Christian M. Goldbeck

Production Designer

© Anne Wilk
About Filmography Work samples

1974 born in Berlin

1998-2001 Film University Babelsberg “Konrad Wolf”
(diploma in production design)
1994-1997 School of Architecture, University of East London
(Bachelor of Arts)

since 1998 free-lance production designer for film and tv,
art director for commercials (Boots, Premiere World, Henkel, Weetabix, Wella i.a.)

Languages
German, English (fluent), French (proficient)
Experience abroad
England, France, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, Israel, Bosnia, Netherlands
Awards

Nomination German Film Award 2023 for Best Production Design for “All Quiet on the Western Front” (dir. Edward Berger)

Academy Award 2023 for Best Production Design for “All Quiet on the Western Front” (dir. Edward Berger)

Nomination German Film Award 2005 Best Production Design for “Go for Zucker!” (dir. Dani Levy)

Nomination German Film Award 2006 Best Production Design for “Requiem” (dir. Hans-Christian Schmid)

Nomination German Film Award 2008 Best Production Design for “Lovelife” (dir. Maria Schrader)

Nomination German Film Award 2009 Best Production Design for “Krabat” (dir. Marco Kreutzpaintner)

Nomination German Film Award 2011 Best Production Design for “Who if not Us” (dir. Andres Veiel)

Nomination German Film Award 2016 Best Production Design for “Me and Kaminski” (dir. Wolfgang Becker)

Academy Award for Best Production Design 2023 for “All Quiet on the Western Front” (dir. Ed Berger)

Cinema & TV (selection)
2023
One Million Minutes based on the novel by Wolf Küper
Director: Chris Doll
Hellinger/Doll
feature film
2021
All Quiet on the Western Front
Director: Edward Berger
Academy Award for Best Production Design 2023
Nomination German Film Award 2023 for Best Production Design
Amusementpark with Netflix
feature film
2019
Beautiful
Director: Karoline Herfurth
Hellinger/Doll
feature film
2018
Sweethearts
Director: Karoline Herfurth
Hellinger/Doll
feature film
Exile
Director: Visar Morina
36th Sundance Film Festival 2020
70th Berlin Film Festival 2020
Komplizenfilm
feature film
The Perfect Secret
Director: Bora Dagtekin
Constantin Film
feature film
2017
We Love the Life
Director: Sherry Hormann
Sperl Film mit W&B Television for ZDF
TV movie
2016
Euphoria
Director: Lisa Langseth
42nd Toronto Intl. Film Festival 2017
Dancing Camel Film/B-Reel Features/Vikarious Production
feature film
The Other - A Familiy Story
Director: Feo Aladag
Independent Artists for ZDF
TV movie
2015
Text for You
Director: Karlonie Herfurth
Hellinger/Doll
feature film
Operation Sugar 2 – The Hunting Party
Director: Sherry Hormann
Sperl Film mit W&B Television for ARD Degeto
TV movie
2014
Heidi
Director: Alain Gsponer
Claussen + Putz
feature film
2013
Me and Kaminski based on the novel by Daniel Kehlmann
Director: Wolfgang Becker
German Film Award 2016, Nomination Best Production Design
X Filme creative pool
feature film
2012
The Little Ghost
Art Director
Director: Alain Gsponer
Claussen, Wöbke, Putz Filmproduktion
feature film
2011
Home for the Weekend
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
62nd Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2012, Competition
23/5 Filmproduktion
feature film
Russian Disco based on the novel by Wladimir Kaminer
Director: Oliver Ziegenbalg
Black Forest Films
feature film
2010
Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods
Art Director
Director: Christian Ditter
Rat Pack
feature film
If Not Us, Who?
Director: Andres Veiel
61st Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2011
Nominierung Deutscher Filmpreis 2011 für das Beste Szenenbild
zero one film
feature film
2009
The Silence
Director: Baran bo Odar
28th Intl. Munich Film Festival 2010
Lüthje & Schneider Film
feature film
2008
Storm
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
59th Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2009, Competition
23/5 Filmproduktion
feature film
2007
The Reader
Supervising Art Director
Director: Stephen Daldry
59. Berlinale 2009, Wettbewerb
The Weinstein Company
feature film
2006
Krabat
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Nomination German Film Award 2008 for Best Production Design
Claussen, Wöbke, Putz Filmproduktion
feature film
2005
Requiem
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
Wettbewerb der 56. Berlinale 2006
Nomination German Film Award 2006 for Best Production Design
23/5 Filmproduktion
feature film
Love Life Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Zeruya Shalev
Director: Maria Schrader
2nd Intl. Rome Film Festival 2007
Nomination German Film Award 2008 for Best Production Design
X Filme creative pool
feature film
2003
Mouth to Mouth
Art Director Germany
Egoli Tossel Film
feature film
The Edukators
Director: Hans Weingartner
Cannes International Filmfestival 2004, Competition
y3 film/coop99 Filmproduktion
feature film
2002
Distant Lights
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
53rd Film Festival Berlin 2003, Competition
Claussen & Wöbke
feature film
2001
Big Girls Don't Cry
Art Director
Director: Maria von Heland
Deutsche Columbia Pictures
feature film
2000
Planet B – Mask under Mask
Director: Markus Goller
Checkpoint Filmproduktion
feature film
1999
Bundle of Joy
Art Director
Director: Detlev Buck
Boje Buck Filmproduktion
feature film
commercials

art director for Boots, Premiere World, Henkel, Weetabix, Wella i.a.
All Quiet on the Western Front
(2021)
feature film, Amusementpark with Netflix
Director: Edward Berger
DoP: James Friend
with Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Daniel Brühl, Devid Striesow
Exile
(2018)
feature film, Komplizenfilm
Director: Visar Morina
DoP: Matteo Cocco
with Mišel Matičević, Sandra Hüller, Rainer Bock
36th Sundance Film Festival 2020
70th Berlin Film Festival 2020
Euphoria
(2016)
feature film, Dancing Camel Film/B-Reel Features/Vikarious Production
Director: Lisa Langseth
DoP: Rob Hardy
with Alicia Vikander, Eva Green, Charlotte Rampling
42nd Toronto Intl. Film Festival 2017
Heidi
(2014)
feature film, Claussen + Putz
Director: Alain Gsponer
DoP: Matthias Fleischer
with Anuk Steffen, Bruno Ganz, Qurin Agrippi
Me and Kaminski
based on the novel by Daniel Kehlmann
(2013)
feature film, X Filme creative pool
Director: Wolfgang Becker
DoP: Jürgen Jürges
with Daniel Brühl, Jesper Christensen, Geraldine Chaplin
German Film Award 2016, Nomination Best Production Design
If Not Us, Who?
(2010)
feature film, zero one film
Director: Andres Veiel
Script: Andres Veiel
DoP: Judith Kaufmann
61st Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2011
Storm
(2008)
feature film, 23/5 Filmproduktion
Director: Hans-Christian Schmid
DoP: Bogumil Godfrejow
with Kerry Fox, Anamaria Marinca, Polf Lassgard, Alexander Fehling
59th Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2009, Competition
Krabat
(2006)
feature film, Claussen, Wöbke, Putz Filmproduktion
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
DoP: Daniel Gottschalk
with David Kross, Daniel Brühl, Christian Redl
Nomination German Film Award 2008 for Best Production Design
The Edukators
(2003)
feature film, y3 film/coop99 Filmproduktion
Director: Hans Weingartner
DoP: Daniela Knapp, Matthias Schellenberg
with Daniel Brühl, Julia Jentsch, Stipe Erceg, Burghart Klaußner
Cannes International Filmfestival 2004, Competition