Benedict Mirow

Benedict Mirow (born 1974 in Munich) is an ethnologist, film director and author. For many years, he made and produced documentaries on art and culture, as well as film portraits of artists such as Daniel Hope, Lang Lang and Paulo Coelho. His films received, among other distinctions, a Diapason d’Or, an International Classical Music Award and a KLASSIK ECHO. He also served as an ethnological adviser on Caroline Link’s Oscar-winning film “Nowhere in Africa.” Following periods in Africa and Vienna, he wrote fantasy novels for children.