Johannes Preuss

Johannes Preuss (* 1983 in Berlin ) is a German film director and screenwriter .

Life

Johannes Preuss was born in Berlin in 1983. First he completed a master’s degree in politics, history and Romance studies at the University of Bonn . As a scholarship holder in the youth development program of the German Development Service , he initially worked as a consultant for a citizen radio in Ghana , West Africa . He then worked as an author and producer of films for development cooperation projects in Ghana, Nigeria and Mexico, among others . As part of a second degree, Preuss is studying at the Baden-Württemberg Film Academy with a major in television journalism.

For his film Galamsey - for a handful of gold , a report about illegal gold diggers in Ghana, Preuss will be honored at the Student Academy Awards 2017 .

Awards

Student Academy Awards

• 2017 : Award of the Student Academy Award in the Documentary - International Film Schools (Galamsey - for a handful of gold)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} https://www.filmakademie.de/de/aktuelles-projekte/presse-blog/alle-mektiven/news/detail/News/44-student-academy-awards/
2. ↑ http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.filmakademie-baden-wuerttemberg-johannes-preuss-gewinnt-studenten-oscar.45c776a6-8b7d-4aa3-86fb-898a01e05d73.html