Knut Schmitz, director of photography, Berlin

Movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Charité intensiv - Gegen die Zeit	Documentary Series, rbb [de]	Multiple	Docdays Productions GmbH
2023	Menschen hautnah - Alleinerziehend und allein gelassen	Documentary (Series), WDR [de]	Susanne Jäger	Jaeger Film [de]
2022	Überleben - Was wir über Suizide wissen	Documentary, arte, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Docdays Productions GmbH
2022	Weggesperrt - Bürger hinter Gittern additional photography	Documentary, arte, ZDF [de]	Johan von Mirbach	Docdays Productions GmbH	additional photography
2022	Story im Ersten - Afghanistan. Ein Jahr später. Mission Kabul-Luftbrücke	Report (series), rbb [de]	Vanessa Schlesier	Docdays Productions GmbH
2022	Mission Kabul-Luftbrücke additional photography	Documentary Series, rbb [de]	Vanessa Schlesier	Docdays Productions GmbH	additional photography
2021	Europe’s Forgotten Pilgrim Routes - Italy: The Via Francigena to Rome	Documentary (Series), arte, SWR [de]	Mareike Mueller	Docdays Productions GmbH
2021	Im Fadenkreuz der Machthaber	Documentary	Sebastian Weis	Docdays Productions GmbH
2020	Jonny Island	Documentary	Petra Mäussnest	Docdays Productions GmbH
2020	Charité intensiv - Station 43 additional photography	Documentary Series, rbb [de]	Carl Gierstorfer	Docdays Productions GmbH	additional photography
2020	Europe’s Forgotten Pilgrim Routes - France: The Mont-Saint-Michel Way	Documentary (Series), arte, SWR [de]	Mareike Mueller	Docdays Productions GmbH
2020	Die Erfindung eines Mörders - Der Fall Bruno Lüdke	Documentary, arte, rbb [de]	Multiple	COIN FILM
2019	Die Unerhörten Grimme Price 2020	Documentary, rbb [de]	Jean Boué	Jabfilm [de]	Grimme Price 2020
2017	Loveparade -The Trial	Documentary, ARD [de], arte, WDR [de]	Dominik Wessely	Docdays Productions GmbH
2016	Armes Europa?	Documentary	Mirella Pappalardo	Docdays Productions GmbH
2016	Charlotte Knobloch - ein Leben in Deutschland	Documentary, ARD-alpha [de], BR [de]	Dominik Wessely	ABC Studio GmbH [de]
2015	Nellys Abenteuer	Feature Film	Dominik Wessely	Indi Film GmbH [de]
2015	Refugee 11	Documentary	Jean Boué	Docdays Productions GmbH
2014	Der grosse Sommer	Feature Film	Stefan Jäger	Tellfilm GmbH [ch]
2014	Wem gehört die Stadt	Documentary, ARD [de]	Kristian Kähler	Fernsehbuero GmbH [de]

Movies in other capacities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Wira's War	Documentary, arte, rbb [de]	Carl Gierstorfer	Docdays Productions GmbH	colorist
2022	Mission Kabul-Luftbrücke	Documentary Series, rbb [de]	Vanessa Schlesier	Docdays Productions GmbH	colorist
2021	Im Fadenkreuz der Machthaber	Documentary	Sebastian Weis	Docdays Productions GmbH	colorist
2020	Monte Verità	Feature Film	Stefan Jäger	Tellfilm GmbH [ch]	2nd unit dop
2020	Loveparade -The Trial	Documentary, ARD [de], arte, WDR [de]	Dominik Wessely	Docdays Productions GmbH	colorist
2018	Im Reich der Spiegel. Auf der Suche nach der japanischen Seele	Documentary, arte, ZDF [de]	Bianca Charamsa	Docdays Productions GmbH	colorist
2018	Closer To God	Documentary	Multiple	Dokwerkstatt GmbH [ch]	colorist
2015	Refugee 11	Documentary	Jean Boué	Docdays Productions GmbH	colorist
2013	Die heilige Stunde	Documentary, ZDF [de]	Multiple	Zero One Film GmbH [de]	eng camera
2008	Deutschland 09	Feature Film	Multiple	Herbstfilm Produktion GmbH [de]	2nd unit dop DoP Bernadette Paassen
2003	Adventure New Silk Road	Documentary, ZDF [de]	Gero Weinreuter	Leithaus GmbH Filmproduktion [de]	2nd unit dop
1993	To Catch A Zimmermann	Short Film	Jess von der Ahe	Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg [de]	2nd assistant camera

Basic data

Nationality	German
Languages	EnglishFrenchGerman
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Poland, Switzerland North Africa: Morocco North America: USA East Africa: Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan Eastern Europe: Russia, Ukraine South Africa: Namibia, South Africa South America: Bolivia South Asia: Afghanistan, India Southern Europe: Italy, Portugal Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria, Rumania West Asia: Georgia, Israel, Turkey Western Europe: England, France, Netherlands Central Asia: Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan
Immediate working area	Berlin
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilities	Duisburg, Stuttgart