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BIOGRAPHY SEBASTIAN WEIS

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I’m an award winning filmmaker, producer and DoP based in Berlin. I studied literature, psychology and history of art and have completed a traineeship in journalism in Berlin. During the last nine years I have produced and directed all forms of factual programs  -from short films to current affairs features and long form documentaries, covering stories globally. I conducted a number of journalistic investigations worldwide and know how to use state-of-the-art technology to retrieve and represent information in the digital age. I have significant experience working in difficult and hostile environments, including conflicts in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa. I know how to creatively use a wide range of video production equipment, including the Arri Amira, Sony FS7 as well as sound, lighting, gimbals and editing in Adobe Premiere.

I am holding a clean German driving license and have a hostile environment and emergency first aid certificate from the German Army.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

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2019 Nominated for the Grierson Award

Best Documentary Series with WhySlavery/Dollar Heroes

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2019 Golden Nymph Award at the Monte Carlo TV Festival

Best Documentary for Dollar Heroes 

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2019 Peoples Choice and Bronze Lovie Award Winner

Category Education and Discovery for #wirsnappenbunt

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2019 Winner Best Documentary Feature at Deep Focus Film Festival New York

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2018 Nominated for the Prix Europa Outstanding Achievement Award as European Journalist of the Year

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2018 Nominated  for the Best Curated Series Award by the International Documentary Association for WhySlavery/Dollar Heroes

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2018 Silver Gold Lovie Award Winner, Category News and Politics for "Zehn Fragen an Spitzenpolitiker" 

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2017 Nominated for "Deutscher Reporterpreis" Categorie "Web Video" for Berlin's New Drag

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2017 Peoples Choice and Jury Gold Lovie Award Winner, Category News and Politics for "Cash for Kim"

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2017 Webby Award Honoree Category News and Politics for "Cash for Kim“

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2016 Peoples Choice Webby Award Category News and Politics for "Room for Rent“

 

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