Klaus Wyborny, a multifaceted German creative, was born on June 5, 1945, in Bittkau bei Magdeburg, and has since resided and worked in Hamburg.
Wyborny's academic background is marked by his studies in Theoretical Physics at the University of Hamburg and the Yeshiva University in New York City, which he pursued from 1963 to 1970.
In 1968, Wyborny co-founded the Hamburger Filmmacher Cooperative, alongside Hellmuth Costard, Thomas Struck, Werner Nekes, Helmut Herbst, Werner Grassmann, and others, taking inspiration from the New American Cinema and aiming to develop a European version of American underground cinema.
Throughout his career, Wyborny has been involved in various projects, including his work for literary journals BOA VISTA and Henry, as well as his co-founding of the 'Hamburger Filmgespräche'.
Wyborny's experimental films have been showcased in several prominent festivals and events, including Documenta 5 in Kassel in 1972, where he participated with Das abenteuerliche, aber glücklose Leben des William Parmagino, Dallas Texas - After the Goldrush, Chimney Piece and A Crowd in the Face, and Percy McPhee in the section Film review: New European Cinema on the Documenta 6 (1977).
Additionally, Wyborny has participated in the International Forum of New Cinema in Berlin on multiple occasions (1975, 1980-1982, 1986, 1992, and 1994) and has been represented at the Viennale Festival in Vienna several times (2002, 2005, and 2010).
In 2003, Wyborny took on a teaching role at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, further solidifying his impact on the film industry.
