Jonathan Brunner

Director, Screenplay, Director of photography, Editing, Producer

Biography

Jonathan Brunner, born in 1996, is a documentary and advertising director. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Media Design at Hochschule Mainz in 2020 and has been studying Documentary Directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg since autumn of the same year. His documentary "Border Conversations" won multiple awards, including the "Deutscher Wettbewerb Kurzfilm" section at DOK Leipzig 2022, the Student Award at Dok.fest Munich 2024, and the CIVIS Young C. Award 2023. Additionally, the movie was classified as "particularly valuable".

Jonathan has been working as a freelance director, cinematographer and editor since 2018.

Source: 19. LICHTER Filmfest Frankfurt International

Filmography

2025
  • Director
  • Producer
2024
  • Director
  • Director of photography
2023
  • Director
  • Editing
  • Producer
2022
  • Director
2021/2022
  • Director
  • Screenplay
2020
  • Director of photography
2018
  • Director of photography
  • Editing