Frames for Commercial, Narrative & Documentary
About
Linda-Shiva Klinkhammer (*1993) is an independent filmmaker based in Munich & Berlin. Born into a German-Iranian family, she was raised in the countryside of southern Germany. After studying journalism at the Bavarian Academy of Television, she continued her education in documentary film directing at the University of Television and Film Munich.
Her work is defined by its ability to capture the authenticity of real life, with a genuine love for situational humor and performance. Curious about unconventional storytelling, she experiments with genres and visuality, challenging the boundaries between documentary and fiction—if those boundaries even exist. Alongside her directing, Linda develops various film formats for production companies & streamers.
Her accolades include a Gold and Silver YDA award, the ADC*European Award for Best Young Creative, and Silver at the London Shots Awards for New Director of the Year.
WWF
RTL+
2023
ADC*E, Barcelona (Netflix)
Gold (European Best Young Creative)
Shots Award EMEA, London (Netflix)
Silver (New Director of the Year)
Ciclope Festival, Berlin (Netflix)
Shortlist (New Talent in Direction)
London International Awards, London (Netflix)
Gold (Scripted Short)
Silver (Scripted Short)
Young Director Award, Cannes (Netflix)
Shortlist (Original Series)
Young Director Award (I think I hate my father), Cannes
Gold (Dreampitch)
ADC Talent Award, Hamburg (Dr. Hauschka)
Bronze (Filmcraft)
ADC Talent Award (Netflix)
Silver (Advertising Serial)
Gold (Communication Art)
Spotlight Student Award (Dr. Hauschka)
Bronze
Audience Silver
Spotlight Student Award (Netflix)
Gold
2022
Young Director Award, Cannes (Netflix)
Shortlist (best short over 6 minutes)
2021
Spotlight Student Award (Levi’s)
Bronze
ANDY Awards (Levi’s)
Student Shortlist
CLIO Awards (Levi’s)
Student Bronze
Deutscher Werbefilmpreis (Levi’s)
Newcomer Top Ten
ADC Young Ones (Levi’s)
Gold Cube (Filmcraft)
Merit (Advertising)
New York Festivals (Levi’s)
Bronze (Film)
Bronze (Direction)
Finalist (Editing)
Berlin fashion Film Festival (Levi’s)
Shortlist
Berlin Commercial Award (Levi’s)
Shortlist (Cultural Impact)
Shortlist (New Generation)
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards (Levi’s)
Silver (Corporate Filme)
CommAwards (Levi’s)
Gold (Film)
ADC Young Ones 2020 (einhorn condoms)
Silver Cube
Starter-Filmpreis 2021 (Mamanam)
Winner
23rd Festival universitario de cine y audiovisuales EQUINOXIO
Colombia
45th Filmfestival Weiterstadt
Germany
69th Filmkunstwochen München
Germany
Future Cuts Festival Dresden
Germany
2020
Spotlight Student Award (Save a Villain)
Audience Shortlist
Blaue Blume Award (einhorn condoms)
Nominated »best love story«
Spotlight Student Award (einhorn condoms)
Jury Bronze
Audience Gold
New York Festival (einhorn condoms)
Finalist
BAFTA Student Award (Mamanam)
Shortlist
SCANORAMA New Baltic Cinema (Mamanam)
Special mention
Festival du Filme Jeune de Lyon (Mamanam)
Prix On Vous Ment
Big Shorts Awards (Mamanam)
Nominated Best Cinematography
Vertical Movie Filmfestival (Remote Love)
Best Actress Lea van Acken
41. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Germany
26. Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
Germany
Bundesfestival Junger Film
Germany
Short to the Point ISFF Awards Romania
Festival du Filme Jeune de Lyon
France
19. FILMZ Festival des deutschen Kinos
Germany
Vertical Movie Filmfestival
Italy
Vertifilm
Czech Republic
Linea D’Ombra Festival
Italy
Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Lietuva
Filmfest exground 33
Germany
43rd Poitiers Filmfestival
France
2019
Flimmern & Rauschen Filmfestival
Germany
54th AFO Filmfestival 2019 (Analog Astronaut)
Winner – Best Documentary
12. Filmzeit Kaufbeuren
Germany
17th Bogotá Short Film Festival
Colombia
Kurzfilmbühne München
Germany
2017
18. Bunter Hund Internationales Kurzfilmfest
Germany
15. LA.MEKO internationales Kurzfilmfestival
Germany
Los Angeles Cinefest
USA
2016
Shorts at moonlight
Germany
Great Lakes International Filmfestival
USA
Sat1 Bayern
BR Kultur Bühne
Polyloge Welt der Quarantäne-Videocalls
SWR TV
Weltfrauentag – Portrait über Linda Klinkhammer
Am Wochenende
Szenen aus dem Alltag – eine ungewöhnliche WG
Rhein-Zeitung
über die Premiere von »Am Schluss wird’s bunt«
Die Rheinpfalz
Völkerfreundschaft – Linda Klinkhammer über »Am Schluss wird’s bunt«
SWR TV
Erstlingswerke der Franklin Film