FARIBA BUCHHEIM / DIRECTOR
Fariba Buchheim is an award-winning, internationally working director and author, born and raised in Switzerland, with Iranian, Polish, German and French roots.
She is drawn to emotional, character-led stories – to the moments where people are most honest, and most themselves.
In her commercial work, Fariba brings this sensibility to building a genuine bridge between product and audience: directing with empathy and emotional depth rather than selling at people. Her films are known for their authenticity and a quiet intimacy with the people in front of her camera – a way of getting close, and of turning real human experience into images that stay with you. Alongside this, she writes and develops her own documentary and series projects, several of which have been awarded at development and pitching stages.
Fariba studied directing at the University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) and is a trained TV journalist. She lives between Switzerland and Germany and works in German, English and French.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
MILK - A BREASTFEEDING JOURNEY
Cannes Lions - 3× Silver
Cannes Lions - 9× Shortlist
Young Director Award - Silver
1.4 Awards of Brilliant Filmmaking - Gold
The Lovie Awards - 3× Gold Lovies, 3× People’s Lovies
DEAR PANCREAS
New York Festivals – 3× Silver (Film Craft, Directing, Cinematography)
Aesthetica Film Festival – Official Selection
Spotlight Advertising Festival – Bronze
1.4 Award – Shortlist
Detmold International Short Film Festival – Official Selection
AUCTION SPOTTER - FIND YOUR ART
Clio Awards – Bronze, Film Craft: Direction
Andy Awards – Gold
Porsche Award – Nominee
The One Club for Creativity – Young Ones – Gold Cube
SKIN
Spotlight Festival – Audience Award Bronz
New York Festivals Advertising Awards – Student Direction Bronze
The One Club Young Ones – Film Craft, Direction Silver,
OTHER
Series Camp Cologne – Media4Mental Health – Winner with
Series Concept Nora sees (only a bit) red
Young Ones Portfolio – Winner, 2024
RTL / UFA Fiction – EPISODE1 Award – Winner (Series / Fiction)
ProSiebenSat.1 – Mainstream Award – Winner (Series / Fiction)
Next Generation Short Tiger – Winner, 2019 (FORMEN, Short Doc)
SGR SSR Directing Award, Basel – Nominee
FESTIVALS FICTION / DOCUMENTARY
Cannes Film Festival • International Short Film Festival Oberhausen • Hof International Film Festival • Warsaw Film Festival • Aesthetica Short Film Festival • Hamburg International Short Film Festival • Etiuda & Anima International Film Festival Kraków • shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival • IFF ZOOM-ZBLIŻENIA • Festival de Cine Alemán • Lyon Young Film Fest