Matthäus Wörle
Field of Work
Director
Country
Germany
Biography
Matthäus Wörle was born in 1991. After graduating from high school, he studied journalism at the University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and received a video journalism scholarship from the Mediaschool Bayern. After that, he studied documentary film at the University of Television and Film Munich. He has worked for Süddeutsche Zeitung, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Nautilusfilm. Now he is a freelance director and video journalist. His films could be seen on television and have been screened and awarded at numerous national and international film festivals.
Director’s statement / Sample of Work / Showcase
Filmography
Lifetime, 2018, 9 min.
Sealand, 2020, 30 min.
Geamăna, 2022, 30 min.
Peace Lab, 2023,16 min.
Where we used to sleep, 2024, 82 min.
Awards
BAFTA - Student Award 2022 (Film: Geamăna / Category: Documentary / Shortlist)
German Human Rights Film Award 2022 (Film: Geamăna / Category: University / Winner)
DAfFNE - German Television Academy 2024 (Film: Geamăna / Category: Documentary / Nomination)
Grimme Award 2025 (Film: where we used to sleep / Category: Information & Culture / Nomination)
