She studied Cinematography at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. Since 1999 she works as Director of Photography for feature films, TV Series and documentaries. Since 2005 she also works for the American Artist Amie Siegel. Her first feature film "Nordrand" D: Barbara Albert premiered in the Competition section of the Venice Film Festival. In 2006 her film "Grbavica" D: Jasmila Zbanic won the Golden Bear at the International Filmfestival Berlin.
2018 she received the Austrian Filmprize for Best Cinematography for the feature film „Madmoiselle Paradis“.
2019 she was again nominated for Best Cinematography for "Life Guidance"
2020 she gets the Art Prize (Film and Media) of the Academy of Arts in Berlin
Languages
German | English | French (basic)
Selected Credits
Quo Vadis, Aida (AT) | feature film D: Jasmila Zbanic P: Deblokada, COOP99, Razorfim | BIH,AUT,D,ROU,NL,POL | 2020
Mademoiselle Paradis | feature film | D: Barbara Albert | P: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, LOOKS Filmproduktion | Austria, Germany | 2017
Life Guidance | feature film | D: Ruth Mader | P: KGP Filmproduction | Austria | 2018
Die Liebe der Kinder | feature film | D: Franz Müller| P: 2Pilots Filmproduktion | Germany | 2008
Free Rainer – Dein Fernseher lügt | feature film | D: Hans Weingartner | P: Kahunna Film, COOP 99 | Germany, Austria | 2008
Grbavica | feature film | D: Jasmila Zbanic | P: COOP 99, Deblokada, Film Noir | Austria, Bosnia, Germany | 2006
Nordrand | feature film | D: Barbara Albert | P: Lotus Film, Zero Film, Fama Film | Austria, Germany, Switzerland | 1999
