Anna Schmidt is an award-winning director, writer and producer whose documentaries have been screened successfully in cinemas, on television and at major international festivals worldwide. With a strong sense for relevant stories, her films combine music, history and society into emotionally powerful and visually striking works.

KNOWN FOR

Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki
2014
Heinrich Schütz - Der Begründer der deutschen Barockmusik
2022
Das Auge Afrikas: Der Filmpionier Hans Schomburgk
2020
Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers
2020
Women and Cars: The Story of an Underestimated Liaison
2022
Being Hipp – First Lady of European Jazz
2026
Heinrich Schütz : The founder of German Baroque music
2022
Living Bach
2023

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
8
Writing
4
2026
Being Hipp – First Lady of European Jazz
Director
2023
Living Bach
Director
2022
Women and Cars: The Story of an Underestimated Liaison
Director
2022
Heinrich Schütz - Der Begründer der deutschen Barockmusik
Director
2022
Heinrich Schütz : The founder of German Baroque music
Director
2020
Das Auge Afrikas: Der Filmpionier Hans Schomburgk
Director
2020
Reunification in the Ice: The Story of the Last GDR Antarctic Explorers
Director
2014
Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki
Director