We are Franklin, a directing duo: female, queer, and mixed-cultured, inside and out of every box. Together, we create commercials. As solo artists, we individually direct documentaries and narrative films. (If 60 seconds aren’t enough for you, check out Anni’s and Linda’s feature works). We collaborate with creatives from diverse backgrounds and differing world views, but with the same common goal: to tell meaningful stories that connect people.
Anni Franke
Born in 1993, she speaks Khmer fluently and holds a degree in Cultural Anthropology & Southeast Asian Studies. She is based in both Germany and Cambodia. In her documentary work, Anni explores topics of religion, sexuality, and queer voices. She believes that vulnerability is our greatest strength as humans for fostering connection.
Linda-Shiva Klinkhammer
Born in 1993, she studied directing at the University of Television and Film Munich. Growing up in a German-Iranian family in Southern Germany, Linda explores post-migrant topics of identity and the humor of clashing mentalities in her fictional work. She passionately develops a variety of film formats for production companies, blending new aesthetics with realism.
Netflix
Levis
Dr. Hauschka
einhorn
WWF
ARD
BR
SWR
ARTE
BBC
RTL+
Aktion Mensch
Lufthansa
2024
Young Director Award, Cannes (Aktion Mensch)
Silver (Charity film)
Shortlist (Changing the world frame by frame)
ADC Award (Aktion Mensch)
Bronze (Brand Building > Filmische Dokumentation)
Bronze (Brand Building > Online-Film)
Bronze (Brand Building > Online-Film Serie)
Bronze (Film Craft > Casting )
Bronze (Activation > Advertising > Film)
Auszeichung in Publishing (Corporate Publishing > Dokumentation)
Auszeichnung in Film (Live Action Film >Dokumentation)
Deutscher Werbefilmpreis (Aktion Mensch)
Die Giraffe (Nachhaltigkeitspreis)
Spotlight Award (Aktion Mensch)
Gold (Web & Mobil)
Gold (Social Impact )
Gold (Social Impact)
2023
ADC*E, Barcelona (Netflix)
Gold (European Best Young Creative)
Shots Award EMEA, London (Netflix)
Silver (New Director of the Year)
Ciclope Festival, Berlin (Netflix)
Shortlist (New Talent in Direction)
London International Awards, London (Netflix)
Gold (Scripted Short)
Silver (Scripted Short)
Young Director Award, Cannes (Netflix)
Shortlist (Original Series)
Young Director Award (I think I hate my father), Cannes
Gold (Dreampitch)
ADC Talent Award, Hamburg (Dr. Hauschka)
Bronze (Filmcraft)
ADC Talent Award (Netflix)
Silver (Advertising Serial)
Gold (Communication Art)
Spotlight Student Award (Dr. Hauschka)
Bronze
Audience Silver
Spotlight Student Award (Netflix)
Gold
2022
Young Director Award, Cannes (Netflix)
Shortlist (best short over 6 minutes)
2021
Spotlight Student Award (Levi’s)
Bronze
ANDY Awards (Levi’s)
Student Shortlist
CLIO Awards (Levi’s)
Student Bronze
Deutscher Werbefilmpreis (Levi’s)
Newcomer Top Ten
ADC Young Ones (Levi’s)
Gold Cube (Filmcraft)
Merit (Advertising)
New York Festivals (Levi’s)
Bronze (Film)
Bronze (Direction)
Finalist (Editing)
Berlin fashion Film Festival (Levi’s)
Shortlist
Berlin Commercial Award (Levi’s)
Shortlist (Cultural Impact)
Shortlist (New Generation)
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards (Levi’s)
Silver (Corporate Filme)
CommAwards (Levi’s)
Gold (Film)
ADC Young Ones 2020 (einhorn condoms)
Silver Cube
Starter-Filmpreis 2021 (Mamanam)
Winner
23rd Festival universitario de cine y audiovisuales EQUINOXIO
Colombia
45th Filmfestival Weiterstadt
Germany
69th Filmkunstwochen München
Germany
Future Cuts Festival Dresden
Germany
2020
Spotlight Student Award (Save a Villain)
Audience Shortlist
Blaue Blume Award (einhorn condoms)
Nominated »best love story«
Spotlight Student Award (einhorn condoms)
Jury Bronze
Audience Gold
New York Festival (einhorn condoms)
Finalist
BAFTA Student Award (Mamanam)
Shortlist
SCANORAMA New Baltic Cinema (Mamanam)
Special mention
Festival du Filme Jeune de Lyon (Mamanam)
Prix On Vous Ment
Big Shorts Awards (Mamanam)
Nominated Best Cinematography
Vertical Movie Filmfestival (Remote Love)
Best Actress Lea van Acken
41. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Germany
26. Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
Germany
Bundesfestival Junger Film
Germany
Short to the Point ISFF Awards Romania
Festival du Filme Jeune de Lyon
France
19. FILMZ Festival des deutschen Kinos
Germany
Vertical Movie Filmfestival
Italy
Vertifilm
Czech Republic
Linea D’Ombra Festival
Italy
Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Lietuva
Filmfest exground 33
Germany
43rd Poitiers Filmfestival
France
2019
Flimmern & Rauschen Filmfestival
Germany
54th AFO Filmfestival 2019 (Analog Astronaut)
Winner – Best Documentary
12. Filmzeit Kaufbeuren
Germany
17th Bogotá Short Film Festival
Colombia
Kurzfilmbühne München
Germany
2017
18. Bunter Hund Internationales Kurzfilmfest
Germany
15. LA.MEKO internationales Kurzfilmfestival
Germany
Los Angeles Cinefest
USA
2016
Shorts at moonlight
Germany
Great Lakes International Filmfestival
USA
L-Mag
LGBT in Kambodscha, Interview mit Annika Franke
Sat1 Bayern
BR Kultur Bühne
Polyloge Welt der Quarantäne-Videocalls
SWR TV
Weltfrauentag – Portrait über Linda Klinkhammer
Am Wochenende
Szenen aus dem Alltag – eine ungewöhnliche WG
Rhein-Zeitung
über die Premiere von »Am Schluss wird’s bunt«
Die Rheinpfalz
Völkerfreundschaft – Linda Klinkhammer über »Am Schluss wird’s bunt«
SWR TV
Erstlingswerke der Franklin Film
SWR TV
Linda Klinkhammer & Annika Franke zu Besuch im Studio
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