Fred Kelemen
Illustration — Fred Kelemen Fred Kelemen (born on 6 January 1964) is a European film and theater director, cinematographer and writer. The late Susan Sontag helped to promote Kelemen's work in the mid-1990s, comparing it to the likes of Alexander Sokurov, Béla Tarr and Sharunas Bartas. Kelemen studied painting, music, philosophy, science of religions and theater before attending the German Film & TV Academy in Berlin from 1989 to 1994.
Fred Kelemen
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- Born
- 1964 · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- cinematographer · screenwriter · film editor · production designer · director
- Honours
- Gold medal from the Ministry of Culture of Armenia
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Fred Kelemen Fred Kelemen (born on 6 January 1964) is a European film and theater director, cinematographer and writer. The late Susan Sontag helped to promote Kelemen's work in the mid-1990s, comparing it to the likes of Alexander Sokurov, Béla Tarr and Sharunas Bartas. Kelemen studied painting, music, philosophy, science of religions and theater before attending the German Film & TV Academy in Berlin from 1989 to 1994.
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His debut film Fate in 1994 received the German National Film Award. He has also directed Frost (1997/98), Nightfall (1999 German film) (1999) and Fallen (2005), each drawing international attention and numerous awards. Kelemen has served as cinematographer for film directors including Béla Tarr (Journey to the Plain, 1995, The Man from London, 2007, The Turin Horse, 2011), Rudolf Thome (The Visible and the Invisible (film), 2007), Gariné Torossian (Stone, Time, Touch, 2005), Joseph Pitchhadze (Sukaryot /Sweets], 2012/2013), Pavel Lungin (Esau, 2018) and others. Since 2000 he has also directed several plays, including an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 at the Schauspielhaus in Hanover, and Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under The Elms at Volksbühne in Berlin. In addition, he has worked as a teacher at film and media institutes and universities at several locations.
Director • 1993 – Kalyi • 1994 – Fate (Verhängnis) • 1997/1998 – Frost • 1999 – Nightfall (1999 German film) • 2005 – Krisana • 2016 – Sarajevo Songs Of Woe Cinematographer • 1993 – Kalyi • 1994 – Fate (Verhängnis) • 1995 – Utazás az Alföldön (short) • 1997/1998 – Frost • 1999 – Nightfall (1999 German film) • 2000 – Tatau Samoa (documentary) • 2007 – Stone Time Touch (documentary) • 2007 – The Man from London • 2007 – The Visible and the Invisible (film) • 2011 – The Turin Horse • 2013 – Sukaryot • 2016 – Blue Psalm for Wolves / Sarajevo Songs of Woe • 2018 - Esau • 2019 Missing People • 2021 / 2022 (2025) Into the Heart
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1964
Fred Kelemen born at Berlin.
Awards
• 1994 – FIPRESCI-Award for "Fate" (original title: "Verhängnis")' • 1995 – German National Film Award (Silver Ribbon) for "Fate" (original title: "Verhängnis") • 1998 – FIPRESCI- Award for "Frost" • 1999 – FIPRESCI- Award for "Nightfall" (original title: "Abendland") • 2005 – FIPRESCI- Award for "Fallen" (original title: "Kisana") • 2005 – Latvian National Film Award "Best Cinematographer" for "Fallen" (original title: "Krisana") • 2005 – German Camera Award - Nomination • 2011 – Golden Camera 300 - International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers / Macedonia for "The Turin Horse" • 2011 – Carlo Di Palma Best European Cinematographer Award - Nomination • 2012 – Hungarian National Film Award - Best Cinematographer • 2013 – Innovation Award of the German Film Critics' Association • 2016 – Special Prize MASTER, Yerevan International Film Festival "Golden Apricot" • 2016 – St. Grigor Narekatsi Gold Medal of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, Yerevan/Armenia
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