Dunja Engelbrecht has been working as a freelance cinematographer since 2015 filming documentaries. She mainly films stories about people, other cultures and environmental topics. Her work has taken her all over the world, from the jungles of Brazil to the desert in Namibia and the Carpathian Mountains in Poland. She was awarded the German Cinematographer Award in 2020 for the documentary „Re: Holzkohle adé – Polens Köhler vor dem Aus“ for her outstanding authentic filming. Dunja Engelbrecht studied Film and TV at the university Mittweida. She has lived in Leipzig since 2017.
Languages
German (native) | English (fluent) | Slovenian (fluent) | French (basic) | Spanish (basic)
Special Skills
Drone | Gimbal | Underwater camera | Climbing
Selected Credits
Das Geheimnis des Pust - Karneval in den Julischen Alpen | TV Documentary | D: Galina Breitkreuz | P: B-picture GbR | Germany, Slovenia | 2020
Agata allein zu Haus | TV Documentary | D: Galina Breitkreuz | P: B-picture GbR | Germany, Poland | 2020
Holzkohle adé – Polens Köhler vor dem Aus | TV Documentary | D: Vivien Pieper | P: Autoren Pieper und Partner | Germany, Poland | 2020
Lettlands weiße Küste - Vom Zauber einer Sommernacht | TV Documentary | D: Galina Breitkreuz | P: B-Picture GbR | Germany, Latvia | 2019
Wildes Elba | TV Documentary | D: Florian Guthknecht| P: BR, ARTE | Germany, Italy | 2018
Die Karibik - Jäger | TV Documentary | D: Florian Guthknecht | P: flowmotion film | Germany, Mexico, Honduras | 2016
Die Karibik - Wale und Vulkane | TV Documentary | D: Florian Guthknecht | P: flowmotion film | Germany, Dominica, Guadeloupe | 2016
