PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Journalist · Filmmaker · Producer · Creative Director · Composer · Entrepreneur

Creative executive with leadership experience across film production, journalism, media, music, culture and renewable energy – combining storytelling, production know-how and international project development.

Core Competencies

Film

  • Directing
  • Film production
  • Feature film
  • Documentary
  • Commercial & image film
  • Brand film
  • Social media film
  • Camera
  • Multi-camera production
  • Studio & location production
  • Lighting
  • Production planning
  • Story development

Journalism & Media

  • International journalism
  • Video journalism
  • Political & social reporting
  • Interviews
  • Reportage
  • Podcast
  • Editorial formats
  • Social media
  • Audiovisual campaigns
  • Media strategy

Music & Composition

  • Film music
  • TV music
  • Production & trailer music
  • Orchestral, electronic & hybrid scoring
  • Songwriting
  • Vocals
  • Music production
  • Arrangement
  • Recording
  • Mixing
  • Rock production
  • Musical dramaturgy

Sound Design & Audio

  • Sound design
  • Audio post-production
  • Sound editing
  • Voice recording
  • Dialogue editing
  • Foley
  • Atmos
  • Mixing for film & video
  • Podcast audio
  • Audio restoration

Post-Production

  • Editing
  • Edit dramaturgy
  • Color grading
  • Music integration
  • Final audiovisual mastering
  • Versioning for cinema, online & social

Creative Direction & Leadership

  • Creative direction
  • Visual concepts
  • Campaign development
  • Brand communication
  • Visual identity
  • Creative project leadership
  • Team leadership

Culture & Business

  • Festival & cultural management
  • Foundation work
  • International cooperation
  • Corporate leadership
  • International project development
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Investor communication
  • Renewable energy

Software & Production Environment

  • DaVinci Resolve
  • Nuendo
  • Multi-camera workflows
  • Studio recording
  • Location sound
  • Podcast production
  • Platform versioning

Music & Moving Image

A strong instinct for the emotional interplay of image and music.

He develops audiovisual scenes through the combined rhythm of editing, composition and sound design – using music not merely as accompaniment but as an integral part of cinematic storytelling.

Music is composed and placed to:

  • Heighten emotion
  • Create atmosphere
  • Build tension
  • Shape narrative rhythm
  • Carry transitions
  • Define characters musically
  • Connect scenes emotionally
  • Intensify editing and image
Nedy John Cross – film and music

Professional Experience & Leadership Roles

Founder & Creative Director

FILMPARTNER24

Berlin · Bayreuth · Bulgaria2025 –

  • Documentary “WIND – More than Energy” and its film campaign with 14 short films and 14 editorial articles – concept, creative direction, production, multi-language.
  • Film production for “The Bulgarian Dress”, Ancient Theatre Plovdiv (2026).
  • Develops and produces feature and documentary projects, commercials, brand and image films, corporate content, social media campaigns, journalistic video, podcasts, culture and event films and music productions.
  • Responsible for creative direction, directing, production, concept development, editorial work, visual design, post-production, campaign development and international project coordination.
  • Own production studio in Berlin; activities in Germany and Bulgaria.

Video journalist · Editor · Producer

Video journalism & political communication

Berlin

  • Long-standing professional video and social media production in the political environment in Berlin.
  • Video editing, shooting, editorial planning, interview formats, political reporting, documentation and event production.

Founder · Host · Producer

NOT A FAKE

Berlin2024 –

  • Journalistic podcast and interview format with long-form conversations with personalities from politics, media, culture, music, business and society.
  • Moderation, editorial preparation, interviewing, production, directing, post-production and publication.

CEO / Managing Director

GREEN SOLUTION DEUTSCHLAND GmbH · GREEN SOLUTION BULGARIA Ltd.

Germany · Bulgaria2022 –

  • One of the pioneers of wind energy in Bulgaria – among the first to plan and build a wind farm in the country – in 2007, near Kavarna on the Black Sea coast.
  • Wind energy and infrastructure projects in Bulgaria, including the Murgana I wind farm.
  • Project development, manufacturer cooperations, international partnerships, strategic business development and investor communication.
  • Cooperation with energy companies, technology manufacturers, investors, industry, municipalities and project developers.

Founder & Managing Director

PLANET EARTH FOUNDATION

Sofia · Bayreuth2026 –

  • Established the foundation in Sofia (2026) with a second seat in Bayreuth.
  • Cultural partnerships with Bayreuth, Plovdiv, Batak and Opaka.

Founder & Festival Director

PLANET EARTH FILMFESTIVAL

Bayreuth2026 –

  • Premiere edition, 20–23 July 2026, Reichshof Bayreuth, with submissions from international filmmakers.
  • Guiding principle: “Created by Artists for Artists” – a platform built from the perspective of filmmakers, musicians and artists.
  • Next edition 19–24 July 2027.

Founder & Chairman

E²EARTH FOUNDATION

Sofia2026 –

  • Connects environment, science, media, sustainability, energy, education, documentary film and journalism.
  • Develops media and education projects on ecological, scientific and social questions of the future – making complex topics understandable and visual.
  • Host of the Sofia Energy Forum.

Initiator & Organiser

SOFIA ENERGY FORUM

Sofia

  • International platform for energy, technology and investment – renewable energy, wind, infrastructure, industry and international partnerships.
  • South-East European Renewable Energy Summit, Sofia, January 2027 – bringing together business, politics, industry and technology.

Composer (long-term collaboration)

Constantin Entertainment

Munich2019 –

  • Production music and individually developed compositions for film, TV and media productions.
  • Music for the BILD TV documentary series “Unsere Retter – Ärzte im Einsatz”: 7 episodes, 94 pieces (2021).
  • NJC EDITION – music publishing for audiovisual productions in cooperation with Constantin Entertainment.

Producer · Director · Writer · Composer

Independent filmmaker & composer

International

  • Documentaries “The Silent Angel” (awards incl. Best Documentary, Best Director, Best Score) and “Kunst – Kultur – Covid19” (premiere 2025).
  • Scores for feature films incl. “Humanity’s End” and “Fable”; orchestral recordings with the Sofia Record Factory.
  • Historical feature film about Batak and the events of 1876 – in development.
  • Original music for “The Bulgarian Dress”, Ancient Theatre Plovdiv, 6 September 2026.

International Experience

Germany · Bulgaria · USA  ·  Berlin · Bayreuth · Sofia · Plovdiv · Los Angeles

  • GermanyBerlin, Bayreuth, Munich – production, studio, festival, TV music
  • BulgariaSofia, Plovdiv – foundation, energy projects, orchestra recordings, Nu Boyana Film Studios
  • USALos Angeles – international film, music and festival work, shooting and directing, film industry contacts; awards in Los Angeles and New York
  • FranceCannes Film Festival – directing and film team
  • IsraelFilming “One White Light” (2022); artist portrait “ART PIECES”
  • Moldova · RussiaConcert “One White Light”, Chișinău (2019); film award, Moscow

Languages

  • GermanFluent · main working language
  • BulgarianFluent
  • EnglishInternational professional communication

Selected Projects

WIND – MORE THAN ENERGY

Documentary (2026) · Director

WIND – MORE THAN ENERGY

Wind energy, nature and social change in Bulgaria – with a media campaign of 14 short films and 14 editorial articles.

THE BULGARIAN DRESS

Ancient Theatre Plovdiv · 6 September 2026

THE BULGARIAN DRESS

Large-scale cultural production: film production by FILMPARTNER24, original music by Nedy John Cross.

THE SILENT ANGEL

Documentary · Producer, Director, Writer, Composer

THE SILENT ANGEL

Award-winning documentary, produced by FILMPARTNER24.

BATAK 1876

Historical feature film · in development

BATAK 1876

Batak and the events of 1876 – European and Bulgarian history, remembrance and individual fates.

PLANET EARTH FILMFESTIVAL

Founder & Festival Director · Bayreuth

PLANET EARTH FILMFESTIVAL

“Created by Artists for Artists” – international film, music and culture festival. First edition July 2026, next edition July 2027.

NOT A FAKE

Podcast · Founder · Host · Producer

NOT A FAKE

Authentic, unfiltered, pure – conversations with people who have something to say.

FILM MUSIC

Composer · Constantin Entertainment

FILM MUSIC

Scores for film, TV and documentaries – showreel with 25 pieces.

GREEN SOLUTION

Wind energy development & investment · CEO

GREEN SOLUTION

Wind energy pioneer in Bulgaria – one of the first wind farms, Kavarna 2007. Today projects including Murgana I.

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