Michael Ciesielski — Profile

Michael Ciesielski is a director and screenwriter from Bitterfeld, Germany. His stories put people under pressure, bringing psychological tension and dark humour to the contradictions of his eastern German roots.

After training at SWR and working as a cinematographer, he studied feature-film directing at HFF Munich. His short film Kleinheim was nominated for the German Short Film Award and received the City of Munich’s Starter Film Award. He is currently developing feature films and series.