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Florian Kaltenbach

In his work London based director Florian Kaltenbach unifies sleek visuals with a compelling narrative, driven by engaging emotional honesty. He is inspired by authentic multifaceted characters and themes circling around the beauty of human vulnerability. With a sense of cinematic excitement he is capturing the intricacies of sports, automotive and fashion in an up close, artistic and innovative way. Born and raised in South Germany, Florian moved to Berlin where he launched his career as editor, before starting out as director with a campaign for the Olympic Games. Since then Florian has successfully collaborated with brands like Adidas, Aston Martin, Coca Cola, Jack Link’s, Mercedes-Benz and Reebok. He has worked with a wide range of talent from celebrities, pro-athletes to real people, models and actors. With every script Florian distills the material’s natural strengths, finds cutting-edge ways to challenge the anticipated, taking the idea to the next level. His recent personal project, the faceoff series, takes the audience under the skin of the sports portrayed, making the core mental challenges tangible in the narrative. The series has received multiple nominations and awards throughout Europe, the UK and the US. His commercial work for Reebok about finding a sense of calm when being in the zone during exercise has been awarded at fashion film festivals in Paris, London and New York in the categories Best Commercial, Best Fashion Film, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best Directing. Florian is currently working on a narrative dance short and is in development of a first feature film.

 

AWARDS

 

2021 · International Motor Film Awards, UK · faceoff Racing · Best Creative Film · nominated

2021 · jellyFEST - Season6, US · faceoff Racing · Short Shorts · nominated

2020 · New York Ind. Film Awards NYIFA, US · faceoff Racing · Best Sport Film · winner

2020 · Queen Palm Int. Film Festival, US · faceoff Racing · Best Sports/Inspirational · winner

2020 · Berlin Commercial, Germany · faceoff Racing · Best Use of Sound / Music · nominated

2020 · Berlin Commercial, Germany · faceoff Racing · Best Editing · nominated

2020 · Independent Shorts Awards L.A., US · faceoff Racing · Best Editing · winner

2020 · Independent Shorts Awards L.A., US · faceoff Racing · Best Sound Design · winner

2020 · Film Shortage, US · faceoff Racing · Pick Of The Day

2020 · Oniros Film Awards - New York, US · faceoff Racing · Best Sport Film · winner

2019 · Berlin Commercial, Germany · Reebok X Zalando · Best Fashion Film · nominated

2019 · Berlin Commercial, Germany · Reebok X Zalando · Best Direction · nominated

2019 · Berlin Commercial, Germany · Reebok X Zalando · Best Cinematography · nominated

2019 · Berlin Commercial, Germany · Reebok X Zalando · Best Editing · nominated

2019 · NYC Dumbo Film Festival, US · faceoff Fencing · Best Short Narrative · nominated

2019 · Taste Awards San Francisco, US · faceoff Fencing · Best Sports Film · winner

2019 · GSF Awards New York, US · faceoff Fencing · Best Action Film · winner

2019 · GSF Awards Cannes, France · faceoff Fencing · Best Film · nominated

2018 · London Fashion Film Festival, UK · Reebok X Zalando · Best Ad · nominated

2018 · Queen Palm Int'l Film Festival, US · faceoff Fencing · Best Short Fashion · winner

2018 · Chelsea Fashion Film Festival NYC, US · Reebok X Zalando · Best Quality · winner

2018 · Oniros Film Awards - New York, US · faceoff Fencing · Best Sport Film · winner

2018 · Oniros Film Awards - New York, US  · Reebok X Zalando · Best Commercial · hon. mention

2018 · Berlin Fashion Film Festival, Germany · faceoff Fencing · Best Idea · nominated

2018 · Berlin Fashion Film Festival, Germany · faceoff Fencing · Personal Work · nominated

2017 · Endorphin Awards, France · faceoff Fencing · Best Artistic Work · nominated

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