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HARRY BESEL
DIRECTOR I WRITER I PRODUCER

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SHOWREEL

DIRECTOR I WRITER I PRODUCER

Harry Besel is a film director born in Kazakhstan and raised in Kassel, Germany.

He studied Visual Communication with a focus on Film at the Kunsthochschule Kassel.

 

His work blends fictional, documentary, and experimental storytelling. His short film “GRENZER – A Border Tale” was screened at KURZSUECHTIG in Leipzig (2024) and the Landshut Short Film Festival (2025), while Kugelmensch (2019), a 16mm experimental film, earned him selection as a “Hessen Talent” in 2020.

 

In addition to his own projects, he worked as assistant director to Bertrand Mandico

(Le Lunes Amères, 2023) and as a production assistant on Tom Schreiber’s feature film “Beautiful Souls” (2024). In 2025, Besel completed his graduation film “Risen from Ruins” (Auferstanden aus Ruinen) – a 20-minute historical short currently in the festival distribution phase.

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LATEST FESTIVALS

25th Landshut Short Film Festival

Official Selection // In competition at "D-A-CH" section

GRENZER - A BORDER TALE

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KURZSUECHTIG - MITTELDEUTSCHES KURZFILMFESTIVAL 2024
World Premiere // In competition for "Best Fiction"

GRENZER - A BORDER TALE

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