Nikolay Antonov is a Berlin-based producer, composer and award-winning sound designer with over ten years of experience working across documentary, fiction, hybrid cinema, animation, and commercial projects.

His sound work has been featured at Sundance, SXSW, Locarno, Berlinale, New York Film Festival, IDFA, IFFR, Chicago IFF, Tribeca, El Gouna, and many others, reflecting his commitment to boundary-pushing cinema.

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  • 2026: Pika premieres at Sundance Film Festival. Nikolay contributed sound design, re-recording mix and sound supervision to the film.

  • 2024: Jordan AJ11 Gratitude wins a Bronze at the 103rd ADC Awards for Best Use of Sound and Music.

  • 2023: Nikolay worked on Lucy Kerr’s debut feature film Family Portrait as a sound designer, re-recording sound mixer and a post-production supervisor. The film premiered at 76º Locarno Film Festival — Concorso Cineasti del presente and won Boccalino d’Oro Locarno 2023 — Best Director. The film got numerous awards and received positive reviews.

  • 2019-2023: Nikolay collaborates with OAMC by Luke Meier (Jil Sander, Supreme) and Arnaud Faeh (Carhartt WIP), creating the audio-visual identity of the brand through a series of works.

  • 2019: Nikolay worked on his first feature film “Babai“, where sound plays an essential part in the exploration of childhood trauma. The film was a part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam Bright Future Competition and IndieLisboa Official Competition.

  • 2015: Nikolay created sound for an almost no-dialogue 16 mm short film “Douggy“ by Matvey Fiks screened at Locarno Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and many others.

  • Since 2014 Nikolay has worked in commercials, where his first breakthrough was a 2018 Webby Award-winning short film “Daniel Arnold | Odds and Ends“. Music edit, sound design and mix — all of the sonic elements became ‘sound’ as a whole, driving the film through the streets of New York.

  • Nikolay started his career in 2013 with a multi-award-winning animated short film “Other Shores“ by Vasilly Chirkov, which premiered at Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The 7-minute piece was his first story told with sound.

nikolayantonov@badsound.de