About
Christian Kochmann
Overview
Christian Kochmann is a German Director of Photography & Camera Operator specializing 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, 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), will have their world premiere at the 75th Berlinale in 2025.
Known for
Camera |
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| 2021 | Oray | Camera | Director of Photography | 58 Average |
| 2021 | KBV - Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse | Camera | Camera Operator | 69 Fair |
| 2019 | Souvenir | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Other Parents | Camera | Camera Operator | 68 Fair |
| 2017 | One Hour Real | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Annunciation | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Ocean Hill Drive | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Desert Miracles | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | Before the Gate of Ictihad | Camera | Director of Photography | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Tina Turner - Simply the Best | Camera | Camera Operator | N/A N/A |
Crew |
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| 2022 | Love, Deutschmarks and Death | Crew | Cinematography | 59 Average |