Hi, my name is Jakob Gengenbach-Fink, I am a video producer and I live in Frankfurt am Main. My creative career began with music - I first studied to become a music teacher at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK), specializing in drums, before turning my attention to film at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. At the Institute for Music and Media there, I developed my passion for the moving image and a deep understanding of audiovisual communication. In 2015, I spent a year in Barcelona studying Comunicación Audiovisual at the Universitat de Barcelona. ​ From 2018 to 2023, I spent a total of three and a half years in Ghana, with short interruptions, where I not only broadened my professional perspectives but also gained valuable experience in international filmmaking. Since completing my studies I have been a freelance video producer and my work focuses on the production of image films for organizations and institutions, short documentaries and creative, artistic video works together with artists. My films operate at the interface between documentary and aesthetics - sometimes raw and direct, sometimes staged and experimental. I work as a cameraman and editor, develop visual concepts and tell stories that convey atmosphere and emotion. I have worked as a sound recordist for WDR, as a producer for Deutsche Welle and regularly work as an editor for Hessischer Rundfunk and a creative producer for SWR. I have experience of filming abroad in Ghana, Togo, Benin, the Czech Republic and Spain. Check my website for more: www.jakobgengenbach.de

Jakob Gengenbach-Fink

Hi, my name is Jakob Gengenbach-Fink, I am a video producer and I live in Frankfurt am Main. My creative career began with music - I first studied to become a music teacher at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK), specializing in drums, before turning my attention to film at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. At the Institute for Music and Media there, I developed my passion for the moving image and a deep understanding of audiovisual communication. In 2015, I spent a year in Barcelona studying Comunicación Audiovisual at the Universitat de Barcelona. ​ From 2018 to 2023, I spent a total of three and a half years in Ghana, with short interruptions, where I not only broadened my professional perspectives but also gained valuable experience in international filmmaking. Since completing my studies I have been a freelance video producer and my work focuses on the production of image films for organizations and institutions, short documentaries and creative, artistic video works together with artists. My films operate at the interface between documentary and aesthetics - sometimes raw and direct, sometimes staged and experimental. I work as a cameraman and editor, develop visual concepts and tell stories that convey atmosphere and emotion. I have worked as a sound recordist for WDR, as a producer for Deutsche Welle and regularly work as an editor for Hessischer Rundfunk and a creative producer for SWR. I have experience of filming abroad in Ghana, Togo, Benin, the Czech Republic and Spain. Check my website for more: www.jakobgengenbach.de

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February 22, 2026

Hi, my name is Jakob Gengenbach-Fink, I am a video producer and I live in Frankfurt am Main. My creative career began with music - I first studied to become a music teacher at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (HfMDK), specializing in drums, before turning my attention to film at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. At the Institute for Music and Media there, I developed my passion for the moving image and a deep understanding of audiovisual communication. In 2015, I spent a year in Barcelona studying Comunicación Audiovisual at the Universitat de Barcelona.

From 2018 to 2023, I spent a total of three and a half years in Ghana, with short interruptions, where I not only broadened my professional perspectives but also gained valuable experience in international filmmaking.

Since completing my studies I have been a freelance video producer and my work focuses on the production of image films for organizations and institutions, short documentaries and creative, artistic video works together with artists. My films operate at the interface between documentary and aesthetics - sometimes raw and direct, sometimes staged and experimental. I work as a cameraman and editor, develop visual concepts and tell stories that convey atmosphere and emotion.

I have worked as a sound recordist for WDR, as a producer for Deutsche Welle and regularly work as an editor for Hessischer Rundfunk and a creative producer for SWR.
I have experience of filming abroad in Ghana, Togo, Benin, the Czech Republic and Spain.

Check my website for more: www.jakobgengenbach.de

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Language

German
Fluent
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Sound Engineer at WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk)
March 1, 2017 - December 2, 2019
Daily reporting with a cameraman and an author. I was in charge of the sound recording and assisted the cameraman.
Video Producer at KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau)
February 3, 2026 - June 3, 2026
Realization from the concept to the final film of a 9-minute image film that clearly presents and explains the various KFW projects in Togo.
Concept and DoP (Director of Photography) at Goethe Universität Frankfurt
October 1, 2019 - February 3, 2020
Title of the film: Why get a Master's degree in American Studies at the IEAS in Frankfurt? I created a concept and filmed the video content.
Editor at Hessischer Rundfunk - hr (German TV channel)
March 2, 2026 - Present
I'm the editor of all different kinds of reports produced together with the authors for daily news.
Video Producer at Talmond GmbH
April 5, 2021 - July 5, 2026
Creation of a video that briefly and interestingly explains the tasks and the mission of Talmond. Talmond uses neglected and under-utilised crops from Ghana to create novel, healthy food products. By celebrating African ingredients and flavors, they are diversifying menus all over the world.
Editor at Refined Creative
October 4, 2021 - December 6, 2021
My task was to structure existing video material about 12 different projects focusing on the recent war-torn history and compensation of war victims in 4 West African countries, and to create four 5-minute films in which the projects of the respective countries are explained.
Author and Video producer at Deutsche Welle (DW)
March 7, 2022 - Present
I create reports for DW's format "77 percent", whose target group is Africa's young generation. The report is produced by me from the scratch to the final film.
Director and Video producer at Scholarships
April 4, 2022 - July 11, 2022
LABADI - sound of a neighborhood a film by Jakob Gengenbach A rooster crows, the muezzin calls, drums and melodies from afar, humans speaking in tongues, voices of children and teachers in the schoolyard, a young band playing fervently - sounds and noises, which cannot always be assigned to a source. The film „LABADI - sound of a neighborhood“ documents different people living in the Labadi neighborhood of Accra. This neighborhood of Ghana's capital is characterized by a variety of sounds and noises. A day's journey, in just under 30 minutes. The lives of the local people are made audible and visible through this film, through fixed image settings and without further comments. This allows the viewer to concentrate entirely on their own hearing and vision - and thus gets an insight into the diversity of the district. Scholarship | hessische Kulturstiftung and gvl Award winner | Lily Indie Film Fest Best Documentary Short | 8 & Halfilm Awards Selected | The Paus Premieres Festival Selected | Berlin Indie Film Festival Selected | Golden Giraffe International Film Festival Selected | Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival Selected | Your Way International Film Festival
Video producer at KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau)
August 1, 2023 - December 20, 2023
I produced a film for KfW in Ghana about their projects, which KfW co-finances. I produced everything from the concept development to the final film.
Video Producer at Talmond Limited
August 5, 2024 - October 21, 2026
Talmond is a female-led Ghanaian-German company bringing the world's first tropical almond and fonio milk to the home and global market. They are catering to a lactose-intolerant African demographic through nutritious diet diversity and unique flavours from Ghana. Talmond uses climate- and water-resilient crops, with focus on the neglected and under-utilised tropical almond and fonio, to promote biodiversity. They are the first to pioneer a new tropical almond agroforestry industry in Ghana, generating valuable knowhow to reimagine entire landscapes that are rooted in smallholder farmer inclusion and climate-resilience. I produced a mission film for Talmond that showcases their activities and mission.
Video producer at Fraunhofer Institute IGD
August 5, 2026 - Present
I produce for Fraunhofer IGD on request. This covers various areas. I produce image films, project videos, events and advertising films.
Video Producer at Noé (French NGO)
December 9, 2024 - February 9, 2025
I was contracted by Noé, a French non-profit organization that is active in Ghana and other countries. I filmed the projects in the Upper East and Western Regions of Ghana in which Noé is financially involved. The result is a 19-minute film about Noé's projects in Ghana.
Creative Producer at Südwest Rundfunk - SWR (German braodcast)
February 1, 2025 - Present
I'm the Creative Producer for different kinds of formats. My main task is to shorten long formats of any kind into short clips for different internet platforms.
Video Producer at Kirchentag and Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland - EKiR
February 6, 2026 - Present
Conceptual development and production of the trailer for the 2027 Church Congress in Düsseldorf. The final result had to be a trailer and several social media clips.

Education

Bachelor of Music at Institute for Music and Media
October 1, 2013 - December 1, 2018

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Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Government, Non-Profit Organization, Agriculture & Mining, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment