Born in 1994, Hannah Schwarzl is a cinematographer based in Graz, Austria. She‘s been working as a cinematographer and camera operator since 2014 with credits for various independent narrative short films, documentaries and commercials. In 2018 she gained internship experience at the Otto Nemenz Camera Rental house in Los Angeles and after that, in 2019, went on to study Cinematography at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Germany, from which she graduated in 2024. Her recent credits as a cinematographer include both short and long form documentaries and narrative short films. Her work has been shown at festivals across the world, including CPH:DOX and DokFest Munich and has celebrated a nationwide theatrical release in Germany.
Hannah enjoys working across documentary, narrative and commercial, shooting both digital and on film. She has shooting experiences across Austria, Germany, India, UK, Ukraine and USA and is available for projects worldwide.
Languages
German (native) | English (expert) | French (beginner)
Special skills
Analog Film
Selected Credits
Finding Connection | feature documentary | D: Florian Karner | P: DOMAR Film GmbH | Germany | 2026
Mary, Mother of God | short film | D: Johannes Fröhlich | P: Farbsturm Film | Germany | 2024
What Stays | feature documentary | D: Lotta Pommerien | P: FABW | Germany | 2023
NYKE | feature documentary | D: Jannika Quaas | P: FABW & SWR | Germany | 2023
In Concrete | short documentary | D: Lotta Pommerien | P: FABW & SWR | Germany | 2022
Young Hot Couple | short film | D: David Weinand | P: FABW | Germany | 2022
So long, good times! | short documentary | D: Simon Schares | P: FABW | Germany | 2021
