contact:
Karol Lindholm 
e-mail: karol.lindholm@gmail.com
 +49 151 19448297


BIO: 
Karol Lindholm is a filmmaker and festival curator, born in Koszalin, Poland. His life has taken him across Europe, living in Germany, Poland, and Denmark, with family roots in Sweden. Now based in Berlin, he works in both documentary and fiction. He earned a Master of Arts in Cinematography and Photography from the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at the University of Silesia and later completed the Ekran+ program in Screenwriting and Directing at the Wajda School and Studio. 
His short films In a Lion and The Last Whistle have been screened at international festivals, won awards, and been exhibited in art galleries worldwide. His most recent feature film project has been developed within Berlinale Talents and the Camerimage Talent Demo. Since 2021, Lindholm has also been part of the programming team for the short documentary competition at Slamdance Film Festival, one of the leading independent film festivals in the United States.


Selected Awards and Nominations:

Main Prize - Best Short Fiction Film / Long Story Short FF / for "The Last Whistle" / Wroclaw 2022
Best Fiction Debut / Kinoproba International Film Festival / for "The Last Whistle"  / Yekaterinburg 2021
Grand Prix / La Cabina – Festival Internacional de Migmetratges / for "The Last Whistle" / Valencia 2021
Best Documentary Film Award / Vilnus Short Film Festival / for "In a Lion" / Vilnus 2020
Green Film Award / InterFilm Berlin / for "In a Lion" / Berlin 2019
Best International Short Film Award / Ânûû-rû Âboro International Documentary FF / for "In a Lion" / New Caledonia 2019
Best Cinematography /Polish Independent Cinema Award Jan Machulski - in the category: Best Cinematography / for Martyna Jakimowska  "The Last Whistle" / Warszawa 2022 
Nominaton for Best Documentary Film / Polish Independent Cinema Award Jan Machulski / for "In a Lion" / Warszawa 2020
Silver Tadpole in student etudes competition / International Camerimage International Film Festival / “Summer” DoP Martyna Jakimowska / Bydgoszcz 2016

PRESS:
        "Karol Lindholm na Fali" / Society of Polish Filmmakers Magazine

OTHER RECENT PROJECTS: 
THE BEST / Feature Documentary / Story of ultraswimmer Karolina Szczepaniak / 2025
PROJECT ASGAARD / Commercial Documentary / A cinematic brand short film created for a world leader in laser and fiber technology / TBA /2025
Joolz Gale & Brussels Philharmonic / multicamera concert recording / 2025
documentART / FILM FESTIVAL / PROGRAMMER for International competition / 2025
SONIC FRAMES / podcast and masterclass series in Pastishe International / 2025


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