin, he began to study “Transmedia Art”, at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna. In 2009 he changed to the University of Arts in Berlin, to finish his study. In 2013 he received his Master in “Art and Media”, with the focus on experimental- and narrative film. Since his return to Vienna he has worked in several short- and feature film projects in Austria and Germany. 2015 he founded his own production company, zampanofilm to support his film projects. At the current time he is also working at the Vienna based production company hertha- produziert in the post production department.