Florian Schott

Florian is a German born filmmaker based in Namibia since 2009. He got his start as a First Assistant Director in 2002, and has worked in film worldwide including Europe, Africa, South America, and Antarctica. Florian wrote, produced, and directed self-financed Short Film, Everything Happens for a Reason, which won the Afrinolly Short Film Competition in Nigeria in 2014, as well as the Award for Best Director at the 2014 Namibian Theatre & Film Awards. In 2015, Florian directed and co-wrote his first Feature Film, Katutura, which became one of the most successful Namibian films to date. It screened at various international film festivals and won seven Awards at the 2017 Namibian Theatre & Film Awards, including Best Narrative Film and Best Director. In 2019, Florian directed and co-wrote Short Film, Baxu and the Giants, which won multiple international Awards including Best Foreign Narrative at the San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival and Best Director at the 2020 Dreamanila International Film Festival. It also became the first Namibian film on Netflix. Florian has also worked in television, directing select episodes of long-running crime series for German television. He has two feature films and a limited African television series in development.