Michael Filtz
Michael Filtz is a professor teaching cinema and communications at Dawson College, in Montréal. In his teaching practice, Michael addresses emerging topics in journalism, multimedia storytelling, and dystopian film.
He has also consulted on and participated in the development of digital strategies for a wide range of organizations, including the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), and the German insurer Allianz.
Originally from California, Michael has an undergraduate degree in environmental studies from UC Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. He’s worked in and around the startup scenes in San Francisco and Berlin, with a variety of organizations and news publications. He’s also covered enterprise tech in Germany and Berlin’s startup scene for ZDNet and Germany’s nascent craft beer scene for The New Yorker.
He enjoys running, drinking coffee, drinking beer, and playing music with his post-rock electronic act “Tolemn.”