Sascha Kloas was born and raised in a small town in the east of Germany and moved to Berlin at an early age. He studied visual communication at the Berlin University of the Arts. Since his studies he has been working in various fields of visual communication and has participated in several video and television productions.
With the experimental documentary "Life or Death of a City" – the practical part of his diploma thesis – he completed his studies in the field of visual communication at the Berlin University of the Arts.
Winner "Best Short Documentary" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
YETI FilmFest Reykjavik
2024
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Kalakari Film Fest Dewas
2024
Nominee "Best Short Documentary", "Best Documentary Filmmaking" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
NOCTURNA Online Brooklyn Film Festival Brooklyn
2024
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Tokyo International Short Film Festival Tokyo
2023
Winner "Best Documentary Short", "Best Documentary Debut" / Nominee "Best Documentary Directing", "Best Documentary Cinematography", "Best Editing & Sound Design" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
PlanetCinema
2023
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
New York Tri-State International Film Festival New York
2023
Nominee "Best Student Film" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Cinesis Independent FilmFest
2023
Winner "Best Documentary Short" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
CLIMAX Critics Awards Madrid
2023
Winner "Best International Film", "Best Production Design" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Aphelion Film Festival Rome
2023
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Atlantic Bridge Film Festival Amsterdam
2023
Nominee "Best Short Documentary", "Best Doc Directing", "Best Doc Cinematography", "Best Doc Editing & Sound Design" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
LONELY WOLF INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL London
2023
Winner "Best Film Essay" / Nominee "Best Short Documentary", "Best Doc Directing", "Best Doc Cinematography", "Best Doc Editing & Sound Design" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
FilmHaus Berlin Berlin
2023
Nominee "Best Short Documentary", "Best Doc Directing", "Best Doc Cinematography", "Best Doc Editing & Sound Design" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
MAGMA Awards 2023
2023
Offical Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
SUBURBINALE Groß-Enzersdorf
2023
Winner "Best Film Essay" / Nominee "Best Short Documentary", "Best Documentary Cinematography", "Best Documentary Editing", "Best World Changing Documentary" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
SENSEI Tokyo FilmFest 2022 Tokyo
2022
Nominee "Best Experimental Film" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards Rome
2022
Honorable Mention Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
London International Monthly Film Festival London
2022
Offical Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Festival Angaelica Pasadena
2021
Winner "Best Poster" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Athens
2021
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
International Migration & Enviromental Film Festival Toronto
2021
Nominee "Best Young Filmmaker" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Prague International Indie Film Festival Prague
2021
Nominee "Best Experimental Short" Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Paris Film Festival Paris
2021
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Sunday Shorts Film Festival London
2020
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych
Golden Short Film Festival Rome
2020
Official Selection Life or Death of a City - A filmic Triptych