ARMIN resides in berlin,
working in various countries
as director of photography in
feature-fiction and commercial-advertising...

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ARMIN resides in berlin, working in various countries as director of photography
in feature-fiction and commercial-advertising...

...during his studies in the cinematography class at the FILMACADEMY BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, armin collected 3 nominations for the ‘GERMAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD’ (DEUTSCHER KAMERAPREIS). 2004, after receiving the SCHOLARSHIP BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, he spent one year at the POLISH NATIONAL FILM SCHOOL PWSFTVIT, LODZ (POLAND). 2008 he was awarded the KODAK CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD for KRONOS and his ‘outstanding achievement in cinematography- and lighting-composition during his studies’. Shortly after he successfully finished his studies at the FILMACADEMY BW, the GERMAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD 2009 (section feature-fiction) was awarded to armin franzen for his work on “KRONOS”.

FILMOGRAPHY

NARRATIVE

TESTO
D: KIDA RAMADAN, OLIVIA RETZER - P: W & B TV
2023 GER
EIN GANZES LEBEN
D: HANS STEINBICHLER - P: TOBIS, EPO-FILM
2022 AUT
DAS BOOT (SEASON 3, EP 1-5)
D: HANS STEINBICHLER - P: BAVARIA FICTION
2021 CZE
WIR KÖNNEN NICHT ANDERS
D: DETLEV BUCK - P: DCM PICTURES
2019 GER
HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE (FAST)
D: L.MONTAG, A.FELDHUS. - P: NETFLIX, BTF GMBH
2018 GER
ANTIMARTERIA
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: DOITY
2017 RSA
GLADBECK (54 HOURS)
D: KILIAN RIEDHOF - P: ZIEGLER FILM
2016 GER
BERLIN EINS
D: MARVIN KREN - P: WIEDEMANN & BERG
2015 GER
DREI TÜRKEN UND EIN BABY
D: SINAN AKKUS - P: EGOLI TOSSEL
2014 GER
TATORT
D: MARVIN KREN - P: CINECENTRUM, ARD
2014 GER
SPREEWALDKRIMI GHM
D: SHERRY HORMANN - P: ASPEKT TELEFILM, ZDF
2013 GER
FIVE YEARS
D: STEFAN SCHALLER - P: TEAMWORX, BR, ARTE, SWR
2011 GER
DIE ZERTANZTEN SCHUHE
D: WOLFGANG EISSLER - P: STUDIO.TV.FILM, ARD
2011 GER
COLOR OF THE OCEAN
D: MAGGIE PEREN - P: SÜDART FILMP., KINOWELT
2010 ESP
FLOWERS OF EVIL
D: DAVID DUSA - P: SCIAPODE PARIS
2009 FRA
DIE KLUGE BAUERNTOCHTER
D: WOLFGANG EISSLER - P: STUDIO.TV.FILM, ARD
2009 GER
DER MANN AUS DER PFALZ
D: THOMAS SCHADT - P: TEAMWORX, ZDF
2008 GER
KRONOS
D: OLAV F. WEHLING - P: ZDF, FILMACADEMY BW
2007 MAR
ARMEE DER STILLE
D: ROLAND LANG - P: BR, FILMACADEMY BW, ARRI
2006 GER
FUTSCHICATO
D: OLAV F. WEHLING - P: HR, FILMACADEMY BW
2005 GER

Music Video

RAMMSTEIN DEUTSCHLAND
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: MMAATTCCHH BERLIN
2019 GER
Marteria ALIENS
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: DOITY
2019 GER
Marteria SCOTTY B M H REMIX
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: DOITY
2019 GER
MARTERIA DAS GELD MUSS WEG
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: DOITY
2019 GER
SILBERMOND B96
D: ANDREAS BRUNS - P: DOITY
2019 GER
MAX PROSA ZAUBERER
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: BEARS CALLING
2019 GER
ATZEN FEAT. NENA STROBO-POP
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: DOITY
2019 GER

Commercial

LIDL (19 SPOTS)
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: BUBBLES
2023 GER
LIDL
D: NIELS MÜNTER - P: ANY
2022 GER
VERIVOX (5 SPOTS)
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: IT'S US
2022 ROM
DALLMAYR (4 SPOTS)
D: DENNIS GANSEL - P: PALOMA ENTERT.
2021 GER
VERIVOX (5 SPOTS)
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: IT'S US
2021 ROM
FLASCHENPOST.DE (4 SPOTS)
D: SERGEJ MOYA - P: TEMPOMEDIA
2020 GER
HPY BET
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: MARKENFILM
2019 UKR
MEDIAMARKT SATURN (8 SPOTS)
D: NIELS MÜNTER - P: BIGFISH
2019 GER
DEEZER (2 SPOTS)
D: NIELS MÜNTER - P: IT’S US
2019 GER
LVM
D: NIELS MÜNTER - P: ZAUBERBERG
2019 GER
HARIBO (4 SPOTS)
D: SERGEJ MOYA - P: TEMPOMEDIA
2018 GER
POSTFINANCE (3 SPOTS)
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: SHINING PICTURES
2018 SUI
MC DONALDS LUCKY SUMMER
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: STINK PARIS
2018 FRA
POSTFINANCE (2 SPOTS)
FELIPE ASCACIBARP: SHINING PICTURES
2018 SUI
MC DONALDS ALLES FÜR EUCH
SERGEJ MOYA - P: TEMPOMEDIA
2018 GER
MC DONALDS (2 SPOTS)
SERGEJ MOYA - P: TEMPOMEDIA
2018 GER
PAULANER ZWICKEL
SERGEJ MOYA - P: TEMPOMEDIA
2018 GER
ALLIANZ MUT HEISST MACHEN
FELIX URBAUER - P: DOITY
2017 RSA
HOTELPLAN
D: NOEL DERNESCH - P: IT’S US
2017 UKR
DEUTSCHE BAHN NICO VS. NICO
D: MARIO FEIL - P: SOUP
2017 GER
POSTFINANCE (5 SPOTS)
D: FELIPE ASCACIBARP: SHINING PICTURES
2017 SUI
ZDF BULI
D: FLORIAN SIGL - P: SOUP
2017 GER
ÜLKER APRIL
D: OZAN ACIKTAN - P: PTT FILMS
2017 TUR
MC DONALDS ZEUGNIS
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: SOUP
2016 GER
KP (2 SPOTS)
D: MORITZ MOHR - P: IT’S US
2016 GER
TURKCELL NURI SAHIN
D: SINAN AKKUS - P: NEW ID
2016 GER
MCFIT CYBEROBICS
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: IT’S US
2016 GER
LIDL LITTLE STEPS
D: MARIO FEIL - P: LIPPERT WATERKOTTE
2015 ROM
MC DONALDS WILDE KÜCHE 3
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: SOUP
2015 GER
LIDL CHEESE
D: MARIO FEIL - P: LIPPERT WATERKOTTE
2015 ROM
REWE PAYBACK
D: SERGEJ MOYA - P: DOITY
2015 GER
MC DONALDS WILDE KÜCHE 2
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: SOUP
2015 ESP
VW LAMANDO
D: SPECTER BERLIN - P: MILI FILMS
2014 CHN
A1 INFRA
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: KARIN NOVOTNY
2014 AUT
A1 TV KOMBI
D: BARIS ALADAG - P: KARIN NOVOTNY
2014 AUT
HAMBURG IMAGEFILM
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: MARKENFILM CROSSING
2014 GER
VW GARAGE
D: ANDREAS HOFFMANN - P: DOITY
2014 GER
HSV NACH VORN
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: ELEMENT E
2014 GER
HEIZEN MIT ÖL 3 SPOTS
D: ANDREAS HOFFMANN - P: ONFILM
2014 HUN
VW PIERCING
D: ANDREAS HOFFMANN - P: DOITY
2014 GER
BILD PLUS
D: ANDREAS HOFFMANN - P: RABBICORN
2014 GER
VODAFONE SAMSUNG
D: KOUSHIK SARKAR - P: APOSTROPHE FILMS
2013 IND
HUK24 KÖNIG
D: CLAAS ORTMANN - P: ELEMENT E
2013 GER
O2 DSL
D: CLAAS ORTMANN - P: JOTZ!
2013 GER
BURGER KING SPARKINGS
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: DOITY
2013 GER
ALLIANZ PFLEGE
D: LARS BÜCHEL - P: ELEMENT E
2013 GER
ALLIANZ CHRIS VENUS
D: LARS BÜCHEL - P: ELEMENT E
2013 GER
BACARDI RAZZ
D: LISK & POSSARDT -P: E+P COMMERCIAL
2013 GER
ALLIANZ GLASHAUS
D: LARS BÜCHEL - P: ELEMENT E
2013 GER
ALLIANZ ZWILLINGE
D: LARS BÜCHEL - P: ELEMENT E
2013 GER
ALLIANZ ERNA ROT
D: ISA PRAHL - P: ELEMENT E
2013 GER
ALLIANZ PRIVATSCHUTZ
D: GEORG V MITZLAFF - P: ELEMENT E
2013 GER
ROYAL STAG MAHESH BABU
D: LLOYD BAPTISTA - P: 7 FILMS
2012 IND
EBAY FLASHMOB X-MAS
D: ED SAYERS -P: BAKERY FILMS
2012 GER
CHEVROLET SAIL
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: NOMAD FILMS
2012 IND
ANGEL BROKING 4 SPOTS
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: SHINING PICTURES
2012 IND
CHEVROLET CRUZE
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: NOMAD FILMS
2012 IND
BACARDI OAKHEART
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: E+P COMMERCIAL
2012 GER
DR OETKER FILMVORFÜHRER
D: PHILIPP KADELBACH - P: COBBLESTONE
2012 GER
BURGER KING ANGUS CROSS XT
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: DOITY
2012 GER
CARAVANING 2 SPOTS
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: ELEMENT E
2012 NOR
VODAFONE TURKEY STREETSONG
D: OZAN ACIKTAN - P: PTT FILMS
2012 TUR
VODAFONE TURKEY BILLS
D: OZAN ACIKTAN - P: PTT FILMS
2012 TUR
MC DONALDS UPGRADE
D: ALEKSANDER BACH - P: MARKENFILM
2012 GER
AUDI SERVICE (4 SPOTS)
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: ELEMENT E
2012 GER
MERCEDES SL APP
D: LISK & POSSARDT - P: ELEMENT E
2011 GER
CAR2GO ABSCHIED
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: BAKERY, DOITY
2011 GER
CAR2GO CLIFFHANGER
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: BAKERY, DOITY
2011 GER
VODAFONE ESCAPE
D: ANDI WILCKEN - P: RADICAL
2011 GER
DEUTSCHE BAHN SCHICKSAL
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: DOITY
2011 GER
DEUTSCHE BAHN STUDICRIBS
D: FELIPE ASCACIBAR - P: DOITY
2011 GER
HOTEL DESIRE TEASER
D: SERGEJ MOYA - P: VON FIESSBACH
2011 GER
BERTELSMANN WANDEL DER ZEIT
D: SERGEJ MOYA - P: VON FIESSBACH
2010 GER
BERTELSMANN DIRECT GROUP
D: MARKUS ENGEL -P: PONY PRODUC.
2010 GER
COMMERZBANK WETTER
D: MAGGIE PEREN - P: WONDERBOYS
2009 GER
ALLIANZ KTWDA
D: MAGGIE PEREN - P: BAVARIA
2008 GER
HUGO BOSS ORANGE 2000
D: NICO HOFMANN - P: PUBLIC MOTOR
2008 ITA
PALM (WEB-VIRAL)
D: PHILIPP STARY - P: STARYGRAD FILM
2008 AUT
ADIDAS RESPECT
D: LI SCHIFFER - P: FILMACADEMY BW
2006 GER
UHLSPORT PRECISION NEDVED
D: DANIEL FRÖHLICH - P: MFC FILMPRODUC.
2005 ITA
ARTE DOCUMENTA 2002
D: MARIA PRINSTINGER - P: ARTE
2002 GER

VIDEO ART

DEFENSE MECHANISM
D: CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI - P: STUDIO JANKOWSKI
2021 ROM
THE LOAN
D: CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI - P: STUDIO JANKOWSKI
2017 GER
MAGIC NUMBER
D: CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI - P: STUDIO JANKOWSKI
2013 ITA
HEAVY WEIGHT HISTORY
D: CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI - P: STUDIO JANKOWSKI
2013 ITA
THE EYE OF DUBAI
D: CHRISTIAN JANKOWSKI - P: STUDIO JANKOWSKI
2012 UAE

AWARDS

FOR CINEMATOGRAPHY

2019
NOMINATION
'CAMERIMAGE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC-VIDEO-AWARD'
‍SECTION BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR RAMMSTEIN
2016
NOMINATION
'GERMAN TELEVISION ACADEMY AWARD'
‍SECTION BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY FOR BERLIN EINS
2009
WON
'GERMAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD'
‍SECTION FEATURE-FICTION FOR KRONOS
2008
WON
'KODAK CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD'
‍FOR KRONOS
2007
NOMINATION
'GERMAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD'
‍SECTION SHORT-FICTION FOR AMIN
2007
NOMINATION
'GERMAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD'
‍SECTION 'YOUNG-TALENT-AWARD’ FOR AMIN
2006
NOMINATION
'GERMAN CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD'
‍SECTION SHORT-FICTION FOR BUILT TO DREAM
2005
NOMINATION
'GOLDEN TADPOLE' CAMERIMAGE
‍LODZ / POLAND FOR BUILT TO DREAM

FOR MOVIES

2020
WON
'GERMAN TV AWARD' FOR
HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE (FAST), BEST COMEDY SERIES
2020
WON
'ROMY AUSTRIAN FILM AWARD' FOR
HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE (FAST)
2020
WON
'GRIMMEPREIS' FOR
HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE (FAST)
2019
NOMINATION
'CANNESERIES 2019 OFFICIAL COMPETITION' FOR
HOW TO SELL DRUGS ONLINE (FAST)
2019
NOMINATION
'BAFTA 2019' FOR
GLADBECK (54 HOURS) , BEST FICTION INTERNATIONAL
2019
WON
'GERMAN TV AWARD' FOR
GLADBECK (54 HOURS), BEST MINISERIES, BEST EDITING, BEST ACTOR
2018
WON
'GERMAN SCREEN ACTORS AWARD' FOR
‍ GLADBECK (54 HOURS), BEST ENSEMBLE
2018
WON
'SEOUL INT. DRAMA AWARDS' FOR
GLADBECK (54 HOURS), KILIAN RIEDHOF BEST DIRECTING
2018
WON
'SEOUL INT. DRAMA AWARDS' FOR
GLADBECK (54 HOURS), BEST MOVIE
2016
WON
'ROMY AUSTRIAN FILM AWARD' FOR
BERLIN EINS, MARVIN KREN BEST DIRECTOR
2016
WON
'ROMY AUSTRIAN FILM AWARD' FOR
BERLIN EINS, BEST PRODUCTION
2016
WON
'GERMAN TV AWARD' FOR
BERLIN EINS, BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN, COSTUME DESIGN & MUSIC
2016
NOMINATION
CINEMA FOR PEACE' FOR
FIVE YEARS
2014
WON
'GERMAN FILM CRITICS AWARD' FOR
FIVE YEARS, SASCHA GERSAK BEST ACTOR
2013
NOMINATION
'FIRST STEPS AWARD' FOR
‍ FIVE YEARS
2013
WON
‘INTERFILM PREIS’ AT MAX-OPHÜLS-FESTIVAL FOR
FIVE YEARS
2013
WON
‘JUNIOR JURY-AWARD' AT MAX-OPHÜLS-FESTIVAL FOR
‍FIVE YEARS
2013
WON
'BRONZE‘ AT ‘KLAPPE AWARD 2013’ FOR
MC DONALDS ‘FIRST CLASS'
2012
NOMINATION
‘GRIMME PREIS’ FOR
DIE ZERTANZTEN SCHUHE
2012
WON
FBW GERMANY 'PRÄDIKAT BESONDERS WERTVOLL' FOR
COLOR OF THE OCEAN
2012
WON
'VGF PREIS' FOR
COLOR OF THE OCEAN
2011
WON
'BERNHARD WICKI FILMPREIS' FOR
COLOR OF THE OCEAN
2011
WON
'MAVERICKS JURY AWARD' AT CALGARY INTERN. FILM-FESTIVAL FOR
‍FLOWERS OF EVIL
2010
WON
'DISOVERY AWARD' FFIF FESTIVAL INTERN. DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR FOR FLOWERS OF EVIL
2010
WON
'JUNIOR JURY AWARD' AT FFIF FESTIV. INTERN. DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR FOR FLOWERS OF EVIL
2010
NOMINATION
'FIRST STEPS AWARD' FOR
HOLLYWOOD DRAMA
2009
NOMINATION
'FIRST STEPS AWARD' FOR
ARMEE DER STILLE
2008
WON
FBW GERMANY 'PRÄDIKAT BESONDERS WERTVOLL' FOR
KRONOS
2007
NOMINATION
'EUROPEAN FILM AWARD' FOR
AMIN
2007
WON
'PRIX UIP', INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM FOR
AMIN
2007
WON
FBW GERMANY 'PRÄDIKAT BESONDERS WERTVOLL' FOR
FUTSCHICATO
2006
SPEC.
HONOR
'DEUTSCHER KUNSTFILMPREIS' (GERMAN ART-FILM-AWARD) FOR
‍FUTSCHICATO
2006
WON
BEST FILM', SKENA UP 4, PRISTINE, KOSOVO FOR
FUTSCHICATO
2006
SPEC.
MENTION
'FILMSCHAU BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG' FOR
FUTSCHICATO
2005
WON
1.PRICE DOCUMENTARY, FILMSCHAU BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG FOR BARRIO PABLO ESCOBAR
2005
WON
3.PRICE, EINE WELT FILMPREIS NRW (ONE WORLD FILM-AWARD) FOR BARRIO PABLO ESCOBAR

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