Christoph Nickel, gaffer, Berlin

Known for

Babylon Berlin
2018-2019
Gaffer
Babylon Berlin
2016-2017
Gaffer
Homeland
2015
Rigging gaffer
Hanna
2010
Gaffer
Nordwand
2007
Gaffer

Fictional movies as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer	Comment
2023	Das Licht (WT)	Feature Film	Christian Almesberger	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH
2022	The Bends (WT)	TV Series, FX [us]	Colin Watkinson	20th Television (formerly 20th Century Fox TV) [us]
2022	Die Therapie	TV Series, Prime Video (Amazon)	Multiple	Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG
2021	The Empress Stage Berlin	TV Series, Netflix	Multiple	Sommerhaus Serien GmbH	Stage Berlin
2021	Babylon Berlin Tom Tykwer unit	TV Series, ARD [de], Degeto [de], Sky [de]	Multiple	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH	Tom Tykwer unit
2020	Blackout	Limited series, Joyn [de]	Multiple	W&B Television GmbH
2019	Das Verhör in der Nacht	TV Movie, arte, ZDF [de]	Judith Kaufmann	Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH
2019	Ein nasser Hund	Feature Film	Sten Mende	Carte Blanche International GmbH [de]
2019	Babylon Berlin Tykwer unit	TV Series, ARD [de], Degeto [de], Sky [de]	Multiple	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH	Tykwer unit
2018	Gut gegen Nordwind	Feature Film	Sten Mende	Komplizen Film GmbH [de]
2017	Wendy 2 - Freundschaft für immer	Feature Film	Benjamin Dernbecher	Bantry Bay Productions GmbH
2016	Babylon Berlin Tykwer unit	TV Series, ARD [de], Degeto [de], Sky [de]	Frank Griebe	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH	Tykwer unit
2015	Ein großer Aufbruch	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Martin Langer	Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH
2014	Das Zeugenhaus	TV Movie, ZDF [de]	Multiple	MOOVIE GmbH
2014	Seitenwechsel	Feature Film	Hagen Bogdanski	Odeon Fiction GmbH (formerly H&V Entertainment GmbH)
2013	Big Business - Außer Spesen nichts gewesen 2nd Unit	Feature Film	Multiple	Vierundzwanzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH [de]	2nd Unit
2013	To Life!	Feature Film	Peter Joachim Krause	CCC Filmkunst GmbH
2013	Da muss Mann durch	Feature Film	Martin Langer	NFP
2012	Der Geschmack von Apfelkernen	Feature Film	Martin Langer	Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH [de]
2011	Mann tut was Mann kann	Feature Film	Martin Langer	NFP

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Advertising/Image/Music videos as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director of photography	Producer
2022	Magenta TV - WM 2022	Commercial	Bjørn Haneld	soup.filmproduktion GmbH
2021	Zalando x Estée Lauder - World of Wellness	Commercial	Moritz Matlik	Halal Berlin [de]
2021	MeinAuto GmbH - Witzig	Commercial	Jann Döppert	Markenfilm Berlin GmbH [de]
2020	Hermes - Pakete im PaketShop abholen. Geschenke	Commercial	Nikolaus Summerer	Cobblestone Filmproduktion
2018	Kaufland - Mother's Day. The Gift	Commercial	Frank Griebe	emenes gmbh
2017	Edeka - RoboLove	Commercial	Mathias Schöningh	Anorak Film GmbH [de]
2017	BVG - Ohne Uns	Commercial	Mathias Schöningh	Anorak Film GmbH [de]
2017	Beck's - Berlin. Golden Bock	Commercial	Daniel Fernández Abelló	Movie Magic International [us/de/it]
2016	Novant Health - Boxer, Rollercoaster, River	Commercial	Julian Hohndorf	Knucklehead [uk]
2015	Dr.Oetker - Vitalis Roasted. Ein Lied	Commercial	Jann Döppert	Cobblestone Filmproduktion
2014	Sparkasse - Malen	Commercial	Jann Döppert	Cobblestone Filmproduktion
2014	ZF Friedrichshafen AG - Unternehmensfilm 2015	Industrial Video	Franz Lustig	e+p films GmbH
2014	Vodafone - Tokio Calling	Commercial	Ekkehart Pollack	Czar [de]
2014	Deutsche Telekom - Familie Heins	Commercial	Christian Rein	Czar [de]
2013	Media Markt - Die verrückte WG 2013 (mehrere Clips) (WT)	Commercial	Frank Griebe	Partizan GmbH [de]
2013	Base - Cover Icon	Commercial	Ekkehart Pollack	Markenfilm GmbH & Co. KG
2012	Jacobs Krönung - Moments of Closeness	Commercial	Charlotte Bruus Christensen	Bubbles Film GmbH
2012	Danske Bank - A New Normal Demands. New Standards	Commercial	Laust Trier Mørk	Czar [de]
2012	Eagle Eye Cherry - Can't Get Enough	Music Video	Franz Lustig	QFilmproduktion [de]
2012	Guhl - Deep Repair (WT)	Commercial	David Nissen	Beauty Spots GmbH

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Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2018	Charlie's Angels	Feature Film	Elizabeth Banks	Brownstone Productions [us]	rigging gaffer
2015	Homeland	TV Series, Showtime [us]	Multiple	Fox 21 [us]	rigging gaffer
2014	Colonia	Feature Film	Florian Gallenberger	Majestic Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	underwater lightning
2013	The Voices	Feature Film	Marjane Satrapi	Vertigo Entertainment [us]	rigging gaffer
1998	Nichts als die Wahrheit	Feature Film	Roland Suso Richter	Helkon Media AG [de]	rigging gaffer
1997	Die Bubi-Scholz-Story	TV Movie (multi-part)	Roland Suso Richter	MTM West Television & Film GmbH [de]	best boy electric
1996	Kondom des Grauens	Feature Film	Martin Walz	Ascot Film GmbH [de]	rigging gaffer
1996	Kondom des Grauens	Feature Film	Martin Walz	Ascot Film GmbH [de]	lighting technician / electrician
1996	Männerpension	Feature Film	Detlev Buck	Boje Buck Produktion GmbH [de]	best boy electric
1996	14 Days to Life	Feature Film	Roland Suso Richter	Helkon Media AG [de]	best boy electric
1996	Jailbirds	Feature Film	Katja von Garnier	Olga Film GmbH	lighting technician / electrician
1996	Dr. Knock	TV Movie, BR [de]	Dominik Graf	Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	best boy electric
1995	Stille Nacht	Feature Film	Dani Levy	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH	best boy electric
1995	Cinderellas Kleid	Short Film	Miriam Dehne	Miriam Dehne Filmproduktion [de]	lighting technician / electrician
1994	Im Namen des Gesetzes	TV Series, RTL [de]	Multiple	Opal Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	lighting technician / electrician
1994	Eingeschlossen - Die Nacht mit einem Mörder	TV Movie	Rainer Bär	Tellux Film GmbH	lighting technician / electrician
1992	Deadly Maria	Feature Film, ZDF [de]	Tom Tykwer	Liebesfilm	lighting technician / electrician

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2006	Glenfiddich - Every Year Counts	Commercial	Ralf Schmerberg	Trigger Happy Productions GmbH [de]	rigging gaffer
2000	Bertelsmann AG - Catching the Stars	Corporate Film	Nikolai 'Niko' Karo	Embassy of Dreams Filmproduktion [de]	rigging gaffer

Basic data

Languages	EnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland North Africa: Egypt, Morocco North America: Mexico Northern Europe: Denmark, Finland, Sweden East Africa: Seychelles Eastern Europe: Ukraine South Africa: South Africa South America: Argentina South Asia: India, Nepal Southern Europe: Balearic Islands, Italy, Spain Southeastern Europe: Greece West Africa: Nigeria Western Europe: France, United Kingdom
Special skills	Diving-Climbing-Truck driving license - Blackout
Own equipment	Lots of Special gear, Wireless DMX
Preferred place of work	Worldwide
Immediate working area	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Associations	International Cinema Lighting Society

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Christoph Nickel

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Fictional movies as gaffer

Advertising/Image/Music videos as gaffer

Fictional movies in other activities

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Basic data