Hannah Schwaiger is a cinematographer based in Berlin.
She grew up near the Ruhrgebiet and spent formative years studying at Filmuniversität Konrad Wolf. Her time at university was marked by a focus on experimentation and exploration.
After the success of an experimental no-budget short documentary, which she directed and shot, led not only to a premiere at DOK Leipzig but was also opening her mind for both working behind the camera and directing projects.
Her current portfolio includes a diverse range of projects, from commercials to short films and documentaries.
The key question that Hannah continually asks herself in her work is simple yet crucial: Does it move me or not?
Awards
Großer kleiner Burder | Kurzspielfilm Official Section: 45. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Luca (m/w/d)
Official Section FLURFLIMMERN 2023 Official Selection CELLU L’ART 2022 Official Section International Queer & Migrant Film Festival Amsterdam 2020 Official Section DOC.BERLIN Documentary Film Festival 2020 Official Section PERLEN Hannover Queer Film Festival 2020 DAMN THESE HEELS – LGBTQI Film Festival UTAH 2020 Official Selection Balkan Can Kino 2020 Official Selection Moovy 2020 Official Selection Filmfest Dresden 2020 Official Selection Amsterdam Dance Event 2020 Official Section Bundesfestival junger Film 2020 Official Section DAMN THESE HEELS – LGBTQI Film Festival UTAH 2020Official Section Official Selection DOK Leipzig 2019 Official Selection KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2019 2. Hauptpreis Blicke Filmfestival 2019
Through the desert Official Selection – Filmfestival Münster 2020 Annual Copenhagen Film Festival – Semi Finalist 2019 Official Selection – Utah Arts Fest 2019 Official Selection – Fear No Film 2019 Annual Aarhus Filmfestival – best short documentary 2019 International Film and Video Festival «Catharsis» – Semi Finalist 2019
Ekbatan of concrete and freedom Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival 2023
