Daniel Andreas Sager is a Film Director, Journalist and Producer. He has directed Cinema and TV-Documentaries in Iran, Israel, Kenya, Kamerun, Mauritania, Mexico, Russia, Germany and many other countries. In his films Daniel brings personal stories with deep political context by means of unconventional imagery to life. His genuine affinity with people, coupled with a mature grasp of narrative, has led to individual handwriting and films of cinematic style. For his films Daniel has received international awards.
His new film BEHIND THE HEADLINES about the investigative journalists of the Süddeutsche Zeitung and their global researches, will be released in German and Austrian cinemas in spring 2021.
As a Journalist Daniel reports for different international television broadcasters. He reported from the US-Mexican boarder about human trafficking, from Iran about the strict social media policy, from Kenya about international drug dealers and slum gangs or from Germany about corona patients in a lung clinic on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
Daniel graduated from the renowned Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg and was awarded a scholarship to study one year at the UCINE in Buenos Aires.
Before he studied Social Anthropology and Philosophy in Leipzig, Germany.
Worked for
ZDF, ARD, ARTE, Deutsche Welle, SWR, RBB, Die Zeit, SWR2 Radio
Awards & Acknowledgements
Juliane Barthels Media Award, Germany, Category: Online, 2017
Best Film Award at the Film Festival de San Lorenzon, Paraguay 2017
Docunexion Scholarship at Documentary Film Festival of Mexico, 2016
Nipkow Scholarship, 2016
Best Director Award at the Film Festival Zimbabwe 2016
Future Docs Scholarship at Watch-Docs Film Festival in Warsaw
Best Film Award Al Jazeera Film Festival 2014
First Steps Award, Germany 2015
Best Documentary Award at Open Eyes Film Festival, Germany 2014
Best Director Award at Cine Maiubit Film Festival, Rumania 2014
Docu-Village Scholarship at the Film Festival Haifa, Israel 2013
Best Film Award at Kurzsüchtig Film Festival, Germany 2012
Best Film Award at Localize Film Festival, Germany 2011