Daniel Asadi Faezi, director, Munich

About Daniel Asadi Faezi

Daniel Asadi Faezi (*1993) is a director with a focus on non-fiction storytelling. He studied in the Documentary Department of University of Television and Film Munich and National College of Arts Lahore, Pakistan. He directed numerous shortfilms which were screened at international filmfestivals including Locarno, Visions du Réel, Ann Arbor and DOK Leipzig. He recently completed his first feature-length film »slowly forgetting your faces« which premiered at 36. DOK.fest Munich.
Besides directing he produces Documentary and Experimental Cinema and is an alumni of DAAD, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and Berlinale Talents 2021.
Currently he is based in Munich.

Movies as director

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer
2024	Lagerkontinuität (WT)	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Pong Film GmbH [de]
2023	Waking up in Silence	Short Documentary	Multiple	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2022	Aralkum	Short Documentary	Multiple	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2021	Slowly Forgetting Your Faces	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2019	Where We Used to Swim	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2018	The Absence of Apricots	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2017	Approaching Truckdrivers	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2017	In Search Of	Short Film	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2017	Observation of Hawks In the Sky	Experimental Film	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2016	Kids of Tehran	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Haurvatat Film [ir]
2015	Hahnenkämpfer	Short Documentary	Multiple	Gamutfilm [de]
2014	Brennschneider	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2013	Arefi, der Hirte	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]
2012	Koora	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]

Movies in other capacities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2024	Lagerkontinuität (WT)	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Pong Film GmbH [de]	screenwriter
2023	Shahid	Feature Film	Narges Kalhor	Michael Kalb Filmproduktion [de]	1st AD (local system)
2023	A Living Room	Short Documentary	Verena Kuri	Trimafilm	production coordinator
2022	The DNA of Dignity	Documentary	Jan Baumgartner	Jan Baumgartner Produktion [ch]	editor
2022	Waking up in Silence	Short Documentary	Multiple	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	sound designer
2022	Aralkum	Short Documentary	Multiple	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	sound designer
2021	Plastic Fantastic	Documentary Feature	Isa Willinger	Trimafilm	unit manager (local system)
2021	God Is a Beetle	Independent Feature Film	Felix Herrmann [1]	Iana Film [de]	production sound mixer
2021	Slowly Forgetting Your Faces	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	idea
2021	Slowly Forgetting Your Faces	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	screenwriter
2020	Musarion oder die Philosophie der Grazien	Short Film	Multiple	Akademie der bildenden Künste München [de]	producer
2019	Opera Glasses	Short Documentary	Mila Zhluktenko	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	producer
2019	Where We Used to Swim	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	screenwriter
2019	Where We Used to Swim	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	producer
2019	Where We Used to Swim	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	director of photography
2018	The Absence of Apricots	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	screenwriter
2018	The Absence of Apricots	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	producer
2018	The Absence of Apricots	Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	additional photography
2017	Approaching Truckdrivers	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	producer
2017	Approaching Truckdrivers	Short Documentary	Daniel Asadi Faezi	Daniel Asadi Faezi Filmproduktion [de]	editor

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Film awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2024	Waking up in Silence	Sehsüchte - Int. Student Film Festival [de]	Documentary	Nominated
2023	Aralkum	Starter Filmpreise (Landeshauptstadt München) [de]	Best Director	Winner
2023	Aralkum	goEast - Festival of Central And Eastern European Film [de]	Special Mention RheinMain Short Film Award	Winner
2023	Aralkum	Sehsüchte - Int. Student Film Festival [de]	Best Documentary	Nominated
2023	Waking up in Silence	Dok.fest München [de]	megaherz Student Award	Nominated
2023	Waking up in Silence	Berlin Int. Film Festival (Berlinale) [de]	Generation Kplus - Special price	Winner
2023	Waking up in Silence	Goldener Spatz - Deutsches Kinder-Medienfestival [de]	Information/Dokumentarfilm	Nominated
2023	Waking up in Silence	Vienna Shorts [at]	Fido	Nominated
2022	Slowly Forgetting Your Faces	Jean Rouch Festival [fr]	International Competition	Winner
2022	Aralkum	Filmschoolfest Munich [de]	Honorable Mention Arri Award - Best Documentary Film	Winner
2022	Aralkum	Visions du Réel [ch]	Jury Award Best Short Film	Winner
2022	Aralkum	Doc Alliance Award [eu]	Shortfilm	Nominated
2022	Aralkum	Beldocs [rs]	Jury Special Mention - Int. Competition	Winner
2021	Slowly Forgetting Your Faces	Culture Award Bavaria [de]	Category Art School	Winner
2021	Slowly Forgetting Your Faces	DOK.fest München [de]	FFF Förderpreis Dokumentarfilm 2021	Nominated
2020	Where We Used to Swim	Regensburg Short Film Week [de]	Award for sustainability	Winner
2020	Where We Used to Swim	Innsbruck Nature Film Festival [at]	Jury Special Mention	Winner
2019	The Absence of Apricots	RAI Film Festival (Bristol) [uk]	Wiley Blackwell Student Film Prize	Winner
2019	Where We Used to Swim	DOK Leipzig [de]	Golden Dove for Short Film (German Competition)	Nominated
2018	Approaching Truckdrivers	Hamburger Kurzfilmfestival [de]	German Competition	Nominated
2018	The Absence of Apricots	Riga International Short Film Festival [lv]	Best Medium Length Film (Int'l Competition)	Winner
2018	The Absence of Apricots	Visions du Réel, Int'l Film Festival Nyon [fr]	Int'l Medium Length & Short Film Competition	Nominated
2017	Approaching Truckdrivers	Kasseler Dokfest [de]	Young Talent Award	Nominated
2014	Koora	Deutscher Menschenrechts-Filmpreis [de]	Amateur	Nominated
2014	Arefi, der Hirte	FiSH Rostock [de]	Audience Award	Winner
2014	Arefi, der Hirte	FiSH Rostock [de]	BDFA Gold Medal	Winner
2014	Arefi, der Hirte	Mumbai International Film Festival [in]	Jury Special Mention	Winner
2014	Arefi, der Hirte	NUFF Nordic Young Film Festival, Tromsø [no]	International competition	Winner
2014	Arefi, der Hirte	German Youth Video Award [de]	Documentary (2nd place)	Winner
2014	Arefi, der Hirte	German Young Film Award [de]	Young talent	Nominated
2014	Brennschneider	Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche [de]	Jury Special Mention	Winner
2014	Brennschneider	JuFinale, Bayerisches Jugendfilmfestival [de]	Price category Outside all categories	Winner
2013	Koora	FiSH Rostock [de]	Film of the Year	Winner

Awards

Year	Award
2020	Kunstförderpreis der Stadt Schweinfurt

Basic data

Nationality	German
Languages	EnglishGermanPersian / FarsiUrdu
Immediate working area	Munich
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Bavaria

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