curriculum vitae

* born 1973 in Berlin/Germany
since 1987 shooting short films in super8mm
1992 lab internship at ARRIcontrast, Berlin
1992-1994 work as electrician, 1st assistant camera, dolly grip at student films of the 'Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen' (University for Film and TV of)
Potsdam-Babelsberg'
1993-1995 work as freelance electrician
since 1995 work as freelance gaffer
since 1996 work as a freelance 1st assistant camera
1998-2003 enrolled at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Graduation as 'Director of Photography'
8-9/2003 Budapest Cinematography Masterclass 2003 (Zsigmond/Kovacs)

member of
German Society of Cinematographers (Bundesverband Kamera)
Deutsche Filmakademie
European Film Academy

2011
- "Bayerischer Filmpreis" (best cinematography) for "The day I was not born"
- Nomination for "Deutscher Filmpreis" (best cinematography) for "The day I was not born"
- Nomination for "Grimme Preis" for "Keine Angst"
- Swiss TV Movie Award (best picture) for "Der letzte Weynfeldt"
2007
- "Deutscher Fernsehpreis" (best picture) for "Rose"
2005
- "Eastman Förderpreis" (Eastman Award) for "Rose"
2003
- "Deutscher Kamerapreis" (German Camera Award) for "Vida!"
- "Hawk Cinematography Award" by Vantage Film for "Kiki & Tiger"
- "Academy Award nomination" (category 'Honorary Foreign Film') for "Kuscheldoktor"
2002
- "Deutscher Kamerapreis" (German Camera Award) for "Kuscheldoktor"
- "KODAK Award" for "Kuscheldoktor" and "Vida!"
1998
- "ADC Junior Team Award" for "Schulz & Schulz Reisen"



filmography
- "Anduni" (D: Samira Radsi, S35mm+S16mm, 98’, 2011)
- "The day I was not born (Das Lied in mir)" (D: Florian Cossen, S35mm, 98’, 2010)
- "My Words, My Lies - My Love (Lila, Lila)" (D: Alain Gsponer, S35mm, 108’, 2009)
- "Märzmelodie" (D: Martin Walz, S16>35mm/2.35, 92’, 2007)
- "Life actually (Das wahre Leben)" (D: Alain Gsponer,  S16mm, 100’, 2006)
- "Rose" (D: Alain Gsponer, S16mm, 92’, 2005)
- "Kiki & Tiger" (D: Alain Gsponer, DV35K, 56', feature film, 2002)

selected films for TV
- "Tatort: Schwarze Tiger, weiße Löwen" (D: Roland Suso Richter, 90’, 2011)
- "Unter Verdacht: Die elegante Lösung" (D: Aelrun Goette, S16mm, 90’, 2011)
- "Der letzte Weynfeldt" (D: Alain Gsponer, S16mm, 92’, 2010)
- "No fear (Keine Angst)" (D: Aelrun Goette, S16mm, 90’, 2009)
- "Polizeiruf 110 – Wie ist die Welt so stille" (D: Alain Gsponer, S16mm, 90’, 2007)
- "Reinhard Mohn" (D: Roland Suso Richter, 35/S16/S8mm, 60’, 2006)

selected short films
- "The first word is missing" (D: Giorgi Tsikarishvili, DV35K, 22’, 2004)
- "Wolfsschlucht" (D: Anja Jacobs, 35mm, 28', short film, 2003)
- "Vida!" (D: Lisa-Marie Dickreiter, S16mm, 26', short film, 2002)
- "Kuscheldoktor (Dr. Cuddle)" (D: Anja Jacobs, S16mm, 20',short film, 2002)

commercials
- "CO₂-Fußabdruck" [BP] (D: Stephan Hadjam for TELEMAZ, 2006)
- "Andreas Walter" [Christoffel Blindenmission] (D: Stephan Hadjam for TELEMAZ, 2004)
- "Lauter" ['Emma' magazine] (D: Daniel Steiner, spec, 2002)
- "Winterzeit" [Citizen] (D: Steffen Doehner, spec, 1998)
- "6x Reisen" [Schulz & Schulz] (D: Till Fuhrmeister, 6x15" for Schulz & Schulz, 1998)