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Jan Haft

Director, writer, cinematographer and editor · Born January 1, 1967 (59) · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Born
January 1, 1967 (59)
From
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Works as
Director, writer, cinematographer and editor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 8% in 30 days

What are Jan Haft's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
45%
Society
40%
Survival
14%
Nature4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
4
Hopeful
3
Triumphant
1
Warm
1
Joyful
1

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jan Haft's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jan Haft's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Purple Emperor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Orcas - Life in Black and White (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Fabulous Insects - Ants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director

  • Die Nacht erwacht! Über Leben im Wald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Fabulous Insects - Beetles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director

  • Unsere Wälder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show Creator

  • A Butterfly's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director

  • White Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • What is Wilderness? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director · Writer

  • The Story of the Saffron Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Wolves: Power of the Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Camera Operator

  • Im Wald der wilden Bienen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • Echoes of the Ice Age(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Homeland Nature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • NORWAY´S MAGICAL FJORDS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor · Scenario Writer

  • The Hidden Life of Trees(2020)

    Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Norwegian Fjords: Life in the Twilights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director

  • Die Wiese: Ein Paradies nebenan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Magical Iceland: Living on the World's Largest Volcanic Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Camera Operator · Editor · Writer

  • One in a Thousand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer

  • Kinder der Sonne - Unsere Schmetterlinge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Wild Bees and Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • Biene Majas wilde Schwestern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Writer

  • America's National Parks(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Cinematographer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Magie der Moore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer

  • Wild Slovakia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Seeadler - Der Vogel Phönix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Geheimnisvoller Garten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Steinadler - König der Berge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Wilder Rhein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Secrets of the North Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Kornfeld & Wiese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Production Director

  • The Green Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Writer

  • Kingdom of the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Wild Germany (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Wild Scandinavia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Mission Gombessa - Die Jagd nach dem Methusalem der Meere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Poppy's Promise: Secret Life in a Cornfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Mythos Wald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Mythos Wald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Wild Russia(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Deutschlands älteste Bäume (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show Creator

  • The Meadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Erlebnis Erde(2007)

    Show Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Die Geschichte der Blumenwiese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Göttervögel, Galgenvögel - Geschichten von Kolkrabe & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Camera Operator · Writer

  • Expeditionen ins Tierreich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1965 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Hidden Life of Trees (2020)

$2.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hidden Life of Trees (2020)

Midcredits 80th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing38 of 46: 22 only directing, 16 with another roleWriting16 of 46: 1 only writing, 15 with another roleProducing2 of 46: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography7 of 46: 2 only cinematography, 5 with another roleEditing4 of 46: 0 only editing, 4 with another roleOther crew10 of 46: 5 only other crew, 5 with another role

46 titles, 16 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 15 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s16 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Jan Haft work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jan Haft's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Zoltán Török shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers

Mixed roles