Berthold is a German-Indonesian
filmmaker. In 2016, he began
studying directing at the University
of Television and Film Munich. His
short film Summer Hit screened
at numerous festivals including
SXSW, and won awards at Palm
Springs ShortFest, Premiers Plans,
and the Starter Film Award of the
City of Munich. It was viewed over
10 million times online. His latest
short film Baby Brother is currently
on the festival circuit and won the
Grand Prix (Next Generation) at
the Brussels Short Film Festival and
Best Fiction Film at Sehsüchte. As
a writer, Berthold has worked on
various TV projects, including the
series 30 Tage Lust (SWR, Series
Mania, Seriencamp) and Stabil (ARD
Degeto). He is currently developing
his first feature film with producers
Ingo Fliess and Jonas Egert of If...
Productions (The Teachers’ Lounge)
as part of TorinoFilmLab. In 2025, he
will shoot his graduation short film
Vaterland as a German-Indonesian
co-production. The project was
selected for Berlinale Talents’
Short Form Station 2025, won the
European Short Pitch Award, and
will be shot in 2025.