Bernhard Jasper

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Bernhard Jasper is a German cinematographer and director, born 1972. At the age of 23 he had several short films made and finally passed the entrance test of the Filmacademy Ludwigsburg (Germany) where he studied directing and cinematography. During the academy he specialized himself in cinematography and became the opportunity to work in the real film business. He shot a lot of commercials and music clips for famous music acts and companies. After his final degree in 2001 he shot his first TV movie. Since then he shot 19 TV Features and 24 Movies, most of which are among the most successful German box office films. He also shot the international movies "Open water 2" and "Life above all" who made it into the Oscar shortlist 2011. For both seasons of the first German Amazon series "You Are Wanted" (2017-2019), Bernhard was not only responsible for the cinematography, but also for the directing. In 2021 he did the cinematography for Zach Snyders "Army of thieves", directed and starred by Matthias Schweighöfer, the 5th most seen Netflix movie that year. He's currently working on a new Netflix movie called "Lift" starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Kevin Hart, directed by F. Gary Gray.

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2025
School of Magical Animals 4
Movie Director
2024
School of Magical Animals 3
Movie Director of Photography
2024
Lift
Movie Director of Photography
2022
School of Magical Animals 2
Movie Director of Photography
2021
Army of Thieves
Movie Director of Photography
2021
Fly
Movie Director of Photography
2021
Catweazle
Movie Camera Operator
2018
100 Things
Movie Cinematography
2017
You Are Wanted
TV show Director
2017
My Blind Date with Life
Movie Cinematography
2016
The Most Beautiful Day
Movie Director of Photography
2015
The Manny
Movie Director of Photography
2014
The Man Cave
Movie Director of Photography
2014
Joy of Fatherhood
Movie Director of Photography
2013
Famous Five 2
Movie Director of Photography
2013
Break Up Man
Movie Director of Photography

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2012
Famous Five
Movie Director of Photography
2011
What a Man
Movie Director of Photography
2011
The Crocodiles: All for One
Movie Director of Photography
2010
Life, Above All
Movie Director of Photography
2010
Rock It!
Movie Cinematography
2009
Pizza und Marmelade
Movie Director of Photography
2009
Sea of Death
Movie Director of Photography
2009
Salami Aleikum
Movie Director of Photography
2009
Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film
Movie Director of Photography
2006
Open Water 2: Adrift
Movie Director of Photography
2006
Kiss me Kismet
Movie Director of Photography
2005
Tsunami
Movie Director of Photography
2004
Folgeschäden
Movie Director of Photography
2004
Scratch: The New Sound of Terror
Movie Director of Photography
2004
Kleinruppin Forever
Movie Director of Photography
2003
Geheimnisvolle Freundinnen
Movie Director of Photography
2000
Es wird regen geben
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