contact:
Karol Lindholm
e-mail: karol.lindholm@gmail.com
+49 151 19448297
BIO:
Karol Lindholm, filmmaker and festival curator was born in 1990 in the Polish city of Koszalin, just a stone’s throw from the sea. His life has been a journey across modern Europe, living in Germany, Poland, and Denmark, with roots in Sweden.
At the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School at Silesia University, he earned a Master of Art in Cinematography and Photography. He also graduated in Screenwriting and Directing from the Wajda School and Studio through the Ekran+ program. His last feature film project has been part of the Camerimage Talent Demo Program and Berlinale Talents. Now based in Berlin, Lindholm works across various fields, including documentaries and fiction.
His short films have been screened and awarded at various film festivals and featured in art galleries. Lindholm is also associated with one of the biggest independent film festivals in the USA. He has been part of the programming team for the short documentary competition at the Slamdance Film Festival since 2020.
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:
"An unflinching look at a provocative public dissection of a ‘surplus’ zoo lion" / Aeon Worldwide Science Magazine
"Karol Lindholm na Fali" / Society of Polish Filmmakers Magazine
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