Biography
Fred Kelemen was born in West Berlin/Germany. He studied painting, music, philosophy, religious science and drama studies and worked in various theatres as a director’s assistant before beginning his studies in directing and cinematography at the German Film & TV Academy Berlin (dffb) from 1989 to 1994. He graduated from the dffb with a diploma as a director and as a cinematographer. For his diploma film “Fate” he received the German National Film Award in 1995. Since then, he has made a number of films and videos as director and collaborated as cinematographer with several film directors like Joseph Pitchhadze (“Sweets”, Israel 2013), Béla Tarr (“Journey to the Plain”, Hungary 1995, “The Man from London”, Hungary/France/Germany 2007, “The Turin Horse”, Hungary, France, USA, Germany 2011 ), Rudolf Thome (“The Visible and the Invisible”, Germany 2006), Gariné Torossian (“Stone, Time, Touch”, Canada/Armenia 2005) a.o.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Esau
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2019
Missing People
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2019
Muhamed
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2017
Sarajevo Songs of Woe
Role: Camera Operator
MOVIE • 2016
Sarajevo Songs of Woe
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2016
Sarajevo Songs of Woe
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2016
Sarajevo Songs of Woe
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2016
Sarajevo Songs of Woe
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2016
Sweets
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2013
The Turin Horse
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2011
Stone Time Touch
Role: Cinematography
MOVIE • 2007
Stone Time Touch
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2007
The Visible and the Invisible
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2007
The Man from London
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2007
Fallen
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2005
Fallen
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2005
Fallen
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 2005
Fallen
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2005
Fallen
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2005
Fallen
Role: Director of Photography
MOVIE • 2005