Born on 15.08.1999 in Rotenburg (Wümme). Started to realize various short films during school. After graduating from high school, he spent a year studying philosophy, then studied Arts, Media & Culture with a focus on film and literature in Groningen (NL). During this time, he shot short films, fell in love with documentaries, wrote short stories and screenplays and completed internships as a camera and production assistant for professional film productions at both domestic and international level. From 2021 to 2025 he studied directing at the ifs internationale filmschule Köln. In the second semester, together with Nina Lieverscheidt and their script "Heimgesucht", he was shortlisted for the German Youth Screenplay Award. His third-semester short film "Das Cello" has been shown at various national and international film festivals and has received numerous awards. His second short film "Ben's Birthday" premiered at the 58th Internationalen Hofer Filmtage and was shown at over 20 other festivals to date (e.g. The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Goldener Spatz, Doku Fest, Bolton Film Festival). At the moment, he is developing a comedy series. His projects are currently focusing on the topics of migration, identity and family.
In November 2024 he is awarded the German Youth-Screenwriting Award at the up- and coming Festival in Hannover for his middle length script "Ithaka".
His graduation film "The Sons of Ilir" is one of three nominated films for the First Steps Award of the German Film Academy in the category "Best Short Film".
  • Director (3 Credits)
    The Sons of Ilir 2025
    Short, Student
    Ben's Birthday2024
    Short, Student
    The Cello2023
    Short, Student
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    The Sons of Ilir 2025
    Short, Student
    Ben's Birthday2024
    Short, Student
  • Writer (2 Credits)
    The Sons of Ilir 2025
    Short, Student
    Ben's Birthday2024
    Short, Student
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Luksuz Film Festival
KRŠKO
2026
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
35. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
Bamberg
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
25. Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival
Landshut
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
10. Filmfest Bremen
Bremen
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
ENCOURAGE Filmtalents at Berlinale
Berlin
2025
Award for Best Short Film
Ben's Birthday
Filmkreis shorts
Darmstadt
2025
Award for Best Short film
Ben's Birthday
IM KASTEN Kurzfilmfestival Lüneburg
Lüneburg
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Reel 2 Real International Short Film Festival
Vancouver
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Kurzfilmtage Thalmässing
Thalmässing
2025
Award for Best Student Film
Ben's Birthday
KINOFILM Manchester International Short Film Festival
Manchester
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Goldener Spatz
Erfurt
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival
Brighton
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Grimstad
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
FEST - New Directors, New Films
Espinho
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Eichsfelder Filmfestival
Heilbad Heiligenstadt
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
DoKu Fest
Prizren
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Filmfest Weiterstadt
Weiterstadt
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
PrevYou Kurzfilmfestival Berlin
Berlin
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Bolton Film Festival
Bolton
2025
Best Short film (fiction)
Ben's Birthday
Return International Film & Art Festival Weimar
Weimar
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Uppsala Short Film Festival
Uppsala
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Cine Bonn Bleu
Bonn
2025
Nominiert für den deutschen Nachwuchsfilmpreis
Ben's Birthday
Up and Coming Festival Hannover
Hannover
2025
Award for Best Sound Design
Ben's Birthday
Europäisches Film Festival Göttingen
Göttingen
2025
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
İstanbul International Nartugan Film Festivali
Istanbul
2025
Nomination for Best Short Film
The Sons of Ilir
First Steps Award
Berlin
2025
Official Selection
The Cello
24 International Film Schools Festival / 24 Festival Internacional de Escuelas de Cine - Uruguay
Montevideo
2024
Official Selection
The Cello
Yeast International Student Film Festival
Limassol
2024
Award Winner - Best University/ Film school Film
The Cello
TimeLine Film Festival
Milano
2024
Official Selection
The Cello
Kurz Klub
Bled
2024
Official Selection
The Cello
13th Short Film Breaks
Bukarest
2024
Official Selection
The Cello
Kurdish Film Festival Cologne
Cologne
2024
Official Selection
The Cello
Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
Weiterstadt
2024
Award Winner - Best Short Film
The Cello
SPLIT FILM FESTIVAL / INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF NEW FILM
Split
2024
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Internationale Hofer Filmtage
Hof
2024
Official Selection
The Cello
AIU Kuwait International Film Festival (KIFF)
2023
Award Winner - Best Short Film
The Cello
Kotka Human rights film festival
Kotka
2023
Official Selection
The Cello
LUKSUZ FILM FESTIVAL
Krško
2023
Official Selection
The Cello
Tirana International Film Festival
Tirana
2023
Official Selection
The Cello
Sussex International Film Festival Sussex International Film Festival
Sussex
2023
Official Selection
The Cello
FILMZ - Festival des deutschen Kinos
Mainz
2023
Special Mention
The Cello
Europäisches Filmfestival Göttingen
Göttingen
2023
Official Selection
The Cello
Hammer Kurzfilmnächte
Hamm
2023
Official Selection
The Cello
Tag des Kurzfilms 2023 - Köln
Cologne
2023
Official Selection
Ben's Birthday
Taunale - Internationales Filmfestival Oberusel
Oberusel
College
Internationale Filmschule Köln
Directing (B.A.)
20212025
College
Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf
Directing - Fiction (M.A.)
2025Present
Birth Date
August 15, 1999
Birth City
Rotenburg (Wümme)
Current City
Berlin
Hometown
Verden (Aller)
Pronouns
He/Him
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