Morgan Knibbe

Biography

Morgan graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2012 with his short experimental film A Twist in The Fabric of Space. It was selected for the International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam (IDFA) and won a so called Wildcard by the Netherlands Film Fund. His short film Shipwreck was awarded a Silver Leopard at the Locarno IFF 2014 (Switzerland). In addition, the film was nominated for a European Film Award, received the Golden Mikeldi for Best Documentary at Zinebi Bilbao (Spain), a Special Jury Mention at AFI FEST (USA), a Special Jury Mention at Camerimage (Poland) and won the main prize for Best Documentary at Flickerfest (Australia).  His first feature film entitled Those Who Feel the Fire Burning, which revolves around the lives of refugees at the borders of Europe, has been nominated for Best International Film at IDFA 2014.