FARIBA BUCHHEIM / DIRECTOR
Fariba Buchheim is an award-winning director and author born and raised in Switzerland, with Iranian, Polish, German and French roots. Her work includes the three-time Silver Cannes Lions winning campaign Breastmilk Money (MILK), for which she wrote and directed, as well as a Silver Young Director Award. Her work has also been honored at the Webby Awards, New York Festivals, The Young Ones, Spotlight Festival, the ANDYs and 1.4 Awards.
Fariba’s work is known for its authenticity, emotional depth and cinematic storytelling. She has a strong ability to create intimacy with her protagonists and translate human experiences into visually striking narratives. Alongside her commercial work, she develops and directs documentary films and series projects, several of which have received multiple awards in development and pitching stages. Her documentary work has screened at international festivals including Hofer Filmtage, the Oscar-qualifyingInternational Short Film Festival Oberhausen and the BAFTA-qualifying
Aesthetica Film Festival.
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
MILK - A BREASTFEEDING JOURNEY
(BREASTMILK MONEY)
3× Silver - Cannes Lions | 9× Shortlist - Cannes Lions | Young Director Award - Silver | 1.4 Awards of Brilliant Filmmaking - Gold | The Lovie Awards - 3× Gold Lovies, 3× People’s Lovies
DEAR PANCREAS
Aesthetica Film Festival – Official Selection (Academy Award Qualifying) | Spotlight Advertising Festival – Bronze, Social Impact | 1.4 Award – Shortlist | New York Festivals – 3× Silver (Film Craft, Directing, Cinematography) | 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 Bronze, 2020 | New York Festivals Advertising Awards – Student Direction Bronze, 2020 | The One Club Young Ones – Film Craft Direction Silver, 2020
OTHER
Series Camp Cologne – Media4Mental Health – Winner (Series Concept “Nora sees (only a bit) red”) | Young Ones Portfolio – Winner, 2024 | RTL / UFA Fiction – EPISODE1 Award – Winner (Series) | ProSiebenSat.1 – Mainstream Award – Winner (Series) | Next Generation Short Tiger – Winner, 2019 (FORMEN, Short Doc) | SGR SSR Directing Award, Basel – Nominee