May • 2022
Steve is real pro, dedicated, skilful and friendly. He captured fantastic footage as requested and had a superb attitude for the work.
Steve W.
Barcelona, Spain
1 review$800 - $2000 / Day
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I’m an award-winning filmmaker based in Barcelona, Spain, with a focus on crafting emotional, authentic stories that inspire. Originally from Freiburg, Germany, I started my career in business informatics (B.Sc.) and worked for four years as a software engineer before following my true passion for film. At 25, I refined my directing and cinematography skills at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, where I earned a scholarship to study cinematography in the masterclass program at La Fémis in Paris. During film school, I directed my debut feature, Flying Revolution, a documentary about Germany’s Flying Steps Dance Crew, which won international awards and topped the iTunes documentary charts. After graduation, I moved to the Philippines and launched KAIZEN STUDIO, my own boutique production company. Through collaborations with talented artists across Europe and Southeast Asia, KAIZEN STUDIO produces branded content, documentaries, and storytelling projects with a global reach.
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Produced for Red Bull
Red Bull / Roots of my Rhythm Documentary
A branded content documentary for Red Bull TV about the Red Bull Dance Athlete Majid Kessab. After winning two World Champion titles and experiencing a outstanding stream of success, German hip-hop dancer Majid Kessab follow his desire to uncover his suppressed identity as a Kurd. The rhythm of his feet beats like the drums of his ancestors, leading him on a deeper search for the influence and purpose of his dance to Northern Kurdistan, where he rediscovers a lost connection to his homeland and experience the story of his father, a proud Kurd who had to leave his home and family to ensure their safety. For Majid, this journey is a transformative experience, one that reconnects and underscores the deeper meaning behind his dance. Finding his purpose in creating a brighter future, where his art form can bring hope and healing to the world.
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Produced for Flying Steps Production GmbH
Flying Steps Diploma
Promotion video for Flying Steps Diploma education program. The video was created for the Flying Steps Diploma website. Flying Steps Diploma is the first 360° street and funkstyle education in europe that follows a holistic approach from dance to business. www.flyingsteps.education
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Produced for Flying Steps Production GmbH
Red Bull Flying Illusion France Tour Promo
Official France Tour Promo Clip of Red Bull Flying Illusion. The show by FLYING STEPS. Director: Steve Won Editor: Tobias Wilhelmer Sound Design: Marco Schnebel Narrator: Tisme aka Abraham Diallo Customer: Red Bull France For more information about the show visit the Homepage: flyingillusion.redbull.com/ flyingsteps.com redbull.com Produced by KAIZEN STUDIO
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Produced for Studio Canal
Studio Canal TVC - Fly
TVC for german TV channel Pro7 in cooperation with Studio Canal. To advertise the new upcoming cinema dance movie FLY.
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Produced for The Panje Project
Panje (NGO)
AWARDS YDA - Young Directors Award Cannes - Silver (Changing the world frame by frame) Berlin Commercial Shortlisted - Cultural Impact Berlin Commercial Shortlisted - Cinematography Berlin Commercial Shortlisted - Color Grading Berlin Commercial Shortlisted - Sound & Music With free swim classes, three brave women of three different generations are fighting to change the old cultural picture of the women in Zanzibar. Many women on the island still don´t know how to swim even when some of them working in the sea. Or traveling the sea by boat. The last decades many boat incidents happened where only men was able to safe themselves. The project PANJE by a local charity foundation in Zanzibar wants to educate and inspire women to take action. With free swim classes for young and old, they learn to feel safe and connected to the sea. The picture of the women floating in the water symbolizes their empowerment. World Drowning Prevention Day, declared through the April 2021 UN General Assembly resolution A/75/L.76 “Global drowning prevention”, is held annually on 25 July. This global advocacy event serves as an opportunity to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities and offer life-saving solutions to prevent it. An estimated 235,600 people drown every year, and drowning is among the ten leading causes of death for children aged 5-14 years. More than 90% of drowning deaths occur in rivers, lakes, wells, domestic water storage vessels and swimming pools in low- and middle-income countries, with children and adolescents in rural areas disproportionately affected. Director: Steve Won Production Company: Rocket Film feat. Kaizen Studio Producer: Kerstin Reulen, Ricardo Colacurcio, Christopher Novak Director of Photography: Jonas Schneider Sound: Simon Peter Editor: Georg Bungard Assistant Editor: Mia Salazar Sound Design & Mastering: Marco Schnebel Music Composer: Insightful Finishing Producer: Anna Kelma | Company 3 Colorist: Joseph Bicknell | Company 3 Local Assistant: Muhammad, Iss-haka Hussein Abdulla, Ali Sheha Ndunde, Majid Badru Abound special thanks for supporting our film project: Company 3 I AM STUDIO Octamas AG Royal Film Company GmbH #yda #youngdirectorsaward #cannes #DrowningPrevention #who #DrowningPreventionDay
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5.0 Produced for Jist Studios
Cam op to capture beautiful footage of industry exhibition
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