Anas Salaheldin is a Filmmaker based in Germany who earned his MFA in Documentary Filmmaking from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Before that, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Screenwriting from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt. He moved to Germany to work at the Open TV Channel in Magdeburg, where he began creating documentaries. His documentary 'Sanftes Blech | The Trombone That Saved Me' won Best Film at the Bundesfestival Film (2022) and JugendFilmPreis (2022), as well as Best Documentary Debut at the Egyptian National Film Festival. He also works as a full-time video producer at an advertising agency in Kiel. Currently, he is in post-production for his first feature documentary, ''What we will do now?!'', and developing his 2nd feature documentary 'Kämpferherz | Fighting Heart'.

Anas Salaheldin

Anas Salaheldin is a Filmmaker based in Germany who earned his MFA in Documentary Filmmaking from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Before that, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Screenwriting from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt. He moved to Germany to work at the Open TV Channel in Magdeburg, where he began creating documentaries. His documentary 'Sanftes Blech | The Trombone That Saved Me' won Best Film at the Bundesfestival Film (2022) and JugendFilmPreis (2022), as well as Best Documentary Debut at the Egyptian National Film Festival. He also works as a full-time video producer at an advertising agency in Kiel. Currently, he is in post-production for his first feature documentary, ''What we will do now?!'', and developing his 2nd feature documentary 'Kämpferherz | Fighting Heart'.

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Anas Salaheldin is a Filmmaker based in Germany who earned his MFA in Documentary Filmmaking from Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Before that, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Screenwriting from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt. He moved to Germany to work at the Open TV Channel in Magdeburg, where he began creating documentaries. His documentary ‘Sanftes Blech | The Trombone That Saved Me’ won Best Film at the Bundesfestival Film (2022) and JugendFilmPreis (2022), as well as Best Documentary Debut at the Egyptian National Film Festival. He also works as a full-time video producer at an advertising agency in Kiel. Currently, he is in post-production for his first feature documentary, ‘‘What we will do now?!’’, and developing his 2nd feature documentary ‘Kämpferherz | Fighting Heart’.

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Language

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
German
Advanced

Work Experience

Video Producer / Director at Hammelsprung GmbH
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2026
Filming and producing product videos and commercials
Video Producer / Videographer at Goethe Institute
April 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Filming and editing in interviews and reels.
Video Producer / Videographer at Goethe-Institut Cairo
April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024
Interviews and reels; plan and execute shooting schedules and budgets; coordinate logistics for shoots and editing.
Producer at TribeX Digital
November 1, 2022 - October 1, 2023
Hiring crew & cast; planning and executing shoots; managing schedules and budgets; handling other logistical details.
Producer (TribeX Digital) at TribeX Digital - Cairo / Dubai / Amsterdam
November 1, 2022 - October 1, 2023
Plan and execute shootings with schedules & budgets; manage other logistical details; hiring crew & cast.
Freelance Multimedia Content Producer at Deutsche Welle “Arabic” / Middle East Eye
May 1, 2021 - October 1, 2022
Writing and producing creative articles and videos for the “Jaafar Talk” TV show (Middle East Eye Agency).
Video Producer / Director at Offener Kanal Magdeburg (Education/skills mention also includes films produced for this channel)
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
Produced short documentary and other video content for the channel.

Education

MFA in Media Arts at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Faculty of Arts
October 1, 2023 - September 1, 2024
Bachelor in Screenwriting and Filmmaking at Academy of Arts, Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt
August 1, 2016 - June 1, 2022
Diploma in Marketing at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt – Faculty of English Commerce
October 1, 2014 - July 1, 2016

Qualifications

Cinematography workshop with Robert Gajzler
March 1, 2020 - March 19, 2026
Film Directing workshop with Franziska Margarete Hoenisch
February 1, 2020 - March 19, 2026
Video Journalism Workshop with Tom Hartig
September 1, 2019 - March 19, 2026
Intensive 6-month Film Making Course (Aly Badrakhan)
January 1, 2017 - March 19, 2026
Filming Advertising About Social Media Addiction - Radom, Poland
January 1, 2017 - March 19, 2026
Social Pictures of Today – Film Forum Poland
July 1, 2019 - March 19, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other