Karl Kürten
ANTIBRUMM – into the woods
GROVER – chair, dc
HÖLLGRUND – trailer
NIPPON – puffi, dc
GET UP – trailer
A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS
KITZ – Teaser
FIRST STEPS
MPHIL 360
SIDO das buch
SIDO feat. yonii & beka – melatonin
Biografie
Karl Kürten ist ein Kameramann mit dem Ziel, den Zuschauer durch atmosphärische Bilder auf eine Reise in eine neue, unbekannte Welt zu führen. Dabei ist es ihm wichtig, dass die Kameraführung stets authentisch und ehrlich ist.
In der Nähe von Köln aufgewachsen, realisiert Karl seit 2011 eigene Filme, Musikvideos und Commercials.
Im Jahr 2013 begann er seine Leidenschaft Cinematographie/Kamera an der Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München zu studieren. Während des Studiums hatte er die Möglichkeit, an verschiedenen Masterclasses teilzunehmen: Illumination Workshop 2015 an der ELO Film School Helsinki der Aalto University; Cinematography Masterclass 2017 an der renommierten Hochschule La Femis in Paris. Dadurch hatte er das Glück, interessante Filmemacher kennenzulernen und unter anderem Filme in Großbritannien, Belgien und Portugal drehen zu können.
Seine Filme liefen bisher auf vielen wichtigen Filmfestivals (Cannes 2019, Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival). Beim New York Advertising Festival erhielt er 2018 die Auszeichnung für Best Cinematography.
In 2019 erhielt er den Deutschen Kamerapreis für seine Arbeit beim Film „I grew a statue“.
Auszeichnungen
ON FALLING
Toronto International Film Festival 2024 –
WORLD PREMIERE
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024
WUT AUF KUBA
Munich International Film Festival 2022 – New German Cinema
I GREW A STATUE
German Cinematography Award 2019
TROUBLEDESIRED – WOULD YOU LISTEN
FIRST STEPS WINNER 2019
Silver Spotlight 2019
Bronze ADC / Art Directors Club Germany 2019
RED HILL
Winner of the New Visions Award 2019 – Edinburgh International Film Festival
Nominated for Best Short Film – 2019 BAFTA Scotland Awards
Long listed for Best British Short Film – 2019 BIFA Awards
SPOTIFY – KEEP ON PLAYING
Silver: Best Cinematography New York Festivals 2018
Special Mention / Spotlight 2018
HEINEKEN – A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS
Finalist Certificate ADC / Art Directors Club Germany 2018
AN TON KAUN
3sat Promotional Award 2014 / International Short Film Festival Oberhausen,
German Competition Official Selection
Biography
Karl Kürten is a director of photography with the goal of leading the viewer through atmospheric images on a journey into a new, unknown world.
It is important to him that the camera work is always authentic and honest. Karl has been realizing a diverse portfolio of feature films, commercials and music videos since 2011.
In 2019, he received the German Cinematography Award for his work on the film „I Grew a Statue“. Since then, he has further established himself as a DoP in Europe, shooting several feature films, commercials and the internationally
successful Netflix series „KITZ“.
His new film „On Falling“, directed by Laura Carreira and shot in the UK, will premier at the TIFF Festival in Toronto and is nominated for the Golden Shell at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival.
His previous films have been shown at many important film festivals incl. Cannes, Venice, Max Ophüls Prize and Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival.
At the New York Advertising Festival in 2018, he received the award for Best Cinematography.
Having grown up near Cologne, Karl studied at the renowned University of Television and Film Munich (HFF) and traveled the world looking for new perspectives. During
his studies, he had the opportunity to participate in various master classes, e.g. Illumination Workshop at the ELO Film School Helsinki of Aalto University, and Cinematography Masterclass at the renowned La Femis University of Applied Sciences in Paris.
Awards
ON FALLING
Toronto International Film Festival 2024 –
WORLD PREMIERE
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024
WUT AUF KUBA
Munich International Film Festival 2022 – New German Cinema
I GREW A STATUE
German Cinematography Award 2019
TROUBLEDESIRED – WOULD YOU LISTEN
FIRST STEPS WINNER 2019
Silver Spotlight 2019
Bronze ADC / Art Directors Club Germany 2019
RED HILL
Winner of the New Visions Award 2019 – Edinburgh International Film Festival
Nominated for Best Short Film – 2019 BAFTA Scotland Awards
Long listed for Best British Short Film – 2019 BIFA Awards
SPOTIFY – KEEP ON PLAYING
Silver: Best Cinematography New York Festivals 2018
Special Mention / Spotlight 2018
HEINEKEN – A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS
Finalist Certificate ADC / Art Directors Club Germany 2018
AN TON KAUN
3sat Promotional Award 2014 / International Short Film Festival Oberhausen,
German Competition Official Selection