I was born in the western countryside of Germany, so close to the Dutch border that the cows probably spoke two languages.

That rural start might not scream “future film editor,” but it gave me an eye for details and a love for stories hidden in plain sight. I believe that editing is not about control. It‘s about trust. Trusting the rhythm of a scene, the silence between words, the unexpected shift that turns something crafted into something real. What sets my work apart is not a signature style but a commitment to authenticity and narrative precision. I don’t cut to impress. I cut to uncover. My strongest tools are empathy, restraint, and the courage to let an image breathe.

Today, I’m a Berlin-based, award-winning editor, shaping images and sound into narratives that stick.
I do work with production companies such as Somesuch, Zauberberg, Stink Films, Tempomedia, Psyop, and Radical Media.

When I’m not cutting, I’m mentoring or judging, giving back to the creative community that fuels me.



AWARDS
2025 Tribeca - Best Branded Short Film
2025 Deutscher Werbepreis - Best Commercial & Media Award
2025 1.4 - Shortlisted - Documentary & Sport
2025 Berlin Commercial - Shortlisted: Editing & Use Of Sound
2024 Ciclope - GOLD - New Talent in Commercial
2024 CannesLions - Grand Prix For Good
2024 Young Directors Awards - 2x Silver
2024 New York Festival - GOLD
2023 Art Directors Club - 2x Shortlisted - Craft in Motion / Film: Editing
and more



DIRECTORS
Adam Munnings, Alex Göke, Anastasja Black, Camille Summers-Valli, Child., Colin Solal Cardo,Daniel Warwick, Dorian & Daniel, Felix Aaron, Franck Trozzo Kazagui, Giordano Maestrelli, Jonas Vahl, Nico Kreis, Niklas Hugo, Parker Schmidt, Peter Kaaden, Renee Maria Osubu, Sarah Blais, Sophia Banks, Stini Röhrs, Thomas Garber, Vitali Gelwich



CLIENTS
Adidas, Armani Beauty, Asics, BMW, Commerzbank, Dyson, Gore-Tex, Google, HBO, Hyundai, JBL, Leica, Mercedes Benz, Nike, Porsche, Rimowa, Supreme, Telekom, Versace Jeans Couture and more



PUBLICATIONS
2026 “335km” - Irregular Mag x Brixton
2024 LBB - “Germany Urges Voters to Challenge Autocratic Narratives”
2023 Carnale Room - NO I-D PARTY
2022 Afterwork - 9/10 Magazine
2022 Right Together - Wonderland
2022 Levitation - SLEEK
2020 Test & Recognise - Irregular Mag
2019 SKTWK - Place Skateboard Culture
2019 Vagabund - Irregular Mag
2019 Faces - Pocket Skate Mag
2017 E:6:A:7 - Irregular Mag



VOLUNTEERS
2026 Edit Workshop at UDK
2022 - 2024 Part of B.S.F.
2023 Judge at Berlin Film Week in the category ”Short Films”
2021 Mentor at TLNT & TLNT

©Simon Klinkertz, 2025