About

Director Patrick Kohl  standing in the nature, looking at a monitor screen to check the frame of the picture.

Intro

My name is Patrick Hasso Kohl. I am a Berlin, Dakar and Cape Town based film director and producer with 15 years experience, specializing in authentic, high-end, non-fictional content productions, and selected commercial collaborations. I am a member of the International Documentary Association (IDA) and Documentary Producers Alliance (DPA).

Heartfelt. ambitious. sharp. eloquent. compassionate.

A multiple award-winning career led to being distributed on all major networks such as Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV+, ARD+, and WaterBear Network. I have travelled, worked, listened, learned (and sometimes lived) in more than 30 countries around the globe, collaborating with passionate and like-minded professionals.

My intention is to start a fire, create excitement, and awareness. Intimate storytelling is my feather, cinematic visualization my sword. I enjoy working with honest humans. Humans, who not only transform their surroundings towards a more positive future - they want to rewrite narratives with the power and the spirit to open up our hearts and minds again. Together we can build true, lasting, and meaningful relationships.

Clients & Collabs

FEATured on: NETFLIX, PRIME VIDEO, APPLE+, WATERBEAR, ARD+, WDR

AUDI

PORSCHE

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM

KONRAD-ADENAUER-FOUNDATION

rosa-luxemburg-foundation

PricewaterhouseCoopers

ea sports & sony playstation

WINTERBERG TOURISM

LANDESSPORTBUND BERLIN

Nordic Embassies BERlin

nationalpark hunsrück

FASHION REVOLUTION South africa

huge brooklyn / London

DIFFFERENT berlin

fairpicture - switzerland

saferworld - london

Awards & Accolades

2024 - Selection

AWARD WINNER FOR Best Travel Commercial @ Tourist film festival international, Nicosia, Cyprus

official selection for best tourism commercial @ golden palms award, ca, usa

2023 - Selection

OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR BEST SHORT DOCumentary @ Beverly hills film festival, ca, USA

AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SHORT DOC @ Global Cinema Film Festival of Boston, ma, USA

OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR BEST SHORT DOC @ IntL. Migration & Enviromental Film Festival, kitchener, on, canada

2022 - Selection

AWARD WINNER FOR BEST PRODUCER
@ Venice Shorts Festival, CA, usa

4x Award Winner FOR BEST SHORT DOC, BEST PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & EDIT @ INDIE-X FILM FESTIVAL, USA

AWARD WINNER FOR Best Travel Commercial @ Tourist film festival international, Nicosia, Cyprus

2x Nominee for best short documentary & best human rights doc @ Montréal Independent Film Festival, qc, USA

2021 - Selection

AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FEature documentary @ Canadian Diversity Film Festival, TORONTO, ON, canada

OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR BEST FEature documentary @ SAN  FRANCISCO  INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL, CA, USA

2x Award Winner FOR BEST DIRECTOR & BEST SHORT DOC
@ INDEPENDENT SHORTS AWARDS, USA

2020 - Selection

2x WINNEr FOR Best Doc and Best cinematography @ Geelong biennale, vc, australia,

award winner for best feature documentary @ New York International Film Awards, ny, usa

AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY NOVEMBER @ LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL, CA, USA

AWARD WINNER FOR BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY @ CHicago indie film festival, il, USA

pre 2020 - Selection

2015 Shortlist Digital Communications Award

2014 Shortlist GERMAN ONLINE COMMUNICATION AWARD DPOK

2012 Shortlist GERMAN ONLINE COMMUNICATION AWARD DPOK

2011 2nd Price German football associaton SHORT FILM awards

Surfer in Front of Beach filmed by a camera man.

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