Short Bio
Jakob Michal is a Berlin-based director and editor whose portfolio spans documentaries, fictional films, commercials, music videos, and illustrations. Since October 2023, he has been studying directing at Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. He always welcomes opportunities for collaboration, so feel free to reach out.
Selected Commercial Clients
Ferrero | P&G | LIDL | EDEKA | McDonalds | Montblanc | TESA | Miele | DuMont | Grohe | Kludi | NXP | Bechstein | Sonor | Hohner | Studio DWAS | Demodern | Deichkind | Wodka Gorbatschow | Michelob | Biogen | Wöhner | IT Cosmetics
Film Festivals
Niedersachsen Filmklappe
Heide-Wendland Filmklappe
Tinder Bio
As a kid, Jakob spent way too much time on Youtube. Fortunately, watching silly videos eventually led to making silly videos. An especially silly music video short [↑] won two small awards and got him his first internship at the internationally acclaimed film production company The Marmalade [↑].
At said company, Jakob edited his way from making ofs to full scale TV-commercials. He then went on to become an in-house director and cinematographer for guerilla-style low-budget projects as well as high-end campaigns. But don’t ask which are which…
In 2019 Jakob decided to become a freelancer and formed a directing and cinematography duo with his colleague and friend Jonathan Gustin. As FLICK [↑] they create commercials, online media and music videos.
Since October 2023 Jakob studies directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF [↑] where he is currently working on his next fictional short film.