Smina Bluth (born in Wuppertal, Germany 1980) is a freelance Dop. She creates cinematography for art and experimental film productions, documentary, feature films and commercial productions. She graduated from Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen, Potsdam in 2011 (Diploma). In 2010 she was nominated „best cinematography“ at IFFF Dortmund Cologne for her work as Dop for the experimental short film "The Multitude Is Feverish" by Vika Kirchenbauer. „Shift“ by Alex Gerbaulet wins the main prize of German Competition at International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2015 and the German Film Criticism Prize 2015. Sminas debut feature film NEUBAU won the price for best picture and the price for socially relevant Film at Max Ophüls Preis 2020. 2021 NEUBAU received the German Film Critics Association Price for best debut feature.
Languages
German | English
Special Skills
Analog Film 35mm | 16mm
Selected Credits
Jonja (WT) | TV Feature | D: Anika Mätzke | P: Kurhaus productions, SWR | 2022
Amygdala | short film | D: Fabian Altenried | Schuldenbergfilms | Germany, 2020
Neubau | feature film | D: Johannes Maria Schmit | Schuldenbergfilms | Germany | 2020
1000 Smiles Per Hour | Short film | D: Fabian Altenried | P: Schuldenberg Films | Germany, England | 2017
Prologe: Squat, Anti-Squat | Short film | D: Wendelien van Oldenborgh | P: Schuldenberg Films | Netherlands | 2017
Shift | Short film | D: Alex Gerbaulet | P: Pong film GmbH, IMF Braunschweig | Germany | 2014
The Multitude Is Feverish | Short film | D: Vika Kirchenbauer | P: Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf | Germany | 2010