Kevin Koch
Directing
Biography
Kevin is a writer and director based in Berlin and Ludwigsburg. Born in Munich, he grew up in the countryside near Lake Constance. Following social art projects in Indonesia and the Philippines, Kevin studied Media Science and Applied Media at the University of Bayreuth. Since 2020, he has been studying directing at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. During his studies, he attended the film school La Fémis in Paris as part of an exchange program. His French-German co-production PRINCE DE LA VILLE (2024) celebrated its world premiere at the 30th Sarajevo Film Festival and its German premiere at the 58th International Hof Film Festival. The film has since screened at Uppsala Short Film Festival, among others, and received a nomination for the Young C. Award at Civis Mediaprize 2025. OUT OF THE BLUE (2025), directed by Kevin within the framework of the Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris and co-produced by SWR and ARTE, premiered at the 59th International Hof Film Festival 2025, followed by a screening at Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2026. His latest short film MOTHER OF A SON (2026), co-produced with SWR, celebrated its world premiere at 48th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in the International Competition in 2026. Kevin is currently writing his first feature film DOGWHISTLE (WT), which has been selected for the Cutting Edge Talent Camp 2025 for early-stage script development. Furthermore, he will develop the script at LIM² | Less is more 2026 alongside 15 other directors from all over Europe.
Known For
A year after her son’s act of violence, a mother comes to terms with his actions, caught between unconditional love and the weight of his terrible legacy.
Mother of a Son
During lockdown, five friends who have moved to different cities after graduating from their high school play guessing games via Zoom. An unexpected twist puts the clique's friendship to the test.
Girl Who Cried Wolf
Kevin Hines hears voices due to auditory hallucinations that one day order him to end his life. A hand-drawn documentary about one of the few people to survive a jump from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Blessing in Disguise
Marie and her best friend Tara (both 17) are apprentices at a rural German hotel, passing the time with TikTok videos and dreams of viral fame. When a film shoot comes to the hotel, Marie is fascinated, Tara suspicious. After the main actress drops out, Marie seizes the chance to step in—only to realize too late that the shoot is a social media campaign for a far-right party. As Marie pushes her limits for attention and success, Tara tries to stop her, escalating to drastic measures. In the end, friendship and morality collide amid the chaos.
Out of the Blue
Hamid, 14, is growing up with his single mother in a suburb of Paris. The teenager has extended his family through his soccer team, where he takes on responsibility as the captain. One day, after years of absence, his Algerian father unexpectedly shows up at his training session. When he questions Hamid’s chosen family, Hamid starts doubting whether everyone really needs a biological father.
Prince de la Ville
Every Monday, Peter and a few friends meet in the Oberwelt club, a small storeroom in the middle of Stuttgart. There they painstakingly reenact well-known Hollywood movies. It quickly takes a few years to complete a film reenactment. In addition, the actors change constantly, so that sometimes more than 500 people are involved in a film.
A Place of Constant Struggle Against Entropy
Driven by her desire to make a fresh start, a young student gets involved in a strange admission ritual of the older students.
HAZE
Still Waters is a documentation of the destruction in the Ahr valley six months after the catastrophic flooding in the summer of 2021. In the bleak environment destroyed by masses of water, the population clings to small daily activities that promise hope and consolation.