His films have shown all over the world, gaining him awards and recognition from various film and arts festivals, including Best Experimental Film for HAUTNAH (SKINFLICK) at MCF 2002 and a Special Jury Award for BLUTRAUSCH (BLOODLUST) at MCF 2001. Thorsten received the Ann Arbor Film Coop Award for BLUTRAUSCH in 2000 and a grant from the Filmbüro NW to finish HAUTNAH. Recently, he was awarded a grant by the Museum of Contemporary Cinema.