Lea Dähne is part of a new generation of female cinematographers in German cinema, working between auteur filmmaking and commercial production. She focuses on narrative film and advertising and studied at the HFF Munich. Her feature debut as Director of Photography was the comedy “Zweigstelle” (dir. Julius Grimm), which premiered at the Munich International Film Festival and won the National Audience Award. “Run Me Wild” (dir. Catharina Lott) premiered in 2026 at the Max Ophüls Prize in competition and marks her graduation. She also works regularly in commercial productions.
Languages
German (nativ) | English (fluent) | Norwegian (basic)
Special skills
VFX | Color Grading | Generating AI Video | Multi-camera System | Intimacy Scenes
Selected Credits
Run Me Wild | feature film | D: Catharina Lott | P: Apollonia Film GmbH | Germany | 2025
Zweigstelle | feature film | D: Julius Grimm | P: WennDann Film GmbH | Germany | 2025
Zu gross für später | short film | D: Vincent Jost | P: WennDann Film GmbH | Germany | 2024
Becoming Bürgermeister*in? | short documentary | D: Bernhard Wohlfahrter, Paul Beck | P: Apollonia Film GmbH | Germany | 2024
FRANKY | short film | D: Catharina Lott | P: Headroom Film| Germany | 2023
Nine days in August | short film | D: Ella Knorz | P: Ella Knorz Produktion | Germany | 2023
