• Source: Christoph Krauss

      • Christoph Krauss (born 1964 in Hof/Saale, West Germany) is a freelance cinematographer and director of photography for fictional movie and TV-productions, documentaries and art projects (film and video-installations).


      Life


      Christoph Krauss learnt the craft of cinematography at Berlin's Technical College for Optics and Photo-Technics (SFOF) and started his professional career as a lighting technician. Then, he went on to become an assistant cameraman and camera operator later. Since 1995, he has had responsibility for cinematography on numerous productions in Germany and abroad. His filmography includes feature films, TV-series and documentaries as well as underwater photography, action film shoots and art projects.
      In 1993, he helped set up the developmental video project "Theatre for Development" at the Bricks Township Center in Windhoek, Namibia. Later, he also taught at the Faculty of Media Design/Media Art at the Bauhaus University Weimar as part of a lectureship in 2010.
      Christoph Krauss lives in Berlin and belongs to the German Society of Cinematographers, (BVK).
      He is a member of the German Film Academy as well as the European Film Academy and is represented by the agency "Players".
      With Manifesto he won the German Cinematography Award 2017 (Deutscher Kamerapreis 2017) in the category feature film and a nomination for the German Film Awards 2018 / Best Cinematography.


      Co-operation


      Christoph Krauss has co-operated with the following directors (in alphabetical order):
      Christian Alvart, Angeliki Antoniou, Kevin Bachar, Walter Bannert, Axel Barth, bauhouse, Jürgen Bretzinger, Roland Busch, Sibylle Dahrendorf, Nicole-Nadine Deppé, Simone Dobmeier, Max Färberböck, Matl Findel, Herwig Fischer, Gunter Friedrich, Holger Gimpel, Esther Gronenborn, Nana Grote, Tsui Hark, Raoul W. Heimrich, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Hermann Joha, Sebastian Ko, Heidi Kranz, Olaf Kreinsen, Torsten Künstler, Sylvie Lazzarini, Nicos Ligouris, Mathias Luther, M+M, Yingli Ma, Wojciech Marczewski, Uli Möller, Claudia Müller, Till Müller-Edenborn, Michael Muschner, Christian Niccoli, Marc Ottiker, Stefan Richter, Julian Rosefeldt, Sigi Rothemund, Christoph Rüter, Christoph Schnee, José van der Schoot, Wolfram Seipp, Monty Simons, Torsten Striegnitz, Charly Weller, Rolf Wellingerhof, Eric Will, Donnie Yen, Chen Yifei, Tom Zenker


      Projects


      Fictional projects (selection):

      Tatort: Driving home for Christmas (TV-movie, 2023), director: Sebastian Ko, production: Bremedia Produktion / Radio Bremen
      Tatort: Trotzdem (TV-movie, 2023), director: Max Färberböck, production: Hager Moss Film / BR
      Polizeiruf 110: Cottbus Kopflos (TV-movie, D 2023), director: Christoph Schnee, production: Eikon Media / RBB
      Zielfahnder - Polarjagd (TV-movie, D 2022), director: Sebastian Ko, production: W&B Television / ARD
      Nächste Ausfahrt Glück (TV-movie, D 2022), director: Esther Gronenborn, production: Producers at Work / ZDF
      Strafe / Der Taucher (TV-movie, D 2021), director: Oliver Hirschbiegel, production: Moovie / TV NOW
      Das weiße Schweigen (feature film, 2021), director: Esther Gronenborn, production: Nordfilm / TV NOW
      Matze, Kebab und Sauerkraut (feature film, 2020), director: Christoph Schnee, production: CCC Cinema and Television / ZDF
      Die Heiland - Wir sind Anwalt (TV-serial, 6 episodes, 2020-2021), director: Christoph Schnee, production: Olga Film / ARD
      Der faule Engel (TV-movie, 2019), director: Christoph Schnee, production: Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion / ZDF
      Dogs of Berlin (Netflix-serial, episodes 05-10, 2018), director: Christian Alvart, production: Syrreal Dogs / Netflix
      Steig. Nicht. Aus! (feature film, 2017), director: Christian Alvart, production: Syrreal Entertainment / Traumfabrik Babelsberg
      Manifesto (linear version of the film-installation with Cate Blanchett performing 13 characters, 2015/16, 94 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Schiwago Film Berlin
      Die Rosenheim-Cops (TV-serial, 44 episodes, 2008–2017), directors: Walter Bannert, Herwig Fischer, Holger Gimpel, Tom Zenker, production: Bavaria Film / ZDF
      Hubert und Staller (TV-serial, 3 episodes, 2016), director: Holger Gimpel, production: Entertainment Factory / ARD
      Die Garmisch-Cops (TV-serial, 16 episodes, 2012–2013), directors: Walter Bannert, Holger Gimpel, production: Bavaria Film / ZDF
      Schloss Einstein (Kids-serial, 12 episodes, 2010-2011), director: Till Müller-Edenborn, production: Saxonia Media / KiKa
      Weißblaue Geschichten (TV-serial, 10 episodes, 2014 and 2010), directors: Walter Bannert, Gunter Friedrich, production: Bavaria Film / ZDF
      Tierärztin Dr. Mertens (TV-serial, 17 episodes, 2005–2009), directors: Mathias Luther, Heidi Kranz, production: Saxonia Media / ARD
      Die Kommissarin (TV-serial, 3 episodes, 2005), director: Charly Weller, production: Odeon TV / ARD
      Ein Fall für Zwei (TV-serial, 2 episodes, 2005–2006), director: Charly Weller, production: Odeon TV / ZDF
      Im Namen des Gesetzes (TV-serial, 25 episodes, 2001–2006), directors: Holger Gimpel, Mathias Luther, Charly Weller, Uli Möller, Axel Barth, Rolf Wellingerhof, production: Opal Film / RTL
      KRIMI.DE (TV-serial, 2 episodes, 2006), director: Mathias Luther, production: Kinderfilm / MDR / Kika
      Alarm für Cobra 11 (TV-serial, 7 episodes, 2001–2004), directors: Axel Barth, Raoul W. Heimrich, Holger Gimpel, production: Action Concept / RTL
      Alarm für Cobra 11 – Einsatz für Team 2 (TV-serial, 2 episodes, 2003), director: Sigi Rothemund, production: Action Concept / RTL
      Tsui Hark - E.F.A. Master Class 2001 (cinematography for the action-workshop under the direction of Tsui Hark), production: European Film Academy
      Codename: Puma (TV-serial, 2 episodes, 2000), director: Jürgen Bretzinger, Donnie Yen, production: Nostro Film / RTL
      Ways of seeing actors - directing actors (cinematography for the directors-workshop under the instruction of Wojciech Marczewski, 1999/2000), production: Master School Drehbuch / Focal
      Alle Zeit der Welt (feature film, 1997), director: Matl Findel, production: Schramm Film / ZDF
      Days of Miandi (feature film, China / Germany 1996), director: Yingli Ma, production: DFFB Berlin / Wanhai Co. Beijing
      Documentary projects (selection):

      Unsere Herzen – Ein Klang (partially, D 2020-2021), director: Torsten Striegnitz and Simone Dobmeier, production: Gebrüder Beetz / Arte
      Fetisch Karl Marx (2018, 52 min.), director: Torsten Striegnitz and Simone Dobmeier, production: Medea Film / Arte
      Künstlerinnen - Katharina Grosse (2016, 45 min.), director: Claudia Müller, production: Phlox Film / Arte
      Knistern der Zeit (partially, Burkina Faso / Germany 2010-11, 106 min.), director: Sibylle Dahrendorf, production: Perfect Shot Films Berlin / ZDF / 3 Sat
      Klaus Kinski, Ich bin kein Schauspieler (2000, 45 min.), director: Christoph Rüter, production: Zero Film / WDR / Arte
      Mummies: Frozen in Time (German part, Germany / USA 1999, 52 min.), director: Kevin Bachar, production: Pangolin Pictures N.Y. / Learning Channel
      Nun geht die Nacht zu Ende (Kinomagazin: Max Färberböck, 1999), director: Nicos Ligouris, production: 3 Sat / WDR
      Escape to Shanghai (German part, Germany / USA / China 2000, 70 min.), director: Chen Yifei, production: Shanghai Yifei Culture Film
      Byebye - Hello (Germany / Hong Kong 1997, 65 min.), director: Yingli Ma, production: Hartmut Jahn Film / ZDF
      Feuerfluss (Germany / Croatia / Serbia / Bosnia-Herzegowina 1997, 50 min.), director: Sibylle Dahrendorf, production: Sibylle Dahrendorf Film
      Tänze der Nacht (German part, Germany / Egypt 1996, 60 min.), director: Angeliki Antoniou, production: Jost Hering Filmproduktion / SFB / 3 Sat
      Onder Broeders - Unter Brüdern (Germany / Netherlands 1996, 15 min.), director: José van der Schoot, production: Jost Hering Filmproduktion / Arte
      Der gute Mensch (1990, 60 min.), director: Wolfram Seipp, production: Seipp Filmproduktion / HFF Munich
      Art projects (selection):

      Euphoria (Filminstallation, Germany / USA 2021-2022), director: Julian Rosefeldt
      Manifesto (13-channel-installation with Cate Blanchett performing 13 characters, 2015, 12x 10 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Schiwago Film Berlin
      The creation / In the Land of Drought (single-screen-installation, 2015, 45 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Ruhrtriennale
      Deep Gold (single-screen-installation, 2013–14, 18 min., b/w), part of the cadavre exquis Der Stachel des Skorpions, director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion
      My home is a dark and cloud-hung land (4-channel-installation, 2011, 39 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion
      American Night (5-channel-installation, Germany / Spain 2009, 42 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion
      European Film Award (3-channel-live-Installation, 2009), director: bauhouse, production: European Film Academy
      The Shift (4-Channel-Installation, 2008, 22 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Schaubühne Berlin
      Milk! (single-screen-installation, Germany / France 2007, 39 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Temps d'Image / Arte
      Ship of Fools (4-channel-installation, 2007, 20 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Arndt + Partner
      Lonely Planet (1-channel-installation, Germany / India 2006, 16 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Goethe Institut
      Trilogy of failure, The Perfectionist (3-channel-installation, 2005, 25 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Arndt + Partner
      Trilogy of failure, Stunned Man (2-channel-installation, 2004, 25 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Arndt + Partner
      Trilogy of failure, Soundmaker (3-channel-installation, 2004, 35 min.), director: Julian Rosefeldt, production: Julian Rosefeldt Filmproduktion / Arndt + Partner
      La Mecanique (video-installation, 2003, 12 min.), directors: M+M, production: M+M
      Kunst-Stücke (2-channel-installation, 2001, 12 min.), director: Michael Muschner, production: Michael Muschner / Akademie der Künste Berlin


      References


      [1] "Was soll Kunst?", CineArte review (German) about the shooting of Manifesto (Log-in necessary)
      [2] "Christoph Krauss, BVK, on Shooting Manifesto", interview on the American Cinematographer website
      [3] "I like doing art projects", interview in the context of the "100 years of Arri"-project


      External links


      [4] Official website of Christoph Krauss
      [5] Cameraguide of the German Society of Cinematographers (BVK)
      [6] Profile on Crew-United
      [7] Christoph Krauss at agency players
      Christoph Krauss at IMDb

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