Max Penzel--Cinematography
www.m-cadrage.de
Max was born in the late 70´s in Germany. His interest in images grew early in his adolesence, and started with first films and photos during school.
After a two years period as a trainee he applied for film school in Berlin, commencing in October 1999.
He gained work experience alongside his studies in the dynamic media city of Berlin. In recognition of his achievements at the film school, Max was awarded a scholarship for the International Film School in Lodz, Poland where he studied from 2001 to 2002 and shot several shorts during this period.
Back in Berlin he graduated from the Berlin International Film and Television School in 2005.
The quality & breadth of his work during his time at the film school was also rewarded through the Michael Ballhaus Award for upcoming Cinematographers.
Being very interested in all kind of arts, Max started to engage in all fields of cinematography, with a focus on Features, Commercials, Videos and Arts. The majority of his work has been shown on International Filmfestival and sold worldwide.
As a Second Unit Director of Photography in several projects, among other with Oscar Award Winning Director Volker Schlöndorff, he gained the experience to enable him to shoot his first feature-length movie in 2006 in China.
Due to the increasingly international nature of Max's work, he is looking to set up additional bases in Hong Kong.
Max was recently awarded with The "Villa Aurora Scholarship" from the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he will be based in Los Angeles for three months in 2009...
... want to know more? A complete CV and Filmography is sorted in categories below...
Fiction ⎪ Clip⎪ Commercial ⎪ Documentary ⎪ Art ⎪ Awards
Education
1999-2005 German Film und Television Academy Berlin
2001-2002 Scholarship at the International Filmschool
Lodz, Poland
Technical skills
Cinemascope, High Speed Film, CGI / Digital Postproduction, Digital Intermediate, Digital Cinematography / HD, S-8
Countries
Poland, Austria, Italy, Swiss, Japan, Luxemburg, Czech Republic, United States, China, Lithuania, England, France, India
Own Equipment S-8 Pro Equipment with Videotap
Fiction
2008
Project Ampelmann
Production Naked Eye Films
Director Giulio Ricciarielli
Genre Cinema / Short / Comedy
Project Anomalya
Production m-Quadrat GmbH & Co Kg
Director Michal D. Kostewa
Genre Cinema / Short / Historic
2006
Project Justiz (Trailer for a weekly Series)
Production Studio Hamburg
Director Marc Malze
Genre TV Serial / Weekly
Project ART 3 Ladys First
Production Movie Members
Director Andreas Samland
Genre Cinema / Episode / Feature
Project ART 7 The Teacher
Production Movie Members
Director Suzanne von Borsody
Genre Cinema / Episode / Feature
2005
Project Live behind the Wall 2nd Season
Production LOOKS Film & TV
Director Karsten Laske
Genre TV / Episode Historic / Feature
Project The Date
Production Pellzik Pictures
Director Andreas Samland
Genre Cinema / Short / Drama
Project Gou Gou´s Autum
Production Teng Jin Film Factory / China
Director Dan Tang
Genre Cinema / Children / Feature
2004
Project Live behind the Wall 1st Season
Production LOOKS Film & TV
Director Karsten Laske
Genre TV / Episode Historic / Feature
2003
Project The Dud
Production DFFB
Director Andreas Samland
Genre TV / Comedy / Short
Project Human Body
Production Menschenproduktion
Director Tobias Frühmorgen
Genre Cinema / Short
2002
Project Day 26
Production DFFB
Director Andreas Samland
Genre Cinema / Short/ Science Fiction
Second Unit / B-Cam
2007
Project Whiskey mit Wodka
Production Senator Film
Director Andreas Dresen
DoP Andreas Höfer
Genre Cinema / Comedy / Feature
Project Berlin Calling
Production Sabotage Film
Director Hannes Stöhr
DoP Andreas Doub
Genre Cinema / Arthouse / Feature
Project Canzun Alpina
Production Cineworx
Director Sören Senn
DoP Andreas Höfer
Genre TV / Cinema / Tragic / Feature
Project Fleisch ist mein Gemüse
Production NDF
Director Christian Görlitz
DoP Andreas Höfer
Genre Cinema / Tragic Comedy / Feature
2006
Project Alarm für Cobra 11
Production Action Concept
Director Roland Busch / diverse
DoP Axel Fischer / diverse
Genre TV Serial / Weekly / Action / Feature
Project Beautiful Bitch
Production Riva Film
Director Theo Krieger
DoP Andreas Höfer
Genre Cinema / Arthouse / Children / Feature
Project Hochzeit um jeden Preis
Production Hager Moss
Director Eoin Moore
DoP Andreas Höfer
Genre TV / Comedy / Feature
2005
Project Straik- Die Heldin von Danzig
Production Provobis
Director Volker Schlöndorff
DoP Andreas Höfer
Genre Cinema / Historic / Feature
2003
Project Traffic Affairs
Production Opal Film
Director Nicolay Albrecht
DoP Chau Ngo The
Genre Cinema / Episode / Feature
Project Dog Heads
Production Jost Hering
Director Karsten Laske
DoP Chau Ngo The
Genre Cinema / Drama / Feature
Documentary
2008
Project Official Olympic Movie Bejing 2008
Production IOC
Director Dan Tang
Genre Documentary / Feature
Project Ma Vie “Andreas Dresen”
Production Avanti Media
Director Cordula Kablitz Post
Genre Documentary / Feature
2007
Project Turkish-German-Successful
Production AVE Berlin
Director Neco Celik
Genre Documentary / Feature
Project Ma Vie “Volker Schlöndorff”
Production FTS Media
Director Frank Eggers
Genre Documentary / Feature
2002
Project Łysy” (Bould)
Production PWFTiT Lodz
Director Janec Kosamasa
Genre Documentary / Short
Cinematography Training
Project The 9th Day
Production Provobis
Director Volker Schlöndorff
DoP Tomas Erhart
Genre Cinema / Historic / Feature
Project Gangs of New York
Production Miramax
Director Martin Scorsese
DoP Michael Ballhausa
Genre Cinema / Historic / Feature
Awards (selection)
Bavarian Filmaward “Best Cinematography 2007”
Awarded for the cinematography of “Strajk-Hero of Gdansk” (2nd Unit cinematography)
Michael Ballhaus Award 2005
Awarded with the Michael Ballhaus Award for upcoming Cinematographers
The Date
• Awarded with the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Award 2007
• Nominated for the Cinematography Student Award at the
2006 Camerimage in Lodz, Poland
• Nominated for the Cinematography Student Award at the
2006 Manaki Brothers Festival
Live Behind Walls
• Awarded with the “Grimme Award 2005” Best Doku
Season
• Awarded with the “Hans Klein Medien Award 2004” Best
TV Event
The Dud
Hofheim Filmfestival 2005 Best Film
Brooklyn International Film Festival WBFF 2004 Best Short Film
Landshut International Filmfestival Audience Award
Day 26
International Fantasy Filmfestival Bruxelles 2003 Grand Prix
•Brooklyn International Film Festival WBFF 2003 Grand Chameleon
Best Short Film
• International Film Festival Rio de Janeiro 2003
Artistic Contribution
• International Student Film Festival Paris 2003
Honorable Mention
• International Film Festival Stuttgart Ludwigsburg 2003 Best German Shortfilm
• International Festival for Cinema School Le Huy 2003 Best Directing
• Filmfestival Landshut 2004, Germany Best Film of the
Festival
• Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2nd Prize of the
Festival
Musicvideo (selection)
„Somehow“ by Navel
Director: Magnus Winter
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH
„Kick It“ by Marusha
Director: Oleg Assadulin
Producer: Universal
„Chaje Shukarije“ by Kenan
Director: Neco Celik
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH
„Mario“ by Tele
Director: Magnus Winter
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH
„Rodeo Radio“ by Boss Hoss
Director: Maximilian Erlenwein
Producer: Fat Lady Films
„Behind the Cow“ by Scooter
Director: Michael Menke
Producer: Ever Emotion
„Hersey Yolunda“ by Kila Hakan & Eko Fresh
Director: Neco Celik
Producer: m-quadrat
„Ring Ring Ring“ by Boss Hoss
Director: Oleg Assadulin
Producer: Chromosom Films
„Fuck up“ by Spitting of Tall Buildings
Director: Frederic Detjens
Producer: Taxi Taxi
„Jigga Jigga“ by Scooter
Director: Marc Schölermann
Producer: Ever Emotion
„Was es ist“ by MIA
Director: Ferederic Detjens
Producer: Taxi Taxi
„Kreisel“ by MIA
Director: Ferederic Detjens
Producer: Taxi Taxi
„Verrückt“ (Crazy) by MIA
Director: Ferederic Detjens
Producer: Taxi Taxi
„The City don´t Like You“ by Jamie Lidell
Director: Ferederic Detjens
Producer: Taxi Taxi
„Infinite Lovesong“ by Maximilian Hecker
Director: Magnus Winter
Producer: Magnus Winter
„Daddy’s car“ by Jamie Lidell
Director: Ferederic Detjens
Producer: Taxi Taxi
„Reality“ by Raz O´Hara
Director: Magnus Winter
Producer: Kitty Yo
Commercial
„Knock – Sweden“
Director: Codec and Flori @ Pfadfinderei
Agency : Knock
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH)
„Fußballfieber –EM ZDF / ARD“
Director: Ben Hartenstein
Agency :
Producer: E+P Commercial)
„Volvo – Geneva“
Director: Honza and Flori @ Pfadfinderei
Agency : Knock
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH)
„Amicelli –TAG ON“
Director: Magnus Winter
Agency : TBWA Düsseldorf
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH
„Modeselector goes Asia“
Director: Honza & Flori @ Pfadfinderei
Agency : Pfadfinderei
Producer: m-quadrat
„Mini @ IAA“
Director: Codec & Flori @ Pfadfinderei
Agency : Pfadfinderei
Producer: m-quadrat
„AEMKEI“
Director: Codec @ Pfadfinderei
Agency : Pfadfinderei
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH)
„Volvo Salon Paris 2006“
Director: Honza & Flori @ Pfadfinderei
Agency : Knock Schweden
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH)
„Credit for me“ Campaign for Fortis Bank
Director: Magnus Winter
Agency : TBWA Düsseldorf
Producer: m-quadrat GmbH
„ARTE Kurzschluss“ Idents for TV Channel Arte, France
Directors: Peter Pedall & Alissa Burkel
Agency : VELVET Mediendesign
Producer : Velvet Production 2004)
„3-fach schön“ Commercial for DREWAG Electricity
Director: Magnus Winter
Agency: Marken Team
Producer: Magnus Winter Photography
„JACK ASS“ Commercial for McDonald´s
Director: Lawrance Tooley
Agency: Haie & Partner
Producer: dffb
„Customers own Property“
Director: Lars Knorrn
Producer: Neue Sentimental Film
„MTV.de“
Director: Lars Knorrn
Producer: MTV
„MTv-Weihnachskampagne 2000“(MTV Christmas Campagne 2000)
Director: Frederic Detjens
Producer: MTV
Art (selection)
„Die Goldene Kartoffel“
Videoinstallation by Bjoern Renner
(S-16mm / 1:1,78 / color /m-quadrat GmbH)
„Hoola Hoop“
Videoinstallation by Christian Jankowski
(HDV / 1:1,78 / color )
„Bologna Ambulance“
Videoinstallation by Jay Chung and Q
(N-16mm / 1:1,33 / color / GUM Bologna 2006)
„Angels of Revenge“
Videoinstallation by Christian Jankowski
(S-16mm / 1:1,78 / color / Maccarone. Inc. 2006)
„Überhappy“
Videoinstallation by Christian Jankowski
(IMX 1:1,78 / color / Bifrons Foundation 2005)
„The Last Witness“
Director: Burghard von Harder
(S-16mm, 1:1,78/ color / BvH 2005)
„Hollywood Schnee“
Videoinstallation by Christian Jankowski
(S-16mm / 1:1,85 / color / Klosterfelde Berlin 2004)
“Solaris“
Videoinstallation by Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani
(DV-Cam / 1:1,78 / color / Arthouse 2004)
„What Remains“
Videoinstallation by Christian Jankowski
(16mm / 1:1,33 / color / Maccarone. Inc. 2004)
„This I have played tomorrow“
Videoinstallation by Christian Jankowski
(S-35 mm 1:2,35 / color / MACRO Italy 2003)
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