Linus von Stumberg
Editor, Screenwriter, Actor, Director
Born in 1996 in Göttingen, Germany. He worked as an international dancer and choreographer before he began his film studies at the ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts) in 2019. His debut short film LION'S CAGE (2022) screened at Camerimage. He directed the award winning music video SUNSHADES. SYNCOPE (2023) is a short thriller about dance for which he wrote the screenplay, directed the film and played the antagonistic choreographer. SYNCOPE was honoured several times including at the Max Ophüls Prize and in Sapporo, Japan.
Awards
(a selection)
- 2023
- Sapporo, Sapporo International Short film Festival and Market, Best Screenplay (Winner) in Syncope