Biography
Marcel Mettelsiefen (born 1978) is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and producer.
His documentaries have earned him critical appraisal and recognition. Among others, Mettelsiefen has won three BAFTA and three Emmy awards, and was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 for Watani: My Homeland in the category of Best Documentary Short.
Mettelsiefen has a background in photojournalism and has reported from across the Middle East and Afghanistan.
He is the co-founder of the magazine zenith, one of the leading publications about the Middle East and the Arab world in Germany, and a founding member of the German non-for-profit organization Candid Foundation.
Mettelsiefen studied political science and medicine at the Humboldt University in Berlin and photographed within Syria more than twenty-five times. It was in Syria that he moved from photojournalism and then into documentary filmmaking.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 14
Director 11
Producer 3
TV Shows 2
Creator 1
self 1
Tanja - Up in Arms (2023)
In Her Hands (2022)
El conserje (2020)
Children of Syria (2016)
Watani: My Homeland (2016)
Children of Aleppo (2014)
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GenderMale
Birthday1978-01-01 (46 years old)
Birth PlaceMünchen, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsHanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award, Axel-Springer-Preis
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