Benjamin Költringer, gaffer, lighting technician / electrician, Salzburg | Crew United

Known for

Door to Freedom
2016
Gaffer
© Sky / Wiedemann & Berg Television GmbH & Co. KG / Sammy Hart

Pagan Peak
2017-2018
Key grip
Summit of Solitude
2019-2020
Gaffer
© KWER / Sead Dedic

The Darker the Lake
2019-2020
Gaffer
The Best Of All Worlds
2016-2017
Lighting technician / electrician

Fictional movies as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2019	The Darker the Lake	Independent Feature Film	Lok Kwan Woo	Error 404 Productions [hk]
2019	Summit of Solitude	Short Film	Andreas Bacher	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2018	Close To Nothing At All	Short Film	Lisa-Maria Bröckl	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2017	Luisa	Short Film	Daniela Jud	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2017	Der dunkle Reigen (WT)	Medium Length Film	Dominik Bücheler	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2016	Uferlos	Medium Length Film	Tamara König	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2016	Das schwarze Fieber	Short Film	Michael Winiecki	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2016	Door to Freedom	Short Film	Jeremias Mikolas Bayerl	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2015	Hyacinth - Der Sehnsucht falscher Schluss	Short Film	Eric Marcus Weglehner	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]

Advertising/Image/Music videos as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2024	(Interpret fehlt) - Oiwei bereit	Music Video	Simon Tasek	Simon Tasek Produktion [at]
2022	Bet-at-home - It´s all about the kick	Commercial	Ernst Wuger	Wuger - Brands in Motion [at]
2021	RBMH Publishing - Wir inspirieren	Corporate Film	Ulrike Mast	Red Bull Media House [at]
2021	Kaindl - Floorganic	Product video	Simon Tasek	Doppelkopf Studio
2021	Schwingshandl - Image	Corporate Film	Simon Tasek	Doppelkopf Studio
2021	Ochsner Wärmepumpen - Für mich und die Natur	Commercial	Simon Tasek	Doppelkopf Studio
2019	Babolat - Pure Strike	Commercial	Julien Hosmalin	PBO realtime productions [at]
2018	Ochsner Wärmepumpen - Zukunft	Corporate Film	Simon Tasek	Doppelkopf Studio
2017	Instant36 - Trailer 2017	Trailer	Simon Rachbauer	Offscreen e.V. [at]
2017	PMU Salzburg - Pharmazie.. dich!	Commercial	Dominik Bücheler	Avvb, Andrea Bücheler

Further projects as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2017	Rocket Man (WT)	Education/Training Production	Felix Berlet	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]

Fictional movies as lighting technician / electrician

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt additional electrician	TV Movie (multi-part), ARD [de], BR [de], Degeto [de], Servus TV [at], SRF [ch], SWR [de]	Jochen Alexander Freydank	Senator Film Produktion GmbH (ehem. Royal Film Produktion)	additional electrician
2022	Pagan Peak additional electrician	TV Series, Sky [de]	Multiple	W&B Television GmbH	additional electrician
2022	Landkrimi - Dunkle Wasser additional electrician	TV-Movie (Series), ORF [at], ZDF [de]	Multiple	Gebhardt Productions GmbH	additional electrician
2021	The Fox additional electrician 8 DT	Feature Film	Adrian Goiginger	Geißendörfer Pictures GmbH [de]	additional electrician 8 DT
2021	The Magic Flute additional electrician	Feature Film	Florian Sigl	Flute Film GmbH	additional electrician
2020	Pagan Peak additional electrician	TV Series, Sky [de]	Cyrill Boss	W&B Television GmbH	additional electrician
2020	Die Unschuldsvermutung	TV Movie, ORF [at], SWR [de]	Michael Sturminger	Superfilm Filmproduktions GmbH
2020	Lena Lorenz - Zerbrechliches Glück additional electrician 5 DT	TV-Movie (Series), ORF [at], ZDF [de]	Britta Keils	Ziegler Film GmbH & Co. KG	additional electrician 5 DT
2019	Resistance additional electrician Nürnberg 1 DT	Feature Film	Jonathan Jakubowicz	Epicentral Studios [us]	additional electrician Nürnberg 1 DT
2018	Das Tal der Mörder additional electrician	TV Movie, ORF [at], ZDF [de]	Peter Keglevic	Neue Bioskop Television GmbH	additional electrician
2017	Letting go additional electrician	Independent Feature Film	Götz Raimund	Attems and Friends GmbH [at]	additional electrician
2016	Citadel	Short Film	Anastasia Skavinskaia	PennyLane Film & Video Production [at]
2016	Akvo Erinaco (WT)	Short Film	Philipp Slaboch	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]
2016	The Best Of All Worlds Support in Salzburg	Feature Film	Adrian Goiginger	Lailaps Films GmbH	Support in Salzburg
2014	Arpeggio (WT)	Short Film	Daniel Limmer	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]

Advertising/Image/Music videos as lighting technician / electrician

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2017	Schartner - Heimkommen	Commercial	Neda Morfova	Nemada Film Produktion
2017	Samsung - Do what you can´t	Commercial	Pascal Heiduk	Saltwater Films GmbH & Co. KG

Non-fictional movies as lighting technician / electrician

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2015	DM Drogeriemarkt - Beauty Tutorial	Tutorial	Markus Scheibenbauer	Quadroptik OG

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2018	Club der einsamen Herzen	TV Movie, ARD [de], Degeto [de]	Christine Hartmann	TNF Telenormfilm GmbH [de]	dimmer board operator
2017	Pagan Peak	TV Series, Sky [de]	Multiple	W&B Television GmbH	key grip Zusatz Bad Gastein
2017	A Nocturnal Breath (The Field Guide to Evil)	Short Film	Katrin Gebbe	Jyoti Film GmbH	set builder
2016	Bebo sucht das Glück (Webserie)	Series	Multiple	Jackson Jones Filmproduction GmbH [at]	2nd assistant camera
2014	Die Begleitung	Short Film	Jan Göritz	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]	director of photography

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	Moon Power GmbH - Power2Go	Commercial	Multiple	Wuger - Brands in Motion [at]	best boy electric
2018	Creating New Worlds - Star Wars	Commercial	Lorenz Wetscher	FH Fachhochschule Salzburg [at]	production driver
2018	Samsung Watch - Marcel Hirscher	Commercial	Arno Stols	PPM 2.0 GmbH [at]	set runner
2017	Porsche GTS Modelle - Sissi und Franz	Commercial	Andreas Justus Burz	Recom Film GmbH & Co. KG	2nd assistant camera
2017	Bipa - Weil ich ein Mädchen bin	Commercial	Bode Brodmüller	Das Rund GmbH	standby props
2017	A1 Smart Home - Ruhe	Commercial	Marco Lutz	Das Rund GmbH	art department assistant
2017	Under Armor - Marcel Hirscher. Every Turn Makes You Stronger	Commercial	Mitch Bekk	Feit Film AG [ch]	lighting assistant
2016	Remax - Wir geben Ihren Träumen ein Zuhause	Commercial	Bernhard Riegler	Zenturio Film Creation e.U.	2nd assistant camera + Data Wrangler

Basic data

Nationality	Austrian
Languages	EnglishGerman
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Germany South Asia: India
Licences	B (car) [eu]
Immediate working area	Salzburg
1st residence (federal state or country)	Austria - Salzburg
Accommodation possibilities	Berlin, Innsbruck, Linz, Vienna