About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
1984-07-07
Place of birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Website:
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Christian Kochmann

Overview

Christian Kochmann is a German Director of Photography & Camera Operator working in feature films, documentaries and independent projects. After training and working as a camera assistant and lighting technician, he completed his diploma in artistic cinematography for fiction and documentary film at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne in 2015.

His feature film debut, Oray (2019), received numerous awards, including the First Feature Award at the 69th Berlinale, the Grand Jury Prize for Best European Debut Film at the Premiers Plans d'Angers Festival, and the Golden Olive Branch for Best Film at the Festival del Cinema Europeo in Lecce. The film Annunciation (2017) was nominated for the Student Academy Award and the experimental documentary Ocean Hill Drive (2016) won the German Short Film Award in Gold and the 1st Prize in the NRW Competition at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival.

His latest feature films, HYSTERIA (directed by Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay) and SIRENS CALL (directed by Gossing/Sieckmann), had their world premiere at the 75th Berlinale in 2025, where HYSTERIA won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European film in the Panorama section.

Known for

Camera
2025 Hysteria Camera Director of Photography 58
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2025 Sirens Call Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2021 Oray Camera Director of Photography 58
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2021 KBV - Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse Camera Camera Operator 69
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2019 Souvenir Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2019 Other Parents Camera Camera Operator 68
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2017 One Hour Real Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2016 Annunciation Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2016 Ocean Hill Drive Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2015 Desert Miracles Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2013 Before the Gate of Ictihad Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2011 Tina Turner - Simply the Best Camera Camera Operator N/A
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2m² Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2m² Camera Additional Camera N/A
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Crew
2022 Love, Deutschmarks and Death Crew Cinematography 59
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