Klaus Salminen

Producer, Director, DP, Editor, Actor and Scriptwriter

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Klaus Salminen is a director, producer, dp, editor, scriptwriter and an actor. Klaus runs the Berlin based production company Nordic Media House (previously known as Stockholm Media House and Nodivision Studios) since 2009.
He also runs workshops and seminars in all aspects of film making. Previous to that Klaus was a trained director and actor at the theatre. In 2016 Klaus relocated to Berlin and started the film community Berlin Film Community that today has more than 14 000 members.

After graduating from the New York Film Academy in 2008, Klaus has produced and directed a vast number of productions -  short movies, documentaries, feature movies, and a vast number of commercial projects for institutions and companies.
Productions that have been published on YouTube have gathered more than 6 million views and counting.

Klaus Salminen

Klaus Salminen Selected Work

Klaus Salminen Career Timeline

YEAR PRODUCTION CLIENTRoleDETAILS AND LINKS
2021Clean/DirtyGöttingen UniversityDIRECTOR, DPVox Pop Documentary in Berlin for a University Diversity Project
2021The Galapagos ExpeditionGalapagos NVWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITOR360 VR Film Production
2020-2021Commercials, trailers, E-learning Videos Q595 GmbHWRITER, PRODUCER, DP, DIRECTOR, EDITOR20+ film productions during all of 2020 and 2021
2021ERxHenkelWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORTrailers and E-learning Videos for Henkel Top Management Meeting 2021
2020Anstößige Frau
(Nasty Woman)		Self ProductionWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORShort Film in Production, will be release in August 2020
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11926586
2020Youth in BerlinZooppaPRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORImage film production for Zooppa on the behalf of a Fortune 500 international company
2019Whisky StoreBroken Jug RamblersWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORA music video for the band Broken Jug Ramblers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL4Mrtr6Hd0
2019The Choice I WantFrancesca Tasini
ACTORActor in a the short movie The Choice I Want
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11696584/
2019Summer Opera Training Berlin Opera AcademyPRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORA commercial for the Berlin Opera Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRaFmTe008
2018-2019Don't Be AfraidDon't Be AfraidPRODUCER, DPA queer documentary film in Berlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPyGn0FfJRQ
2018Towards DiversityHumboldt UniversityPRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORAn image film for the anthropology department of Humboldt University
https://vimeo.com/287667389
2018Onshore at SouthamptonDanting ChenACTORActor in a the short movie Onshore at Southampton
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9010902/
2018Vyking ARVykingPRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORDemo film about an AR platform
https://youtu.be/USSWJ5D3GFE
2018Virtue Signal
Saddiq Abubakar
ACTORActor in a the short movie Virtue Signal
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9189264/
2017Wealth sets you freeNippon Mutual FundCO-PRODUCER, CO-DIRECTORA series for 3 commercials for an Indian fund management company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=socxqOxSLYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GzsToI3fSM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Jglh5ht6Y
2009-2017VariousStockholm Improvisational Theatre WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORA series of 20+ image films and commercials done for the Stockholm Improvisational Theatre
Some examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nqg4CH9KJA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j2Bz9h5mEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCz2X5lj_1Y
2016Global ForesightStockholm UniversityWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORAn image film for the Stockholm university:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZPSTnIC3M
2016AfterPay SolutionsAfterpayPRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORA number of imagefilms for the payment provider AfterPay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQ2hJlJK4Y
2015Electrolux Design Lab 2015ElectroluxWRITER, DIRECTORPromotional film for Electrolux Design Lab 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8cnyjHKNwo
2015Xzakt Customer ServiceXZAKTPRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORAn image film for the call center company XZAKT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJIKGIZp4xs&hd=1
2015Should I Stay or Should I Go?Culture Programme
of the European Union		WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORAn EU project for a feature film shown in 5 European countries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTKM95EQDgA
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5212084/
2014Taking Taste Further ManifestoAEGPRODUCER, CO-DIRECTORA commercial for the white goods manufacturer AEG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCgLdJxoWQ
2014FamilyYogaFamilyYogaPRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORProduction of 155 yoga exercise videos for an online Yoga portal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl0EdktRDno
2013Hero Sunburn TVC
starring Axwell		Hero MotoCorpCO-PRODUCER, CO-DIRECTORA commercial produced together with MV Productions India
featuring Axwell from Swedish House Mafia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSa2xa5ukns
2013Ms Flimzy Saves The Planet SiemensWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORA comedy video done for Siemens for their work with Global Warming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9038ebXFl0
2013Knitting PeaceCirkus CirkörWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR3 commercials for the international cirkus company Cirkus Cirkör
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUq2t65jlr8
2012Brand AmbassadorUnileverWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORAn image film for Unilever to build brand ambassadorship
https://youtu.be/1L0yBeI3yGc
2012MoneySka n SkaWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORA music video for the band Ska n Ska
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HwDjEcKYJw
2009-2012LRF Educational FilmsFederation of Swedish FarmersWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR14 educational image films for the Federation of Swedish Farmers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-_zql1gHok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvnsbQiTjKI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6V5BobL-to
2012PolishögskolanSwedish Police AcademyWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORThe official image film for the Swedish Police Academy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbwWvwb_bkA
2011Gb-GubbenGB Glace (Unilever)WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, EDITORAn image film to introduce a new brand mascot
https://youtu.be/HFsYVE-53-M
2011Mr. BobSelf ProductionWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORWebseries produced in New York
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJRD5bYhSzY
2010UnlikeSelf ProductionWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORA short thriller movie about Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paT5r1Y17rw
2010Ensto Centralskåp EnstoWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORImage film for Ensto - a international Finnish Electrical Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqYGPDQgRjA
2010Djävulen Bor I HornstullHornstullWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DP, EDITORA music video for the band Hornstull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT6oAF5G8ic
2009Total RecallPain MachineryWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORA music video for the band Pain Machinery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwaGCroigm4
2009We are NetigateNetigateWRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITORAn image film for the online survey company Netigate
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Klaus Salminen Career Timeline


2020
Anstößige Frau (Nasty Woman) - Self Production - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - Short Film in Production, will be release in August - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11926586 
Youth in Berlin - Zooppa - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - Image film production for Zooppa on the behalf of a Fortune 500 international company

2019 
Whisky Store - Broken Jug Ramblers - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A music video for the band Broken Jug Ramblers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL4Mrtr6Hd0
The Choice I Want - Francesca Tasini - ACTOR - Actor in a the short movie The Choice I Want - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11696584/
Summer Opera Training - Berlin Opera Academy - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A commercial for the Berlin Opera Academy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXRaFmTe008
Don't Be Afraid - Don't Be Afraid - PRODUCER - A documentary film directed by Linda Paganelli - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPyGn0FfJRQ

2018 
Towards Diversity - Humboldt University - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - An image film for the anthropology department of Humboldt University - https://vimeo.com/287667389
Onshore at Southampton - Danting Chen - ACTOR - Actor in a the short movie Onshore at Southampton - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9010902/
Vyking AR - Vyking - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - Demo film about an AR platform - https://youtu.be/USSWJ5D3GFE
Virtue Signal - Saddiq Abubakar - ACTOR - Actor in a the short movie Virtue Signal - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9189264/

2017 
Wealth sets you free - Nippon Mutual Fund - CO-PRODUCER, CO-DIRECTOR - A series for 3 commercials for an Indian fund management company - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=socxqOxSLYs, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GzsToI3fSM, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5Jglh5ht6Y
2009-2017 - Various - Stockholm Improvisational Theatre - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A series of 20+ image films and commercials done for the Stockholm Improvisational Theatre - Some examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nqg4CH9KJA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j2Bz9h5mEM, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCz2X5lj_1Y

2016 
Global Foresight - Stockholm University - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - An image film for the Stockholm university - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZPSTnIC3M
AfterPay Solutions - Afterpay - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A number of imagefilms for the payment provider AfterPay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNQ2hJlJK4Y

2015
Electrolux Design Lab 2015 - Electrolux - WRITER, DIRECTOR - Promotional film for Electrolux Design Lab 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8cnyjHKNwo 
Xzakt Customer Service - XZAKT - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - An image film for the call center company XZAKT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJIKGIZp4xs&hd=1 
Should I Stay or Should I Go? - Culture Programme of the European Union - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - An EU project for a feature film shown in 5 European countries  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTKM95EQDgA, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5212084/ 

2014
Taking Taste Further Manifesto - AEG - PRODUCER, CO-DIRECTOR - A commercial for the white goods manufacturer AEG  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNCgLdJxoWQ 
FamilyYoga - FamilyYoga - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - Production of 155 yoga exercise videos for an online Yoga portal


2013
Hero Sunburn TVC starring Axwell - Hero MotoCorp - CO-PRODUCER, CO-DIRECTOR - A commercial produced together with MV Productions India featuring Axwell from Swedish House Mafia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSa2xa5ukns
Ms Flimzy Saves The Planet - Siemens - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A comedy video done for Siemens for their work with Global Warming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9038ebXFl0
Knitting Peace - Cirkus Cirkör - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - 3 commercials for the international cirkus company Cirkus Cirkör - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUq2t65jlr8

2012
Brand Ambassador - Unilever - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - An image film for Unilever to build brand ambassadorship - https://youtu.be/1L0yBeI3yGc 
Money - Ska n Ska - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A music video for the band Ska n Ska - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HwDjEcKYJw 
2009-2012 - LRF Educational Films - Federation of Swedish Farmers - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - 14 educational image films for the Federation of Swedish Farmers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-_zql1gHok, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvnsbQiTjKI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6V5BobL-to 
Polishögskolan - Swedish Police Academy - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - The official image film for the Swedish Police Academy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbwWvwb_bkA 

2011
Gb-Gubben - GB Glace (Unilever) - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - An image film to introduce a new brand mascot - https://youtu.be/HFsYVE-53-M 
Unlike - Self Production - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A short thriller movie about Facebook - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paT5r1Y17rw 
Mr. Bob - Self Production - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - Webseries produced in New York - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJRD5bYhSzY

2010
Ensto Centralskåp - Ensto - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - Image film for Ensto - a international Finnish Electrical Company - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqYGPDQgRjA 
Djävulen Bor I Hornstull - Hornstull - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A music video for the band Hornstull - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT6oAF5G8ic 

2009
Total Recall - Pain Machinery - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - A music video for the band Pain Machinery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwaGCroigm4 
We are Netigate - Netigate - WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, EDITOR - An image film for the online survey company Netigate
Little Klaus - Bora Aydintug - ACTOR - Actor in a shortmovie by Bora Aydintug - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxtSaHGa7RU

2008
NYFA - New York Film Academy - DIRECTOR - Film director education at New York Film Academy

2004-2008
Theater Improvisation - Stockholm Improvisational Theatre - ACTOR, PRODUCER - Education as a theater improv actor, and the establishement of the Improv group KITT

1995-2002 
Theater - Various - PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR - Theater Director Education with graduation, and director and actor in various theater productions.

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