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    About Nico Sanft

    Nico is a writer and director for fiction and commercials.

    Raised between split households in the ebb and flow of rural working-class life, Nico's work frequently delves into the rawness of family tensions, home, belonging, and identity. With a deep affinity for the cinematic experience, he loves to work within many genres—but refuses to be boxed into any of them—and constantly seeks to intertwine the familiar with the unexpected.

    To date, Nico has directed numerous award-winning short films as well as music videos and spec commercials, and his projects have been screened at both national and international festivals. In addition to his work as a writer and director, he boasts an extensive technical background, having worked closely in production as well as post-production capacities. With over a decade of professional experience in the commercial film industry, he knows how to deliver projects of the highest quality, even under strict time and budget constraints.

    Nico's ambition is clear—to establish himself as a director in the German film scene. Not one to wait around for permission, he is actively developing narrative film projects of various lengths, as well as spec commercials and music videos. Since 2023, he has been studying directing at the ifs (International Film School) in Cologne, Germany.

    Known for

    Movies in other capacities

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    YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
    2022The BoarShort FilmNico SanftCold Entertainment, Nico Sanft [de]screenwriter
    2021The SwarmersShort FilmAlison KuhnFilmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]1st AD (local system)
    2021Under WaterShort FilmFrederic KauHamburg Media SchoolCrowd 2nd AD (local system)
    2021Zu Zweit (WT)Short FilmNico SanftCold Entertainment, Nico Sanft [de]screenwriter
    2021Zero Chill (WT)TV Series, NetflixMultipleLime Pictures Limited [uk]data wrangler / digital loader
    2019Fünf Nach ZwölfMedium Length FilmTarek RoehlingerFilmakademie Baden-Württemberg [de]digital compositor / compositing artist
    2019The Space In Between (Bewerbungsfilm)Short FilmNico SanftCold Entertainment, Nico Sanft [de]screenwriter
    2014Kinderspiel (Bewerbungsfilm)Short FilmNico SanftCold Entertainment, Nico Sanft [de]screenwriter

    Film awards

    YearFilmAwardCategory 
    2019Iris (Wettbewerbsbeitrag Klappe!)KLAPPE 2019 (48 Stunden Wettbewerb)JurypreisWinner
    2019Iris (Wettbewerbsbeitrag Klappe!)KLAPPE 2019 (48 Stunden Wettbewerb)PublikumspreisWinner
    2017Bessere ZeitenCamgaroo Award [de]Science FictionWinner
    2015Hilfe von obenCamgaroo AwardEmotionsWinner
    2014SonnenfleckenCamgaroo Award [de]ActionNominated

    Awards

    YearAward
    2011Verdener Filmklappe (1st Place)
    2011BlizzCon Movie Contest (3rd Place)
    2010Verdener Filmklappe (1st Place)
    2009Verdener Filmklappe (1st Place)
    2008Verdener Filmklappe (1st Place)

    Basic data

    NationalityGerman
    LanguagesEnglishGerman
    Immediate working areaHamburg
    1st residence (federal state or country)Germany - Hamburg