Hanna Maria Heidrich

Hanna Maria made her directorial debut by winning the Special Prize at YDA with her environmental campaign We Miss You, which quickly went viral. Driven by a passion for storytelling and immersive, cinematic world-building, her work is defined by a strong sense of rhythm and precisely crafted narratives, brought to life through inventive editing, dynamic camera transitions, and stylized visuals.

She has earned more than 40 awards for her short films and commercials and has collaborated with leading global brands including Porsche, Pepsi, Sky, IKEA, Stella Artois, Vodafone, and Mercedes-Benz.

In 2018, Hanna Maria directed her first Super Bowl commercial for Pepsi, featuring Cindy Crawford. In the years that followed, she helmed major brand campaigns for Audi, Hyundai, and Bonaqua. Her work has been showcased at festivals worldwide, and she is also a frequent juror at international advertising film festivals. In November 2022, her critically acclaimed mystery series Souls premiered on SKY and became “the shock of Cannes” at CANNESERIES, winning awards for Best Screenplay and Best Music.