Sabine Panossian, director of photography, Cologne

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About Sabine Panossian

Sabine studied Cinematography at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. She works in fiction and documentary. Her works won multiple awards e.g. Student Academy Award silver 2016 („Where the Wood Ends"), the Michael-Ballhaus-Prize for best cinematography 2019 ("Off Season”), the Doc Alliance Award 2021 ("The blunder of love”), the Fipresci award 2023 at Filmfest Munich ("Fossil). Sabine was a Berlinale Talent 2022 and is a member of the austrian association of cinematographers (AAC), the german filmacademy (DFA), the european filmacademy (EFA) and board member of Cinematographinnen - Women* Cinematographers Network.

Known for

Fossil
2022-2023
Director of photography
Echo
2021-2022
Director of photography
© Aljoscha Seuss

Off Season
2018-2019
Director of photography
© Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf

Fünf Dinge, die ich nicht verstehe
2016-2017
Director of photography

Movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2024	Kampf gegen die 'Ndrangheta (WT)	Documentary Series	Stefano Strocchi	gebrueder beetz filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG
2023	Die Ratte (WT)	Short Film	Jan Mocka	Jan Mocka Produktion [de]
2023	30 Days of Lust Ep. 01,06-08, Dir. Bartosz Grudziecki - world premiere Seriesmania 2024	TV Series, SWR [de]	Multiple	Trimafilm	Ep. 01,06-08, Dir. Bartosz Grudziecki - world premiere Seriesmania 2024
2023	2 Minuten – 24/7 Ep. 01, 03, 05, Dir. Lisa Miller	Series, MDR [de]	Multiple	Red Pony Pictures powered by Saxonia Media [de]	Ep. 01, 03, 05, Dir. Lisa Miller
2023	Fossil Arri Master Prime 21mm / FIPRESCI Award 2023 Filmfest Munich	Feature Film	Henning Beckhoff	Hupe Film Fiktion [de]	Arri Master Prime 21mm / FIPRESCI Award 2023 Filmfest Munich
2022	Jung, wild, grenzenlos	Documentary Series, MDR [de]	Multiple	MDR - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk [de]
2022	Echo Cooke S4i	Feature Film	Mareike Wegener	Petrolio Film GmbH [de]	Cooke S4i
2021	Violet	Short Film	Laura Engelhardt	Filmbetrieb
2021	Maskenball Atlas Orion 2x anamorphic	Short Film	Samy Challah	Tvist GmbH	Atlas Orion 2x anamorphic
2021	Erdmöbel - Der große Dezember	Music Video	Jan Mocka	Jan Mocka Produktion [de]
2021	Playground (WT)	Short Film	Jan Mocka	Jan Mocka Produktion [de]
2020	D'acchord - Particles Cooke Panchro / i Classic	Music Video	Sylvia Borges	Sylvia Borges Produktion [de]	Cooke Panchro / i Classic
2020	The Blunder of Love	Documentary	Rocco Di Mento	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2019	Off Season World Premiere: Berlinale 2019 - Perspektive Deutsches Kino	Medium Length Film	Henning Beckhoff	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	World Premiere: Berlinale 2019 - Perspektive Deutsches Kino
2019	Waiters	Medium Length Film	Multiple	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2018	Die Story - Judenhass in Europa	Documentary (Series), WDR [de]	Andreas Morell	3B-Produktion
2018	Happily Ever After?	Short Film	Florian Vey	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2018	NightVisit	Short Film	Joana Vogdt	Kinescope Film GmbH [de]
2018	Beyond the Tide	Short Film	Multiple	Mocka Monitor UG [de]
2018	Außer sich	Education/Training Production	Bodo Fürneisen	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2017	Bewegung	Short Film	Jakub Paczkowski	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2017	Tracing Addai additional photography NOMINIERT: STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD 2018	Short Documentary	Esther Niemeier	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	additional photography NOMINIERT: STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD 2018
2017	Lugau City Lights Sony Fs7	Documentary, arte, MDR [de]	Tim Evers	Wilde.Stein	Sony Fs7
2017	Fünf Dinge, die ich nicht verstehe world premiere Hofer Filmtage 2018	Feature Film	Henning Beckhoff	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	world premiere Hofer Filmtage 2018
2015	Meteoriten (WT) RED EPIC	Teaser (Series Concept)	Multiple	Mocka Monitor UG [de]	RED EPIC
2015	Taxi City (aka Mr. Safari & Farzane) (WT)	Short Documentary	Jan Mocka	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2015	Where The Woods End WINNER STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD 2016	Short Film	Felix Ahrens	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	WINNER STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD 2016
2015	Anyway Home Red Scarlet	Short Film	Pablo Kaes	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	Red Scarlet
2015	Rohbauten ALEXA	Short Film	Désirée Pfenninger	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	ALEXA
2015	The Island Red Scarlet	Documentary	Lars Ostmann	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	Red Scarlet
2014	Way to Hell	Short Film	Henning Beckhoff	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2014	I am Error. (Interaktiver Film) ALEXA	Independent Feature Film	Lara Wilde	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	ALEXA
2014	Frau Müller & Herr Brylla 16mm Bolex & 8mm	Short Documentary	Sabine Panossian	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	16mm Bolex & 8mm
2014	Baracke 16mm Bolex	Short Documentary	Lars Ostmann	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	16mm Bolex
2014	Die eiserne Lunge	Short Film	Lili Helena Duchow	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2013	Tierra Argentina	Short Documentary	Pablo Kaes	Pablo Kaes Produktion
2013	Vida (Glücks Fall Filme)	Short Film	Pablo Kaes	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2013	Endlich Rente (Glücks Fall Filme) RED SCARLET	Short Documentary	Jan Mocka	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	RED SCARLET
2013	Sag was (WT)	Short Film	Hyeck Joon Son	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]
2013	Light (WT) 16 mm	Short Documentary	Hyeck Joon Son	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	16 mm
2013	My Brother 16 mm	Short Documentary	Hyeck Joon Son	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	16 mm
2013	Jesus Abroad 16mm	Short Documentary	Jan Mocka	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	16mm
2012	Zeitlos 16 mm	Short Documentary	Lilian Nix	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	16 mm
2012	Saint Lu - Jam Session	Music Video	Luise Gruber	Guerilla Entertainment
2012	Elefant	Short Film	Sina Seiler	Sinasan Produktion [de]
2007	When the Finger points to the Moon	Short Film	Kenji Ouellet	UdK Universität der Künste Berlin (HdK Hochschule der Künste) [de]

Movies in other capacities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	Die Kölner Silvesternacht - Zwischen Wut und Willkommen	Documentary (Series), RTL+ [de]	Simone Schillinger	Broadview TV GmbH	camera operator
2020	Unser Land in den 60ern - Eine Klasse für sich	Documentary (Series), WDR [de]	Kathrin Schwiering	Broadview TV GmbH	camera operator
2020	The Blunder of Love	Documentary	Rocco Di Mento	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	colorist
2017	Mit starker Stimme	Documentary	Multiple	Artemisia, Trambow & Schlemmer	colorist DaVinci Resolve
2016	Devotion	Independent Feature Film	Pablo Kaes	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera
2016	Mademoiselle Paradis	Feature Film	Barbara Albert	Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion	2nd assistant camera
2015	Falling Stars	Short Film	Miriam Dehne	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera
2015	Amorelie - Produktvorstellung (16 Spots)	Commercial	Robert Schneider [2]	Romek Watzlawik Produktion	lighting technician / electrician
2014	Frau Müller & Herr Brylla	Short Documentary	Sabine Panossian	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	director
2014	Lian Ray - A Game (WT)	Music Video	Multiple	Partizan GmbH [de]	camera operator
2014	The 12th City (Trailer) (WT)	Short Film	Manuel Hornemann	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	lighting technician / electrician
2014	Nachtschattengewächse	Medium Length Film	Max Hegewald	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	gaffer
2014	Felix Windenmanufaktur - Felix Winde (WT)	Commercial	Kai Eiermann	Filmgarnitur [de]	2nd unit dop
2014	Samsa (WT)	Short Film	Felix Ahrens	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera
2013	Squatters	Short Film	Multiple	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera
2013	Bruno Banani - Absolute Man	Commercial	Christof Amrhein	Makai Europe	1st assistant camera
2013	#2	Short Film	Steffen Heidenreich	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera
2013	Millimeterarbeit	Short Film	Brigitte Maria Bertele	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera
2013	Täglich Alles	Short Film	Viktor Brim	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	2nd assistant camera 16 mm
2012	Ich zieh´ mich an und langsam aus	Short Film	Caroline Bennewitz	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera
2012	Absolution	Independent Feature Film	Werner Schumann	Time On Earth Production GbR [de]	1st assistant camera 3 Drehtage
2012	Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst	Short Film	Antonia Gronau	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera 16 mm
2012	Talea	Independent Feature Film	Katharina Mückstein	La Banda Film [at]	lighting technician / electrician
2012	Round Midnight	Short Film	Pablo Kaes	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera 16 mm
2012	Well Done (WT)	Short Film	Franziska Pflaum	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera 35 mm
2012	Verbraucherzentrale - Surfer haben Rechte. Bewertungsportale	Commercial	Claus Worenski	Claus Worenski Produktion [de]	1st assistant camera
2011	Ohne Dich (WT)	Short Film	Julia Rau	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera Sony PMW-F3 3. Drehblock
2011	Cold Rehearsal	Independent Feature Film	Multiple	Harun Farocki Filmproduktion	best girl electric
2011	Bevor die Stare ziehen (aka Die Flut ist pünktlich) (WT)	Short Film	Ingmar Schuster	Verein Filmflut [de]	1st assistant camera RED MX
2011	Was ist da, da draußen?	Short Film	Nadine Gottmann	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	best girl electric
2011	MTV / Volkswagen - World Stage. 21st Century Beetle Revelation	Commercial	Lennart Brede	Mutter & Vater Productions GmbH	1st assistant camera Canon 5D
2011	One Song	Short Film	Catalina Molina	Filmakademie Wien [at]	clapper/loader 16 mm
2011	From The Beginning	Short Documentary	Antonia Gronau	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera 16mm
2011	One Song	Short Film	Catalina Molina	Filmakademie Wien [at]	lighting technician / electrician
2011	The Triad Project - Waiting (WT)	Independent Feature Film	Simone Orlandini	Sinafilm GmbH [de]	lighting technician / electrician
2011	Stadtwerke Potsdam - Max' Traumreise	Commercial	Multiple	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	2nd assistant camera RED
2011	Doppelschraube (WT)	Short Film	Lars Montag	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	lighting technician / electrician
2010	Himmel Hölle Hölle (WT)	Short Film	Steven Paul	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	lighting technician / electrician 35mm
2010	You missed Sonja	Short Film	Félix Koch	Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf [de]	1st assistant camera 3. Nachdreh RED
2009	DEKRA Akademie GmbH - Dekra ist mehr	Commercial	Susanne Sickert	Dekra Akademie GmbH [de]	lighting assistant
2009	Taub/Stumm	Short Film	Joshua Gallon	Mango Pictures, Joshua Gallon	lighting technician / electrician
2008	Alive!	Feature Film	Artan Minarolli	Wildart Film [at]	1st AD (local system) 1. Regieassistent
2006	Disgustingly Healthy - Maggots	Documentary (Series), arte	Robert Cibis	OVALmedia [de/fr]	eng assistant audio/video
2006	PianoMania - The Quest for the Perfect Tone	Documentary	Robert Cibis	OVALmedia [de/fr]	1st AD (local system) Regieassistent
2006	Disgustingly Healthy - Leeches	Documentary (Series), arte	Michaela Kirst	OVALmedia [de/fr]	eng assistant audio/video
2006	Disgustingly Healthy - Maggots	Documentary (Series), arte	Robert Cibis	OVALmedia [de/fr]	production sound mixer
2006	Disgustingly Healthy - Leeches	Documentary (Series), arte	Michaela Kirst	OVALmedia [de/fr]	production sound mixer
2006	PianoMania - The Quest for the Perfect Tone	Documentary	Robert Cibis	OVALmedia [de/fr]	production sound mixer Deutscher Filmpreis 2011 TONGESTALTUNG

Film awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2020	Off Season	Int'l. Women's Film Festival Dortmund + Cologne [de]	Best Cinematography (Fiction)	Winner
2019	Off Season	First Step Awards [de]	Michael-Ballhaus-Preis	Winner
2016	Where The Woods End	IFFF - Int. Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund	Bildgestalterinnenpreis	Nominated
2011	PianoMania - The Quest for the Perfect Tone	Deutscher Filmpreis 2011	Beste Tongestaltung	Winner

Awards

Year	Award
2023	GEWONNEN: Fipresci Award 2023 Filmfest Munich (FOSSIL)
2020	Nominee: Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis (for LUGAU CITY LIGHTS)
2020	BEST FILM - Filmtage Friedrichshafen (for BEYOND THE TIDE)
2020	Beste Bildgestaltung BIG SHORTS AWARDS 2020
2019	HONORABLE MENTION: Achtung Berlin (for OFF SEASON)
2019	Nominee First Steps Award - best medium length film (for OFF SEASON)

Basic data

Languages	EnglishFrenchGermanItalian
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Austria, Poland Northern Europe: Denmark South America: Argentina South Asia: India Southern Europe: Italy Southeastern Europe: Albania
Special skills	drivers license A + B
Preferred place of work	fictional and documentary
Immediate working area	Cologne
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia
Accommodation possibilities	Vienna
Associations	Austrian Association of Cinematographers [at] Cinematographinnen - Women Cinematographers Network [de] European Film Academy [eu] German Film Academy [de]

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