Marten Persiel

Originally from Berlin, Marten Persiel studied Film and Screenplay at the HfBK Hamburg, at Portsmouth University and at Westminster University in London. He spent some years travelling through England, Spain, Brazil and the Philippines, before returning to his birthplace Berlin in 2009, bringing home four documentaries, countless award-winning commercials and an excellent network of filmmakers and producers all around the world.

Persiel’s trademarks are his close bonds with his protagonists and his very own, off-key aesthetics. He always searches for unusual, less restrictive narrative formats to tell his stories.

Marten directs commercials, music videos and documentaries. His Film This Ain’t California has won a host of international awards and was released in cinemas worldwide.