Lea Becker

Lea Becker is a writer and director, working both in fiction and non-fiction for television and the big screen. In 2020, Lea directed three episodes of the new Netflix show KITZ and three episodes of SOKO (Potsdam) - one of the longest-running German crime series, after having directed three episodes in 2019. That year she also wrote and directed the feature-length documentary A Perfect Run, commissioned by the German public broadcaster ZDF. It was her film school thesis. In the same year, her documentary web series TRUE STORIES was licensed to Samsung TV, which has generated millions of views. Since 2015, Lea has created, produced and shot around 100 episodes. In 2016, Lea wrote, produced and directed the acclaimed short film JENNY. It was nominated for the 2017 German Short Film Award and the Best Short Film Award at the Film Festival Max Ophüls Preis. It won the Newcomer Award for Best Actor and the Bavarian Film Commission Award. Shortly after, she was offered to create, write and direct the miniseries Hit And Run in 2018. Many of Lea's films have been invited to international film festivals - most notably the Berlinale Drama Series Days. At the Stockholm International Film Festival in 2013, Lea won the Online Audience Award for her debut documentary short, Swear. Lea holds a BA from the University of the Arts London and the Cooper Union in New York and an MA from the University of Television and Film Munich (almuni: Wolfgang Petersen, Bernd Eichinger, Florian Henckel VOA Donnersmarck). Lea is represented by Monika Conti of Writers and Directors.