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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
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2019
Esau
Movie Director of Photography
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2019
Missing People
Movie Director of Photography
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2018
Suspiria
Movie Agent Albrecht
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2017
Muhamed
Movie Director of Photography
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2016
Sarajevo Songs of Woe
Movie Camera Operator
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2014
Tarr Béla: I Used to Be a Filmmaker
Movie Himself
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2013
Sweets
Movie Director of Photography
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2011
The Turin Horse
Movie Director of Photography
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2009
Novak
Movie Fred Kelemen
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2008
The Man from London
Movie Director of Photography
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2007
Stone Time Touch
Movie Cinematography
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2007
The Visible and the Invisible
Movie Director of Photography
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2005
Fallen
Movie Director
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2004
Moskatchka
Movie Producer
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2000
Invocación
Movie Co-Director
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1999
Nightfall
Movie Director of Photography
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1997
Frost
Movie Director
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1995
Journey on the Plain
Movie Director of Photography
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1994
Fate
Movie Director of Photography
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1993
Kalyi: Age of Darkness
Movie Director of Photography
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1951
German Film Award
TV show Self