Watch Film And TV Now’s interview with editor Christophe Wermke about his work on the Oscar-nominated short documentary THREE SONGS FOR BENAZIR.
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Hans Christoph Wermke is a director and film editor based in Berlin, Germany and Los Angeles. His credits include an array of feature films, shorts and documentaries.
He most recently edited Netflix’s Oscar-shortlisted documentary short Three Songs for Benazir, which premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and won the Jury Award for Best Short.
Check out some stills from THREE SONGS FOR BENAZIR here:
Christoph’s work on the film earned him an ASE Award nomination from the Australian Screen Editors for Best Editing in a Documentary/Series. He has edited numerous award-winning and nominated films, including Krieg which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Watch the Trailer for THREE SONGS FOR BENAZIR here:
In addition to editing, Christoph is a successful film and TV director. His German language short film Escape! (Abhaun!), won multiple awards on the European festival circuit including Best Short Film at the Dresden Film Festival; the Munich Film Festival’s Short-Tiger Short Film Award; the Jameson Short Film Award at the Hamburg International Short Film Festival, and was nominated for the German Short Film Award.
He is preparing his first feature film to direct in 2023 in Germany. Christoph’s background as a director gives him a unique knowledge and approach to collaborating with other directors and editing their films. His editing style is patient – giving images the space to breathe on screen – while staying true to the director’s vision.
