Jakob Gehrmann, director of photography, gaffer, Cologne

Known for

© Angélica Padilla

Qazi
2016-2021
Director of photography, director, screenwriter
© Nils Herrmann

Bei meiner Seele (WT)
2022-2023
Director of photography
©Julia Charakter

The Man Who Was Not There
2018-2019
Director of photography
©ifs internationale filmschule köln

Facing Krampus
2017-2019
Director of photography
© Jakob Gehrmann

EESE - Unfold
2020-2021
Director of photography

Fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Herr Samba (WT)	Short Film	Alex Mello	Cinemanegro [de]
2022	The Neighbor	Short Film	Asbirg Naranjo	Andersona Films, Asbirg Naranjo [de]
2020	Outside the Aquarium	Short Film	Alex Mello	Cinemanegro [de]
2019	No Time to Take Care (WT) Amira	Medium Length Film	Philipp Theiss	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	Amira
2019	Tatort - Das Team additional photography 1x Sony + 8x CCTV	TV-Movie (Series), Degeto [de], WDR [de]	Jan Georg Schütte	Die Film GmbH	additional photography 1x Sony + 8x CCTV
2018	Facing Krampus Alexa	Medium Length Film	Raphaela Selge	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	Alexa
2018	The Man Who Was Not There Alexa	Short Film	Julia Charakter	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	Alexa
2018	Qazi Alexa	Independent Feature Film	Anil Fastenau	Gehrmann, Hafner & Decristoforo Produktion [de]	Alexa
2018	Atma additional photography	Short Film	Govoi Srevir	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	additional photography
2017	Winter Days Alexa	Short Film	Raphaela Selge	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	Alexa
2015	Schattenspiel Alexa	Short Film	Raphaela Selge	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	Alexa
2014	Flores	Short Film	Asbirg Naranjo	Andersona Films, Asbirg Naranjo [de]

Advertising/Image/Music videos as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	Xehay - Recharge My Soul	Music Video	Govoi Srevir	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]
2020	EESE - Unfold URSA	Music Video	Lucas Dülligen	Lucas Dülligen Produktion [de]	URSA
2020	Prezident - Jamais-vu URSA	Music Video	Maxim Dean	Whiskeyrap	URSA
2013	Y-Titty feat. MC Fitti - Hashtag B-KAM	Music Video	Pesh Ramin	MK Productions GmbH (vormals: Kultframe GmbH) [de]	B-KAM

Non-fictional movies as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2022	Sexual Exploration (WT)	Documentary	Lisa Zielke	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]
2022	Bei meiner Seele (WT) Alexa Mini	Documentary	Nils Herrmann	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	Alexa Mini
2022	Muharrem, the Friend	Short Documentary	Orkan Bayram	Art Records GmbH [de]
2021	Prison or Exile	Documentary	Şerif Çiçek	Art Records GmbH [de]
2021	Without Kerosene to Berlin	Documentary	Multiple	Böll, Fochtman & Blaß Produktion [de]
2020	Sounds of Dortmund URSA	Short Documentary	Alvaro Schoeck	Mediawelle Film [de]	URSA
2016	Listen to me	Documentary	Maximilian Blaß	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH
2014	Fortuna! additional photography	Documentary	Multiple	Mediale Kuenste, Valentin Scholz [de]	additional photography

Shows/Live/Events as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	AGF Videoforschung - X-Reach (Viewtime) additional photography	Event Recording	Matthias Sandmann	Trias Audiovisuelle Unternehmenskommunikation mbH	additional photography

Further projects as director of photography

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	Laufen lernen	Experimental Film	Lucas Dülligen	Lucas Dülligen Produktion [de]
2021	Sense of Balance	Video Installation	Iris Hoppe	Iris Hoppe Produktion [de]

Fictional movies as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2020	23 B/W	Short Film	Bernard Mescherowsky	Bernard Mescherwosky Produktion [de]	B/W
2020	Du hast viele Teile…	Short Film	Niva Ehrlich	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH
2020	BitBuddies	Teaser (Series Concept)	Henning Marquaß	MovieTale GmbH [de]
2019	Father, Chase Me Not! 3 DT	Short Film	Samuel Visky	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	3 DT
2018	Im Dunkeln ist es wärmer	Short Film	Daniel Kunkel	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH
2018	Label Me	Medium Length Film	Kai Kreuser	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH
2018	Schachmatt	Short Film	Christoph Willerscheidt	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH

Advertising/Image/Music videos as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer
2023	WIER - Better Days in Gebärdensprache	Music Video	Anja Ehrhardt	Wir machen Film!, Ehrhardt & Ilius-Hussong [de]
2022	Gong Wah - Heartache Jean	Music Video	Marcel Kohn	MK Media, Marcel Kohn [de]
2021	Eluveitie - Aidus	Music Video	Multiple	Overbeck Media GmbH [de]
2021	OVB Holding AG - Footage 2021 (WT)	Commercial	Dora Gulyas	Trias Audiovisuelle Unternehmenskommunikation mbH

Non-fictional movies as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	The Lesbian Bar Project	Documentary Series, The Roku Channel [us]	Multiple	Stink GmbH
2021	Flood 16mm	Short Documentary	Almourad Aldeeb	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	16mm

Shows/Live/Events as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	AGF Videoforschung - X-Reach (Viewtime)	Event Recording	Matthias Sandmann	Trias Audiovisuelle Unternehmenskommunikation mbH

Further projects as gaffer

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2019	Wahn ist eine blinde Kuh Motiv Bauernhof	Education/Training Production	Boris Maximov	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	Motiv Bauernhof

Fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2023	Kerl (WT)	Short Film	Maximilian Karakatsanis	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	lighting technician / electrician
2021	Breakage	Short Film	Maximilian Karakatsanis	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	additional electrician
2020	Trübe Wolken	Feature Film	Christian Schäfer [2]	Rabiatfilm GmbH	additional electrician
2019	How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)	TV Series, Netflix	Multiple	btf GmbH	additional electrician
2019	Upstream	Short Film	Michel Dulisch	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	1st assistant camera 3 DT Arri Amira / Mini + MōVI Gimbal
2019	Was am Ende übrig bleibt	Short Film	Matthias Atzinger	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	lighting technician / electrician
2019	Was wir wussten – Risiko Pille	TV Movie, NDR [de]	Isa Prahl	Westside Filmproduktion GmbH [de]	additional electrician 4DT Zusatz
2019	Kroymann	TV Series, ARD [de], RB - Radio Bremen TV [de]	Multiple	btf GmbH	additional electrician
2019	Lichtglas	Short Film	Maximilian Karakatsanis	Borislav Salatino Produktion [de]	lighting technician / electrician
2019	Die Schützin	Short Film	Simon Baucks	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	1st assistant camera Alexa Plus 4:3 2x Kowa anamorphic
2019	Die Schützin	Short Film	Simon Baucks	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	lighting technician / electrician
2018	Atma	Short Film	Govoi Srevir	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	1st assistant camera Arri Alexa
2018	Der Schrei	Independent Feature Film	Bünyamin Musullu	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	key grip GF-Secondo
2018	Der König von Köln	TV Movie, WDR [de]	Richard Huber	Zeitsprung Pictures GmbH (formerly Zeitsprung Entertainment GmbH)	lighting technician / electrician
2018	Qazi	Independent Feature Film	Multiple	Gehrmann, Hafner & Decristoforo Produktion [de]	director
2017	Apathie	Short Film	Maximilian Karakatsanis	Maximilian Karakatsanis Produktion [de]	1st assistant camera Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro
2017	Kroymann	TV Series, ARD [de], RB - Radio Bremen TV [de]	Multiple	btf GmbH	1st assistant camera 1 DT Arri Amira
2017	Gute Arbeit Originals (Webserie)	Series, funk [de]	Multiple	btf GmbH	lighting technician / electrician 3 DT
2017	Don't Touch Anything!	Short Film	Samuel Pleitner	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	lighting technician / electrician
2017	Don't tread on me	Short Film	Daniel Kunkel	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	key grip GF-Secondo

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Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	Tiflis Transit - Doze	Music Video	Julian Pawelzik	KHM Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln [de]	1st assistant camera
2015	Landschaftsgärtner - Hoffnung? Zuversichtlich in die Zukunft	Commercial	Niki Drozdowski	Cinema Ergo Sum Filmproduktion	1st assistant camera 1 DT Red Epic Dragon
2014	Fiat - 500L. Petit Bateau	Commercial	Achim Lippoth	new.id filmproduktion gmbh	lighting assistant
2013	Y-Titty feat. MC Fitti - Hashtag	Music Video	Pesh Ramin	MK Productions GmbH (vormals: Kultframe GmbH) [de]	1st assistant camera Canon 5D Mk III, Sony FS700

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2021	Love, Deutschmarks and Death	Documentary Feature	Cem Kaya	Filmfaust GmbH	lighting technician / electrician
2018	Die Story - Heimatland. Wer wollen wir sein?	Documentary (Series), WDR [de]	Multiple	btf GmbH	1st assistant camera 1DT Arri Amira / Sony FS7 Ronin Gimbal
2013	Wildes Brasilien - Die Fluten des Amazonas	Documentary (Series), Servus TV [at]	Christian Baumeister	Light & Shadow GmbH	1st assistant camera Arri Alexa, Sony FS700 + AJA KiPro
2013	Wildes Brasilien - Küstenparadiese	Documentary (Series), Servus TV [at]	Christian Baumeister	Light & Shadow GmbH	1st assistant camera Arri Alexa, Red Epic, Phantom Miro
2013	Wildes Brasilien - Das wilde Herz	Documentary (Series), Servus TV [at]	Christian Baumeister	Light & Shadow GmbH	1st assistant camera Sony PDW 700, FS700 + AJA KiPro
2013	Wildes Brasilien - Der zerbrechliche Wald	Documentary (Series), Servus TV [at]	Christian Baumeister	Light & Shadow GmbH	1st assistant camera Arri Alexa, Red Epic

Shows/Live/Events in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2019	Lass dich überwachen! Die Prism is a Dancer Show	TV-Show, ZDF [de]	Sebastian Teitge	btf GmbH	lighting technician / electrician Einspieler
2019	Neo Magazin Royale	TV-Show, ZDF [de], ZDFneo [de]	Multiple	btf GmbH	lighting technician / electrician Einspieler

Further projects in other activities

Year	Title	Genre	Director	Producer	Comment
2017	Das Fräulein und der Blues	Education/Training Production	Bünyamin Musullu	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	key grip GF-Secondo
2016	Audacity	Education/Training Production	Daniel Kunkel	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	1st assistant camera Arri Alexa
2015	Sektor BA38	Education/Training Production	Daniel Kunkel	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	1st assistant camera Arri Alexa
2015	Jawohlski und Schwarz	Education/Training Production	Jade Li	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	lighting technician / electrician
2015	Polymorphia	Education/Training Production	André Szardenings	ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln gGmbH	grip
2014	Freundinnen	Workshop-Production	Multiple	Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft [de]	1st assistant camera

Film awards

Year	Film	Award	Category
2022	Qazi	EthnoKino [ch]	Award of Recognition	Winner
2022	Qazi	AQP Audiovisual y Cine Festival Arequipa [pe]	Best Fiction Feature	Winner
2022	Qazi	RIFFA - Regina International Film Festival & Awards [ca]	Best International Feature	Nominated
2022	Qazi	Indèp En Tarn [fr]	Best International Feature	Winner
2022	Qazi	Oaxaca FilmFest [mx]	Feature Spotlight Award	Winner
2022	Qazi	Calella Film Festival [es]	Audience Award - Best Film	Winner
2022	Qazi	Calella Film Festival [es]	Jury Award - Best Film	Winner
2022	Qazi	Bogocine Festival de Cine de Bogotá [co]	Círculo Precolombino de Bronce	Winner
2022	Qazi	Festival Int. de Cine de Calzada de Calatrava [es]	Best Film	Winner
2021	Qazi	Independent Days [de]	Best Feature Film	Nominated
2021	Qazi	Festival Int. du Film Indépendant SMR13 [fr]	Best Feature	Winner

Training

Year
2015 to 2018	IFS Internationale Filmschule Köln [de] (BA Film - Director of Photography)

Basic data

Nationality	German
Languages	EnglishFrenchGermanPortugueseSpanish
Experience abroad	Central Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland South America: Brazil South Asia: Pakistan Southern Europe: Portugal, Spain Western Europe: Belgium, France
Special skills	Experienced with most digital (Arri, Red, Blackmagic, Canon, Sony) und analogue super8 & 16mm film cameras (Arri, Krasnogorsk) and high speed cameras (Phantom, Keyence).
Own equipment	Ready to shoot camera, light & audio-equipment Cameras: Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K (EF/PL) + Viewfinder, Batteries Canon EOS 6D Accessories: Sachtler FlowTech Tripod Easyrig Minimax ARRI Unit Bag Large + Tools 7" Ultrabright Monitor Lenses: DZOFilm Pictor Zoom Set 20-55mm & 50-125mm (EF/PL) DZOFilm Vespid Prime 16mm (EF/PL) Diverse Canon EF still lenses Lensbaby Composer Pro II Tilt-shift lens (EF) Light: Aputure 300D & 600D -Soft boxes (Light Dome 2, Light Dome 150) -Fresnel for 300D -Spotlight mount 26° with gobos Amaran F22C LED Mat 2x Aputure MC 2x 650W fresnel 1x1 BiColor soft light panel light stands reflectors bulbs Audio: Sennheiser MKE 416 boom microphone 2x Tentacle Sync-E: Timecode-Sync 2x Tentacle Track-E: Lavalier-microphones with 32bit-recorder
Licences	B (car) [eu]
Education	3 month Pille Film Equipment Rental 2015-18: BA Director of Photography at ifs, internationale filmschule köln
Preferred place of work	Fiction / Non-Fiction / Music Video / Commercial
Immediate working area	Cologne
1st residence (federal state or country)	Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia
Accommodation possibilities	Berlin, Hamburg
Associations	Filmbüro NW e.V. [de]

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Jakob Gehrmann

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Known for

Fictional movies as director of photography

Advertising/Image/Music videos as director of photography

Non-fictional movies as director of photography

Shows/Live/Events as director of photography

Further projects as director of photography

Fictional movies as gaffer

Advertising/Image/Music videos as gaffer

Non-fictional movies as gaffer

Shows/Live/Events as gaffer

Further projects as gaffer

Fictional movies in other activities

Advertising/Image/Music videos in other activities

Non-fictional movies in other activities

Shows/Live/Events in other activities

Further projects in other activities

Film awards

Training

Basic data