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Benjamin Kahlmeyer

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Benjamin Kahlmeyer (*1982, Marburg) is an independent filmmaker based in Berlin. He studied philosophy and literature at Freie Universität Berlin before he enrolled at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in 2005. He is working as a director & author, cinematographer and editor for TV, web and cinema - with broad expertise in the fields of documentary, experimental and fictional formats. He won numerous awards for his feature length documentaries MEANWHILE IN MAMELODI and THE INVISIBLES. His short film EISEN won the GOLDEN DOVE at DOK Leipzig in 2015. In 2018 he was awarded the GRIMME PREIS for directing GERMANIA a popular web series on Youtube.
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Eisen (2015)
    Eisen
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
    Meanwhile in Mamelodi (2011)
    Meanwhile in Mamelodi
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2011
    Wana Limar in Wana Limar (2016)
    Germania
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
    The Invisibles (2014)
    The Invisibles
    5.5
    • Director
    • 2014

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    Cinematographer



    • Hot Blues in a Cold War
      • cinematographer
      • Completed
      • 2026



    • Philipp Laude and Dagi Bee in YouTube changed my life (2025)
      YouTube changed my life
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Fynn Kliemann in Fynn Kliemann - Ich hoffe, ihr vermisst mich (2025)
      Fynn Kliemann - Ich hoffe, ihr vermisst mich
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Block Party: Peter Fox feiert mit Berlin
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • ARD Wissen (2023)
      ARD Wissen
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • My Roots - Die Suche meines Lebens (2024)
      My Roots - Die Suche meines Lebens
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Kafka und ich
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Wana Limar in Wana Limar (2016)
      Germania
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016

    Director



    • Kafka und ich
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Wana Limar in Wana Limar (2016)
      Germania
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Eisen (2015)
      Eisen
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • The Invisibles (2014)
      The Invisibles
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Meanwhile in Mamelodi (2011)
      Meanwhile in Mamelodi
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Zwischen den Runden (2009)
      Zwischen den Runden
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009

    Sound Department



    • El somni (2014)
      El somni
      7.2
      • sound
      • 2014
    • Kedi (2012)
      Kedi
      Short
      • sound mixer
      • 2012

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