Niv Abootalebi

NIV ABOOTALEBI, BORN IN TEHRAN, FLED WITH HIS FAMILY FROM IRAN TO GERMANY AT THE AGE OF FOUR AND GREW UP IN BERLIN AND MUNICH. NIV LEARNED HIS CRAFT FROM SCRATCH AND WORKED AS A CAMERAMAN, AS WELL AS A STEADICAM OPERATOR ON A PLANTY OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FILM AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS. WHETHER LARGE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS OR SMALLER FILM SETS, DOCUMENTARY SCENARIOS - HE SUCCEEDS IN CREATING HUMAN AS WELL AS CINEMATIC CLOSENESS, WHICH ALLOWS THE AUDIENCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STORIES. NIV ABOOTALEBI WORKS AS A CAMERAMAN IN FICTIONAL (DIE WESPE) AS WELL AS DOCUMENTARY FILM (SCHUMANNS BARGESRPÄCHE) AND TV. HE LIVES WITH HIS FAMILY NEAR MUNICH.