ESTHER WALZ
Costume Designer

ESTHER WALZ has designed costumes for various productions on both sides of the Atlantic across a broad spectrum of genres ranging from historical period pieces to cyber punk; from the ethereal to horror; from sci-fi to French art house. She has designed costumes for numerous internationally renowned artists including Catherine Deneuve, Milla Jovovich, Sophie Marceau, Mira Sorvino, John Malkovich, Jean Reno, and Franca Potente.

Walz crafted costumes on several projects for the celebrated German director Wim Wenders, including Far Away, So Close, starring Peter Falk, and Beyond the Clouds, co-directed by Michelangelo Antonini. She worked in the art department on the acclaimed Wenders film, Wings of Desire.

Among Walz’s costume design credits are Resident Evil, directed by Paul Anderson; Semana Santa, directed by Pepe Danquart; and Tykho Moon, starring Jujjlie Delpy and Michel Piccoli, directed by Enki Bilal. She also has created costumes for numerous television films and commercials.

Walz was born in Essen, Germany, and lives in Paris. She graduated from New York’s Parson’s School of Design, where she studied costume and fashion design.