‏Jan Zabeil‏

Born in Berlin in 1981, Jan Zabeil studied at the University of Film and Television in Potsdam-Babelsberg. In 2007-2008 his short films "L.H.O." and "Was Weiss Der Tropfen Davon" screened at over hundred international film festivals and were awarded with several prizes. His debut feature "The River Used To Be A Man" premiered in Toronto in 2011. The film won "Best New Director" at San Sebastian IFF and "Best Cinematography" at the German Critics Association, among other awards. The film was screened at art institutions as MoMA - NYC, Mexican National Cinemateque, Deutsche Kinemathek. "Three Peaks" premiered 2017 in Locarno.