Christopher Aoun, director of photography, Berlin

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camerimage 2018

https://ascmag.com/blog/the-film-book/2018-strong-cinematography
Oscars // Foreign language Films

https://ascmag.com/blog/johns-bailiwick/the-academy-flfa-shortlist-2018-and-more
Cannes 2018

https://ascmag.com/blog/the-film-book/preview-of-cannes-2018-cinematography
DW Berlinale Talents

https://www.dw.com/cda/en/berlinale-talents-cinema-as-resistance/av-47830806
ARRI

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Vantage

https://www.vantagefilm.com/en/news/prix-du-jury-cannes-2018-capharnam-10840
afc

https://www.afcinema.com/Vantage-au-71e-Festival-de-Cannes.html?lang=fr
Film & TV Kameramann

https://www.kameramann.de/allgemein/film-tv-kamera-3-2019-das-neue-heft-ist-da/
Deutcher Kamerapreis

https://www.deutscher-kamerapreis.de/preistraeger/christopher-aoun/
10 CINEMATOGRAPHERS TO WATCH - Variety

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Deutschlandfunk Kultur

https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/capernaum-stadt-der-hoffnung-eine-odyssee-durch-beirut.2168.de.html?dram:article_id=438131

Fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer
2023	Zeit Verbrechen	TV Series, Paramount+	Multiple	X Filme Creative Pool GmbH
2023	All That's Left of You (WT)	Feature Film	Cherien Dabis	Pallas Film GmbH
2021	The Empress	TV Series, Netflix	Florian Cossen	Sommerhaus Serien GmbH
2019	The Man Who Sold His Skin	Feature Film	Kaouther Ben Hania	Tanit Films [fr]
2019	Copilot	Feature Film	Anne Zohra Berrached	Razor Film Produktion GmbH [de]
2018	Capernaum	Feature Film	Nadine Labaki	Mooz Films [lb]
2016	In White	Short Film	Dania Bdeir	Ginger Beirut Productions S.A.L [lb]
2016	Listen	Feature Film	Philippe Aractingi	Ginger Beirut Productions S.A.L [lb]
2015	Leopardenblues (WT)	Short Film	Multiple	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2015	Gis (WT)	Short Film	Narges Kalhor	Wirfilm GmbH [de]
2014	Die, die Welt bedeuten (WT)	Short Film	Gwendolen van der Linde	Universität Hildesheim [de]
2013	Der perfekte Mensch (WT)	Short Film	Zita Erffa	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2012	Die Pinakothek der Moderne	Short Film	Anne Hilliges	Xenox Pictures, Oliver Mohr [de]
2012	Zuflucht (aka Flucht) / Refuge (WT)	Short Film	Erec Brehmer	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2012	Rastlos	Short Film	Oliver Mohr	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2011	Drei Momentaufnahmen, bei Tageslicht betrachtet	Short Film	Niklas Hoffmann	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2011	Die Stille wird lauter (WT)	Short Film	Oliver Mohr	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2011	Martha and Karl	Short Film	Julia Walter	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]

Advertising/Image/Music videos as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	GGPoker - Gut Gespielt	Commercial	Specter Berlin	Umlaut Films GmbH [de]
2022	Young Fathers - I Saw	Music Video	David Uzochukwu	Iconoclast Germany GmbH
2022	Spanx - Silver Lining Collection	Commercial	Amirah Tajdin	Scheme Engine [us]
2020	Kärcher - Steam Ahead	Commercial	Multiple	Rekorder GmbH
2020	Tchibo - Weihnachten 2020 Main Unit	Commercial	Nico Beyer	Markenfilm Berlin GmbH [de]	Main Unit
2020	C&A - Christmas 2020	Commercial	Barnabas Wilhelm	peoplegrapher
2020	Random Identities - Domestic (between wars)	Fashion Film	Konstantin Bock	Konstantin Bock & Christopher Aoun Produktion [de]
2019	Come des Garcons - Clash	Commercial	Matt Lambert	Iconoclast Germany GmbH
2019	Fritz Kalkbrenner - Good Things	Music Video	Multiple	EASYdoesit GmbH
2019	Das Handwerk - We know what we're doing	Commercial	Søren Schaller	It's us Media GmbH
2017	Dubai Tourism - Stay Sunny	Commercial	Christian Ricken	Chiaroscuro [lb]
2016	Hessnatur - Feel. Fall/Winter 2016	Fashion Film	Konstantin Bock	Dania Bdeir Produktion
2016	Tatra Milk - On the Move	Commercial	Cherine Khoury	Laserfilms
2016	Al Marai 7Days - It's time for a 7days	Commercial	Cherine Khoury	The Talkies [ae]
2016	Joop! - Chess Fall/Winter 2016	Fashion Film	Konstantin Bock	Claas Cropp Creative Productions [de]
2015	House of Today - Naked 2015 (Design Exhibition)	Commercial	Cherine Khoury	Olive Tree Production [lb]
2015	Khoury Home - Christmas	Commercial	Hadi Syriani	Ecstasy Labs [lb]
2015	Lebanese Red Cross - Stand By Us	Commercial	Gilles Tarazi	Black Rhino Films [lb]
2015	Aziza - No No No	Music Video	Jowe Harfouche	Ginger Beirut Productions S.A.L [lb]
2015	Naya - Hobb	Music Video	Konstantin Bock	Cut'n Roll Productions [lb]

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Non-fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer
2018	Shadows of the Desert	Documentary Feature	Multiple	Nominal Film [de]
2013	Nimmerland	Documentary	Multiple	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2012	After Gaza	Documentary	Lena Stiller	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]
2012	Pinakothek (WT)	Short Documentary	Lion Bischof	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2014	Lerchenberg	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Felix Binder	PSSST! Film GmbH (formerly lüthje schneider hörl FILM GbR)	still photographer
2014	Lerchenberg	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Felix Binder	PSSST! Film GmbH (formerly lüthje schneider hörl FILM GbR)	2nd unit dop
2013	Sym-bi-ose	Short Film	Erec Brehmer	HFF Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München [de]	1st assistant camera
2010	Eisblumen	Short Film	Susan Gordanshekan	NEUESUPER GmbH	still photographer

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2020	Random Identities - Domestic (between wars)	Fashion Film	Multiple	Konstantin Bock & Christopher Aoun Produktion [de]	director
2014	Le Thanh Ho - Zellophan	Music Video	Christopher Aoun	Aoun & Mohr Produktion	director
2011	Hofbräu München - Mein München (3 Spots)	Commercial	Philip Koch	NEUESUPER GmbH	2nd assistant camera 2. Kameraassistenz

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2011	Sobota	Documentary	Marie Elisa Scheidt	Kaamos Film, Lucia Scharbatke GbR [de]	gaffer
2011	Sobota	Documentary	Marie Elisa Scheidt	Kaamos Film, Lucia Scharbatke GbR [de]	1st assistant camera

Film awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2024	Zeit Verbrechen	German Camera Award [de]	Fiktion Screen - Deine Brüder	Nominated
2021	The Man Who Sold His Skin	German Camera Award [de]	Fiction film	Nominated
2019	Capernaum	Deutscher Kamerapreis [de]	Kinospielfilm	Winner

Awards

Year	Award
2020	American Cinematographer's Rising Stars
2019	Variety's 10 cinematographers to watch
2019	Deutscher Kamerapreis
2019	Best cinematography in a Lebanese Motion Picture
2017	Best cinematography in a Lebanese Motion Picture

Basic data

Nationality	Lebanese
Languages	ArabicEnglishFrenchGerman
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Germany North Africa: Tunisia North America: USA South Asia: India Southern Europe: Italy, Malta, Spain Southeast Asia: Singapore West Asia: Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates Western Europe: Belgium, England, France
Licences	B (car) [eu]
Immediate working area	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Associations	German Society of Cinematographers [de]

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Christopher Aoun

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Fictional movies as director of photography

Advertising/Image/Music videos as director of photography

Non-fictional movies as director of photography

Fictional movies in other activities

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Film awards

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