Frank Barbian, director of photography, Paris | Crew United

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Known for

© 2003 by

Kurz und schmerzlos
1997
Director of photography
© 2003 by

Führer Ex
2001
Director of photography
©Michele Gentile

Jamil
2018-2019
Director of photography
Alles Karneval - Villingen. Die fünfte Jahreszeit
2014-2015
Director of photography
Le Mystère Cremer
2022
Director of photography

Fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2019	Jamil anamorphic	Short Film	Michele Gentile	Little Big Talents UG [de]	anamorphic
2015	Rosamunde Pilcher - Lizenz zum Seitensprung Alexa	TV-Movie (Series), ZDF [de]	Uli Möller	FFP New Media GmbH	Alexa
2010	Caen vu par - Froide Rue	Short Film	Alexis Mallet	Mandragore Films [fr]
2008	What the Fuck RED	Short Film	Valérie Flores	Valérie Flores Production	RED
2006	Ein Fall für zwei Super16mm	TV Series, ZDF [de]	Uli Möller	Odeon TV (merged into Odeon Fiction GmbH)	Super16mm
2005	Do Not Disturb 35mm	Short Film	Winfried Bonengel	Good Morning Films [de]	35mm
2001	Führer Ex 35mm	Feature Film	Winfried Bonengel	Nextfilm Filmproduktion GmbH & Co KG [de]	35mm
2001	Le Violoncelle S16mm	Short Film	Thomas Isler	Freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH [ch]	S16mm
1997	Kurz und schmerzlos S16mm	Feature Film	Fatih Akin	Wüste Film GmbH	S16mm
1996	Getürkt S16mm	Short Film	Fatih Akin	Wüste Film GmbH	S16mm

Advertising/Image/Music videos as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	Salesforce - L'Oréal shot in anamorphic on Panavision G series	Corporate Film	Benedict Flanigan	Cactus Films [fr]	shot in anamorphic on Panavision G series
2011	Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz - Kunst der Aufklärung	Corporate Film	Frank Barbian	Karus Productions [fr]
2009	Chanel - Haute Couture FS 2009 Fleur RED	Corporate Film	Xavier Arias	Orangefilms	RED
2008	BMW 1 Series - Sunset Boulevard mit Peter Meier	Commercial	Steven Diller	Sterntag Film [de]	mit Peter Meier

Non-fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Valerio Zurlini, peintre des sentiments	Documentary	Sandra Marti	Anapol Production [fr]
2023	Undressed - The History of Nudity	Documentary (multi-part), ZDF [de]	Katja Petrovic	Spiegel TV GmbH
2022	Le Mystère Cremer	Documentary, Ciné+ [fr]	Sandra Marti	Wendigo Films
2017	Mstislav Rostropovitch, l’archet indomptable	Documentary, arte	Bruno Monsaingeon	Idéale Audience [fr]
2015	Alles Karneval - Villingen. Die fünfte Jahreszeit Sony F55 RAW	Documentary (Series), arte	Anja Unger	AV Medien Film und Fernsehen GmbH	Sony F55 RAW
2013	Akhal Téké - La Légende dorée	Short Documentary	Michael Gosselin	PWP Parke Wayne Philips [fr]
2011	Turkmenistan (3D) 3D relief	Short Documentary	Rafael Ferré-Santis	Tulipes et Cie [fr]	3D relief
2003	Plan d Etat 14.25	Documentary	Sarah Eichhoff	Real Production [fr]

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2011	Unique 3D	Short Film	Martin Geisler [1]	Karus Productions [fr]	stereographer 3D
2010	Die Dienstagsfrauen	TV Movie, ARD [de]	Olaf Kreinsen	Polyphon Film GmbH	2nd unit dop

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2011	Stiftung Preussischer Kulturbesitz - Kunst der Aufklärung	Corporate Film	Frank Barbian	Karus Productions [fr]	director
2010	Carte Noire - L'Alchimie de la rencontre 3D	Commercial	Rachel & Fabrice Carazo	Gang Films [fr]	stereographer

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2011	Turkmenistan (3D)	Short Documentary	Rafael Ferré-Santis	Tulipes et Cie [fr]	3D stereo camera operator

Basic data

Languages	EnglishFrenchGerman
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Austria, Switzerland North Africa: Tunisia East Asia: China South America: Brazil Southern Europe: Italy West Africa: Senegal West Asia: Turkey Western Europe: England, France, Netherlands Central Asia: Turkmenistan
Licences	B (car) [eu], EU Remote Pilot Certificate of Competency A1/A3 [eu], EU Remote Pilot Certificate of Competency A2 [eu], Yachtmaster Shore Certificate (till 12 NM) [de]
Preferred place of work	feature films
Immediate working area	Paris
1st residence (federal state or country)	France - Île-de-France
Accommodation possibilities	Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Paris, Stuttgart
Associations	Académie franco-allemande du cinéma [de][fr] Union des Chefs Opérateurs [fr]