Konstantin Friedrich Flemig (born 1988) is a German director of documentary films.
Konstantin Flemig | |
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Born | Konstantin Friedrich Flemig (1988-09-21) 21 September 1988 (age 33) Stuttgart, Germany |
Citizenship | German |
Occupation | Film director |
Website | www |
Flemig was born near Stuttgart, Germany. He started filmmaking as a teenager, creating stunt videos and mockumenatries in the style of MTV Jackass.[1] For his application for film school, he travelled to Congo to make a film about a luxury restaurant.[2]
He attended the German School of Journalism before studying documentary filmmaking and screenwriting at the renowned Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.[3] For his film BilderKrieg - Picturing War he won the Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award[4] as well as the Special Mention Award at the International Open Film Festival.[5] The documentary about a young German war photographer was produced by German television SWR and was screened at multiple international film festivals.[6][7][8][9][10]
For his short documentary Exit Exit Exit, he took a course offered by the German Army for war correspondents. He is one of Werner Herzog's rogues, a group of young filmmakers who attended his Rogue Film School seminar.[1] The curriculum consists of topics like " the art of lockpicking", "the creation of your own shooting permits" and "Guerrilla tactics".[11]
After publicly criticizing the Turkish invasion of Syrian Afrin in 2018, Flemig received several death threats.[12]