Safien van Westing
Biography
Safien is a young director born and raised in Amsterdam.
She attended an arts-focused high school, where she began
writing and directing her first short films. In 2021, after
graduating, she moved to Denmark to study at the European
Film College, further developing her voice as a filmmaker.
After completing her studies, Safien relocated to Berlin, where
she spent three years working at the international production
company ANORAK Film. D...
Safien is a young director born and raised in Amsterdam.
She attended an arts-focused high school, where she began
writing and directing her first short films. In 2021, after
graduating, she moved to Denmark to study at the European
Film College, further developing her voice as a filmmaker.
After completing her studies, Safien relocated to Berlin, where
she spent three years working at the international production
company ANORAK Film. During her time there, the company
produced and financed her short film Philophobic. The film
screened at international festivals, including New York Film
Week, and earned Safien the Best Young Filmmaker award at
the Wimbledon Short Film Festival. She also directed the music
video Backwards Into U for the artist Ledbyher.
Safien is currently studying Directing at the Filmakademie
Baden-Württemberg, one of Europe's leading film schools.
Through her work, she explores the impact of digitalization on
Generation Z, examining how technology reshapes identity,
intimacy, and the loss of genuine human connection. Her films
are driven by a fascination with the emotional complexities of
growing up in an increasingly digital world.
