LEONARD LOKAI

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

Bachelor of Arts in Editing in 2014 under the direction of Barbara Hennings and André Bendocchi-Alves at ifs – international filmschool cologne.

Master of Arts in Cinematography in 2018 under the direction of Judith Kaufmann and Achim Poulheim at HMS – Hamburg Media School.

During his studies of Cinematography Leonard was tutored by DoPs such as Rainer Klausmann, Benedict Neuenfels, Hagen Bogdanski, Matthias Bolliger and of course his Professors Judith Kaufmann and Achim Poulheim.

FILMOGRAPHY (selection)

2019 KIPPA

Winner – Civis Media Prize europe 2019

Winner – Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis 2019

Winner – Shorts. Filmfestival Offenburg 2019 (Audience & Jury Award)

winner – Kultcrossing filmfestival cologne 2019

winner – Kunstgriffrolle Heide 2019

Winner – Shorts at moonlight Frankfurt 2019

Winner – Mind the Indy Film Festival Plowdid 2019

nominated – Cleveland jewish filmfest 2019

nominated – inventa un film Lenola 2019

nominated – Two riversides Film Festival Dwa Brzegi 2019

nominated – internationales FIlmfest Emden-norderney 2019

nominated – international filmfestival landau 2019

2018 KIPPA - THE DOCUMENTARY

TV AIRING and streaming ON “PHOENIX” – 2019

2017 QUICK'N'CLEAN

Winner – zeise shortfilm slam 2018

Winner – Reggio Film FEstival 2018

Nominated – international filmfestival landau 2019

Nominated – ECU -the european independent filmfestival 2018

nominated – early bird film festival 2018

nominated – ikff hamburg 2018

nominated – kinofest lünen 2018

TV Airing and streaming on “BR” – 2018 & 2019

2017 MASKS

Nominated – Busho film festival 2018

TV AIRING AND streaming on “bR” – 2018

2015 GOOD LUCK

Krakow Film market – 2016