Team

Founded in May of 1992, the editorial offices of Langbein & Skalnik have always placed a strong emphasis on teamwork. Working under the direction of print and television journalists Kurt Langbein and Christian Skalnik, writers and documentary film-makers concentrate on themes primarily in the areas of medicine, environment, technology and future. Another strong focus is placed on the background reporting of current news events.

 

Managing Directors

Kurt Langbein, Managing Director
born 1953

  • Majored in Sociology in Vienna.
  • Documentary film-maker from 1979 to 1989 (the series' "teleobjektiv" and "betrifft") and magazine journalist for the Austrian Television, ORF
  • From 1989 to 1992. Editor in chief for domestic news at the news magazine "Profile".

Co-founder, shareholder and managing director of the editorial office.
Kurt Langbein


Christian Skalnik

Christian Skalnik, Managing Director
born 1963

  • Majored in Journalism in Vienna.
  • From 1987 to 1992 Domestic news editor at "Profil" .

Co-founder, shareholder and managing director of the editorial office.

The Team


Tanja Fabsits

Tanja Fabsits
born 1976

  • Major: Biology in Vienna.

Editor print and web.

Nicolas Dabelstein
born 1971

  • Major: Journalism and Theatre-, Film-, and Media Studies in Vienna.

Editor TV.


Nicolas Dabelstein

Martin Gamper
born 1979

  • Major: Science Journalism and Communication, Film in Vienna.

Editor TV.


Martin Gamper


Traude Gartner

Traude Gartner
born 1976

  • Major: Journalism and Communication in Vienna.

Editor TV.


Anne Köhler

Anne Köhler
born 1973

  • Major: Business Administration,
  • Nutrition and Prevention Coach.

Editor web and print.

Bella Makagon
born 1978

  • Major: Digital Film & Animation Degree Program, BA (Hons) in Vienna.

Line Producer.

 


Bella
Makagon

Barbara Reichmayr
born 1979

  • Major: Journalism in Vienna

Office assistant, personnel, finance.

 


Barbara Reichmayr


Helen Zellweger

Helen Zellweger
born 1971

  • Major: Translation
  • 1992-1996 actress
  • 1997-2008 Film and TV

Editor TV.

 

 

Cooperation


Bert Ehgartner

Bert Ehgartner
born 1962

  • Major: Journalism, politics and informatics, Vienna.

Journalist.

Therese Engels
born 1973

  • Social worker in Linz and Vienna.
  • 1996-2000: freelance TV journalist in Berlin

TV journalist


Therese Engels

Inge Smolek

  • Major: Biology, Vienna.

Journalist.

 


Inge Smolek


Thomas Hanifle

Thomas Hanifle
born 1976

  • Studium der Journalism, Politicst and Ethnology in Vienna.

Journalist.


Thomas Rilk

Thomas Rilk
born 1962

  • Major: Sociology, political science in Vienna.
  • 1980 - 2000 editor and director for the Austrian Television ORF ("Land der Berge", "help TV", "Am Schauplatz")

TV Journalist.

Julia Wallnöfer
born 1972

  • Major: Studies in Art History (doctorate 2002),
  • 1998 – 2001 editor Tirol TV,
  • 2003 – 2007 freelance editor in Germany (ZDF, 3sat).

TV Journalist.


Julia Wallnöfer

Wolfgang Roth
born 1964

  • Communication engeneering, Institute of Technology, Vienna.

Postproduction, broadcast engeneering.


Wolfgang
Roth


Wolfgang Thaler

Wolfgang Thaler
born 1958

  • Major: Video engeneering/camera in Vienna.

Cinematographer and director.


Udo Maurer

Udo Maurer
born 1960

Filmmaker.

Othmar Schmiderer
born 1954

Filmmaker.


Othmar Schmiderer