Safien van Westing

Directing

Safien van Westing

Born

2003-10-28 (23)

Place of birth

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Known for

Directing

Credits

4 titles

Safien is a young director born and raised in Amsterdam. She attended an arts-focused high school, where she began writing and directing her first short films. In 2021, after graduating, she moved to Denmark to study at the European Film College, further developing her voice as a filmmaker. After completing her studies, Safien relocated to Berlin, where she spent three years working at the international production company ANORAK Film. During her time there, the company produced and financed her short film Philophobic. The film screened at international festivals, including New York Film Week, and earned Safien the Best Young Filmmaker award at the Wimbledon Short Film Festival. Sh…

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Film credits

Behind the camera