Max wil be visiting Screen Singapore 2011... hope to meet and see you there...

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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