Sven Zellner

Sven Zeller
Born	(1977-12-20) December 20, 1977 (age 47)
Nationality	German
Education	University of Television and Film Munich
Occupations	Photographer cinematographer Documentary filmmaker
Awards	Selection of awards
Website	Official website

Sven Zellner (born December 20, 1977) is a German photographer, camera operator and documentary filmmaker.

Life

Zellner was born on December 20, 1977, in Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ^[1]

From October 2002 to February 2010, he studied camera in the cinema and television film department at the University of Television and Film Munich. He has been a lecturer there since 2009.

Filmography (selection)

• 2010: Die Bumblebee (camera)
• 2012: Preis des Goldes (documentary film: director, camera, editor)
• 2015: Don't Look at Me That Way (cinematography) ^[2]
• 2020: Walchensee Forever (documentary: cinematography) ^[3]
• 2020: Black Milk (cinematography, production) ^[4]

Awards (selection)

• 1995: Second prize at the „BBC Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year“
• 2000: Second prize in the category Landschaft at the „BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year“
• 2009: Third prize for Tsogzol – Goldgräber in der Mongolei (later Preis des Goldes) at the Filmfest München at the Dokumentarfilmwettbewerb by Bayerischer Rundfunk and Telepool
• 2012: ARTE-Dokumentarfilmpreis for his film Preis des Goldes
• 2013: Second prize for Wounded Places at the Filmfest München at the Dokumentarfilmwettbewerb by Bayerischer Rundfunk and Global Screen
• 2015: Honorable Mention of the Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation for Documentary Photography and Film

Exhibitions

• 2012 „NINJAS“ Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
• 2013 „NINJAS“ Deutsche Botschaft in Ulaanbaatar
• 2014 „Mongolian Disco“ Leica Fotografie International Galerie, Hamburg
• 2014 „Mongolian Disco“, Radialsystem V (Crossing Identities – Beginners, Experts, Hybrids Urban Nomads // Mongol Citizens // Festival Berlin 2014)
• 2015 „Mongolian Disco“, German House, UN Plaza, New York (DAAD-Ausstellung: WESTALGIA: NOSTALGIA FOR THE WEST)

Publications

• Süddeutsche Zeitung Nr. 133 „Es darf wehtun“ Samstag/Sonntag 11./12. June 2016
• GEO „Zukunft auf Eis“ February 2016
• Delayed Gratification „slowing pains“ January 2016
• Das Magazin „Mongole mit Kohle“ No 10 (August 3–March 14, 2014) (weekly supplement from Tagesanzeiger, Basler Zeitung, Berner Zeitung and the federal government).
• GEO International „Ulan-Bator“ May 2014
• Leica Fotografie International „Mongolen Disko“ February 2014
• Terra Mater „Goldrausch im Wilden Osten“ December 2012
• VIEW „Knallharte Träumer“ April 2014
• Nikon Pro „Risking life and limb“ April 2015

References

1. "Sven Zellner | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
2. German Films. "DON'T LOOK AT ME THAT WAY (SCHAU MICH NICHT SO AN)". German films . Retrieved 2021-01-07.
3. Berlinale Perspektive Deutsches Kino. "Walchensee Forever". 70th Berlin International Film Festival . Retrieved 2021-01-07.
4. Berlinale Panorama. "Black Milk". 70th Berlin International Film Festival . Retrieved 2021-01-07.

External links

• Official website
• Sven Zeller on IMDb
• Sven Zeller on filmportal.de
• Literature from and about Sven Zeller in the German National Library