Florian Schott

Florian Schott (born March 16, 1982 in Essen ) is a German director , film producer and screenwriter living in Namibia .

Life

Schott studied film in Germany. He has been living in Namibia with his family since 2008. Schott became known through his films Katutura and the short films Everything Happens for a Reason and Baxu and the Giants . He was also an assistant director or director in numerous German film and television productions . Katutura was the first Namibian film to hit theaters.

Schott has won the Best Director award at the Namibian Theater and Film Awards several times and his films have also won various international awards, including the San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival

Filmography

Director

• 2013: Everything Happens for a Reason (short film), also production and screenplay
• 2015: Katutura , (feature film), also production and screenplay
• 2015–2017: SOKO Cologne (13 episodes; TV series)
• 2017-2018: The Boss (2 episodes; TV series)
• 2019: The Old One (2 episodes; TV series)
• 2019: Baxu and the Giants (short film)

Assistant director

• 2004: Neighbors (TV movie)
• 2004: The Stranger in the Mirror (short film)
• 2005–2010: SOKO Munich (5 episodes; TV series)
• 2006: SOKO Donau (6 episodes; TV series)
• 2006-2014: Coast Guard (7 episodes; TV series)
• 2007: A Strong Team (1 episode; TV series)
• 2009: SOKO Cologne (3 episodes; TV series)
• 2009: Love, Babies and the Magic of Africa (TV movie)
• 2009: The Captain (2 episodes; TV series)
• 2010: Africa of all places (TV movie)
• 2011: Years of Love (TV movie)
• 2011: Suspicion (TV movie)
• 2012: Try (short film)
• 2012: The Desert Doctor (TV movie)
• 2012: Death of a Policewoman (TV Movie)
• 2012: A Case for Two (2 episodes; TV series)
• 2012: The End of a Night (TV movie)
• 2013: Angel of the Dead - Van Leeuwen's second case (TV movie)

Web links

• Florian Schott in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Florian Schott at filmportal.de
• Florian Schott at Crew United
• Official Website of Baxu and the Giants (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Meet the man behind the camera. Windhoek Express, March 24, 2016.
2. ↑ Florian Schott and Chops team up again for 'Katutura'. The Namibian, May 30, 2013.
3. ^ Katutura breaks down barriers. Observer, February 6, 2015. ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Best and Worst 2015 ... Florian Schott. The Namibian, December 18, 2015.