She studied Cinematography at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Department of Film & Television. 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. Golden Bear 2006 and AFI Grand Jury Prize 2006 for “Grbavica” by Jasmila Zbanic, Vienna Filmprize and Fipresci Prize for “Nordrand”, FILM: Think Award (Berlinale 2014) for Provenance /Lot 246 by Amie Siegel, Grimme TV Prize 2014 for “Angezählt” by Sabine Derlinger. Christine A. Maier lives in Berlin and in Austria and has working experience in Bosnia, Croatia, Namibia, USA, India, GB, France, Australia.
2018 she received the Austrian Filmprize for Best Cinematography for the feature film „Madmoiselle Paradis“. 2019 she is nominated for the Austrian Filmprize for Best Cinematography for „Life Guidance“
Languages
German | English | French (basic)
Selected Credits
Life Guidance | feature film | D: Ruth Mader | P: KGP Filmproduction | Austria | 2018
Mademoiselle Paradis | feature film | D: Barbara Albert | P: Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion, LOOKS Filmproduktion| Austria, Germany | 2017
Love Island | feature film | D: Jasmila Zbanic | P: Ziva Film, Komplizenfilm, OKO Film/Deblokada | Croatia, Germany, Switzerland, Bosnia | 2014
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
