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Christian Kochmann (b. 1984)

Birthplace:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Born:
July 7, 1984

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Production

Additional Camera:
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Camera Operator:
2011  Tina Turner - Simply the Best
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Cinematography:
2011  Tina Turner - Simply the Best
2022  Love, Deutschmarks and Death
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Director of Photography:
2011  Tina Turner - Simply the Best
2013  Before the Gate of Ictihad
2015  Desert Miracles
2016  Annunciation
2016  Ocean Hill Drive
2017  One Hour Real
2019  Souvenir
2021  Oray
2022  Love, Deutschmarks and Death
2025  Hysteria
2025  Sirens Call
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TV Production

Camera Operator:
2019  Other Parents
2021  KBV - Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse

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