Frederike Migom is a director and screenwriter. She completed her education at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, before studying at the école Superieure d'Etudes Cinématographiques in Paris.
Her feature debut Binti (2019) had it's North-American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2020, screened at more than 45 festivals worldwide winning multiple awards such as the ECFA award for Best European Film for young audiences 2020 and the Golden Lion at Cinekid in 2019. Binti was released in many countries, both in cinema's and online.
Prior to Binti, Frederike's short film Nkosi Coiffure (2015) screened at many festivals worldwide among which the Tribeca Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival, and has won multiple awards.
In 2020, Frederike co-wrote and directed an episode for the mini-series Lockdown (2021), a ‘corona-proof’ series for Flemish television. Also in 2020 she wrote and directed the short documentary ANGRY (BOOS) (2021) as part of the series ket&doc, for Flemish television.
Currently, Frederike is developing her 2nd feature film Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Sorry (Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays) with the support of the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF). The film is the adaptation of the successful novel by Bart Moeyaert. Moeyaert has won many awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, world's most prestigious award for youth literature. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Sorry will be produced by De Mensen.
Additionally, Frederike is writing Jessie, an original feature length screenplay co-written with Dutch screenwriter Emily Reekers.
Jessie has received script funding from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF).
Her feature debut Binti (2019) had it's North-American premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2020, screened at more than 45 festivals worldwide winning multiple awards such as the ECFA award for Best European Film for young audiences 2020 and the Golden Lion at Cinekid in 2019. Binti was released in many countries, both in cinema's and online.
Prior to Binti, Frederike's short film Nkosi Coiffure (2015) screened at many festivals worldwide among which the Tribeca Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival, and has won multiple awards.
In 2020, Frederike co-wrote and directed an episode for the mini-series Lockdown (2021), a ‘corona-proof’ series for Flemish television. Also in 2020 she wrote and directed the short documentary ANGRY (BOOS) (2021) as part of the series ket&doc, for Flemish television.
Currently, Frederike is developing her 2nd feature film Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Sorry (Everyone’s Sorry Nowadays) with the support of the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF). The film is the adaptation of the successful novel by Bart Moeyaert. Moeyaert has won many awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, world's most prestigious award for youth literature. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Tegenwoordig heet iedereen Sorry will be produced by De Mensen.
Additionally, Frederike is writing Jessie, an original feature length screenplay co-written with Dutch screenwriter Emily Reekers.
Jessie has received script funding from the Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF).
