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About Caroline Spreitzenbart

In her current work, Caroline focuses on hybrid film formats and political subject matter. Experienced in both fiction and documentary films. As a graduate of the University of Television and Film Munich, she was honored with the Michael Ballhaus Prize in 2023 and the Best Cinematography Award in 2024 at the IFFF Cologne+Dortmund. The core of her work is a consistent, integrated approach to cinematography, which evolves collaboratively in line with the content. Her films have received numerous awards, which include the Carte-Blanche Emerging Talent Award at the Duisburg Film Week in 2017, the Best Short Documentary at the Diagonale in 2017 and 2018, and the ARRI Production Award in 2021. She was also granted a DAAD scholarship in 2018 to study at the CCC in Mexico City. Caroline is a member of the German Film Academy (DFA).

Known for

Movies in other capacities

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YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2017Fack Ju Goehte 3Feature FilmBora DagtekinConstantin Film [de]camera trainee
2017Ars Moriendi oder die Kunst des LebensShort DocumentaryKristina SchranzHFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]screenwriter

Film awards

YearFilmAwardCategory 
2024Life Is Not A Competition But I Am WinningInt. Frauen Filmfest Dortmund+Köln [de]Best CinematographyWinner
2023Life Is Not A Competition But I Am WinningFirst Steps Award [de]Michael Ballhaus PrizeWinner
2021Life Is Not A Competition But I Am WinningARRI Production Award [de]AbschlussfilmWinner

Basic data

NationalityAustrian
LanguagesEnglishGermanSpanish
Experience abroadCentral Europe: Austria, Germany
North America: Mexico, USA
South Asia: India
Southeastern Europe: Greece
EducationUniversity of Television and Film Munich (Cinematography), Germany
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (DAAD one-year scholarship for artistic development/General Cinema Studies: Cinematography), Mexico
University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz (BA/Interactive and Timebased Media), Austria
Immediate working areaMunich
1st residence (federal state or country)Austria - Lower Austria
Accommodation possibilitiesBerlin, Mexico-City, Vienna