Benjamin Leichtenstern
Benjamin Leichtenstern was born in Bavaria in 1986. After finishing secondary school, he studied Design at TH Nuremberg, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Animation. From 2013–2018, Benjamin studied scene directing at HFF Munich, during which time he directed various short films and ads that met with much approval at numerous film festivals. He also attended seminars on dramatic structure and screenplay, and completed a masterclass in advertising in 2017. Benjamin is based in Munich, and writes and directs fiction films, series and advertising films.
Director filmography
2018 “Made for strength – Levi’s” – Spec, 90’ – Schmidbauer Film, HFF
Spotlight 2019 – Bronze
The Young Ones, ADC 2019 – Winner
- Gold, Best Cinematography
- Merit, Craft in Writing
New York Festivals Advertising Awards 2019 – Winner
- Third Prize Award, Best Overall Production
- Third Prize Award, Best Cinematography
2018 “Blei” – Short Film, 30 min. – Glitzer Film, BR, HFF
First Steps 2019 – Nomination
German Cinematography Award – Nomination
Queen Palm Film Festival – Winner
and more.
2017 “Keep on playing – Spotify” – Spec, 90’ – HFF
Silver: Best Cinematography New York Festivals 2018
Special Mention Spotlight 2018
2017 “Fight for your ideas – HFF” – Image Spot, 120’ – Glitzer Film
2017 “A peaceful Christmas – Heineken” – Spec Spot, 60’ – Glitzer Film
Special Mention ADC Germany 2018
2016 “Bis einer weint” – Short Film, 15 min. – Glitzer Film
Hofer Filmtage, BFI London, Short Shorts Tokyo and more.
2015 “Angiebaby” – Climate Clip, 120’, Glitzer Film
Climate Clip Award – Bronze
2015 “LAUT” – Short Film, 10 min. – HFF
2014 “Blaue Blume, Romance Award” – Spot, 90’ Grant Company
2012 “The sun is shining brightly” – Short Film, 10 min. – BR, Lieblingsfilm
Max Ophüls Festival, and more.