Martin Farkas

Director of Photography bvk

© A. Hendel
About Filmography Work samples

1964 born in Tübingen, grown up in Allgau, Bavaria

first documentary projects at the age of 17; travels as documentary filmmaker to South America, Africa, Asia and the whole of Europe; studies in psychology, pedagogy and sociology in Munich

director and dop of numerous documentaries and gaffer for Michael Ballhaus, Paolo Carnera, Benedikt Neuenfels i.a.

since 1998 director of photography

since 2005 teaching assignments, seminars and masterclasses

Languages
Deutsch, Englisch (fließend), Italienisch (gut)
Awards


for "Es werde Stadt! - 50 Jahre Grimme-Preis in Marl"
(DoP and co-director, dir. Dominik Graf)
Best Documentary 2014, German Television Academy



for "Der Tote im Spreewald"
(dir. Christian von Castelberg)
Nomination German Cinematography Award 2005





for "A Woman an a Half"
(dir. Clarissa Ruge)
Nomination German Cinematography Award 2002 (documentary)
Website
Showreel
Cinema & TV (selection)
2025
One Night in Bangkok
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
im Dreh
Bavaria Fiction for NDR
Fernsehfilm
2024
Woman in Blue
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
Relevant Film for SWR
Fernsehfilm
Petra goes swimming
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
21st Festival of German Films Ludwigshafen 2025, Opening Film (WP)
Producers at Work for ZDF
Fernsehfilm
2023
Finally Widowed - A Greek Odyssee
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
Bavaria Fiction for ZDF
Fernsehfilm
WE (4th season, eps. 37- 40)
Director: Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye
Network Movie/Studio Zentral for ZDF neo
Fernsehserie
2022
Do you remember?
Bildgestaltung
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
40th Munich Intl. Film Festival 2023 (WP)
Relevant Film with ARD Degeto
Kinospielfilm
Sophia, Death and I
Director: Charly Hübner
DCM with ZDF
Kinospielfilm
2021
Home Shoppers Paradise
Director: Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye
56th Intl. Hofer Filmtage 2022 (WP)
Ziegler Film Baden-Baden with SWR
Kinospielfilm
Running
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
Intl. Munich Film Festival 2022
Relevant Film for ZDF
Fernsehfilm
Coming Home
Director: Karsten Dahlem
56th Intl. Hofer Filmtage 2022 (WP)
VIA Film with SWR
Kinospielfilm
2019
Beauty and Transience
Co-Bildgestaltung: Johann Feindt, Thomas Plenert
Director: Annekatrin Hendel
69th Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2019, Panorama
Hot Docs - Canadian Intl. Documentary Festival 2019
Filmkunstfest MV, Competition
Helsinki Intl. Film Festival 2019
It Works!
Kinodokumentarfilm
Police Call Rostock – Sons of Rostock
Director: Christian von Castelberg
Filmpool for ARD/NDR
Fernsehfilm
Police Call 110 - The Lie We Call Future
Director: Dominik Graf
53rd Intl. Hofer Filmtage 2019
maze pictures for ARD Degeto/BR
Fernsehfilm
2018
The Brasch Family
Co-Bildgestaltung: Thomas Plenert
36th Intl. Film Festival Munich 2018
It Works! with rbb/SWR
Kinodokumentarfilm
Danowski - Blood Apple
Director: Markus Imboden
all in production for ZDF
Fernsehfilm
2017
Tatort – Time of the Frogs
Director: Markus Imboden
Ziegler Film for ARD
Fernsehfilm
Submission
Director: Titus Selge
NFP - neue film produktion for ARD/rbb
Fernsehfilm
The Judge
Director: Markus Imboden
NFP - neue film produktion for ZDF
Fernsehfilm
2016
Wild Heart
Director: Charly Hübner
60th DOK Leipzig 2017
Eichholz Film
Kinodokumentarfilm
Living in Demmin
Drehbuch and Director and Bildgestaltung
Co-Bildgestaltung: Roman Schauerte, Martin Langner
DOK Leipzig 2017, Internationales Programm
It Works! with NDR/rbb/BR
Kinodokumentarfilm
2015
Tatort – To Really Die For Once
Director: Markus Imboden
Tellux Film for BR
Fernsehfilm
Police Call 110 - Fear Justifies the Means
Director: Christian von Castelberg
Filmpool for NDR
Fernsehfilm
Fassbinder
It Works!/Rainer Werner Fassbinder Foundation with WDR/rbb/BR/SWR
Kinodokumentarfilm
Cinema: A Public Affair
Director: Tatjana Brandrup
65th Berlinale 2015, International Forum
Filmkunstfest Schwerin 2015, Best Documentary
Filmkantine mit Tatjana Brandrup
Kinodokumentarfilm
2014
Schwarzach 23 – And the Hand of Death
Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher
TV 60 Filmproduktion
Reihenpilot
Police Call 110 – Storm in the Head
Director: Christian von Castelberg
Filmpool for ARD/NDR
Fernsehfilm
Let There Be City! – 50 Years of Grimme-Prize in Marl
Bildgestaltung and Co-Director
Director: Dominik Graf
Best Documentary 2014, German TV Academy
Megaherz with NDR/WDR/BR/SWR
Kinodokumentarfilm
2013
Wild Heart Knows No Rest – 16 x Germany
Director: Charly Hübner
Eichholz Film
TV Dokumentarfilm
Bella Block - For Ever and Ever
Director: Christian von Castelberg
UFA Fiction for ZDF
Fernsehfilm
2012
Tatort – The Wolbeck Miracle
Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher
Filmpool for ARD
Fernsehfilm
Detective Ellen Lucas – Bitter Pills and Lovergirl
Director: Stefan Kornatz
Olga Film for ZDF
Reihenepisode
Yesterday We Were Stangers
Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher
TV 60 Filmproduktion for ARD Degeto
Fernsehfilm
2011
Police Call 110 - Bear One Another's Burden
Director: Christian von Castelberg
Filmpool for ARD/NDR
Fernsehfilm
Avalanches of Memory
Director: Dominik Graf
62th Intern. Berlin Film Festival 2012
27th DOK.fest Munich 2012
Megaherz
Kinodokumentarfilm
2010
Tatort - Men's Evening
Director: Matthias Tiefenbacher
Filmpool for ARD
Fernsehfilm
Police Call 110 - Image of the Enemy
Director: Eoin Moore
for ARD/NDR
Fernsehfilm
Police Call 110 - ...and You Are Out
Director: Christian von Castelberg
Filmpool for ARD/NDR
Fernsehfilm
2009
Tomorrow's Life
Director: Alexander Riedel
Intl. Film Festival Munich 2010
Pelle Filmproduktion with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Kinospielfilm
German Souls – Life After Colonia Dignidad
Bildgestaltung and Director
Co-Director: Matthias Zuber
30. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 2009
Polyeides Medienkontor with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Kinodokumentarfilm
Dead Man in Spreewald
Director: Christian von Castelberg
Nominierung Deutscher Kamerapreis 2005
Aspekt Telefilm
Fernsehfilm
2008
Tatort - Bunny in the Pit
Director: Dagmar Knöpfel
Tellux Film for BR
Fernsehfilm
Help, My Sister is Coming
Director: Dirk Regel
Teamworx for ARD
Fernsehfilm
2007
Turkish for Beginners
Director: Christian Ditter
Hofmann & Voges for ARD
Serienepisode
Staying Out
Director: Alexander Riedel
41st Intl. Hofer Filmtage 2007
DOK Leipzig, German Competition 2007
German Documentary Award 2007
Pelle Film with ZDF Das kleine Fernsehspiel
Kinodokumentarfilm
2006
A Summer with Paul
Director: Claudia Garde
Kaminski Stiehm Film for ARD
Fernsehfilm
2005
Tatort – Borowski in the Underworld
Director: Claudia Garde
Studio Hamburg for NDR
Fernsehfilm
Hofmann and Sons
Director: Jens C. Börner
STARTER Film Prize Munich 2006
Kurzfilm
2004
Tatort – Die and Become
Director: Claudia Garde
Studio Hamburg for NDR
Fernsehfilm
Stubbe – Case by Case: Nina
Director: Peter Kahane
Polyphon for ZDF
Fernsehfilm
2003
Georgian Love Song
Director: Tatjana Brandrup
Egoli Tossel
Kinospielfilm
The Opportunity
Director: Benjamin Heisenberg
STARTER Film Award Munich 2004
16th Premiers Plan Festival D'Angers 2004, Grand Prix du Jury
Ostlicht Filmproduktion
Kurzfilm
2002
Between the Stars
Director: Seyhan Derin
Mediopolis for WDR
Fernsehfilm
The Captivated
Director: Jean Schmidt-Garre
pars media
Kunstvideo
2000
Munich – Secrets of a City
Director: Michael Althen, Dominik Graf
Intl. Film Festival Munich 2000
Nomination Adolf Grimme Prize 2000
Kinodokumentarfilm
1998
Nighthawks
Director: Dmitri Popov
CH Film & TV
Kurzfilm
film directing

„The Playmaker“ commercial
1st Hennessy Award 1993

„5 Pieces“ Video Art
1st Prize German Video Art Award

teaching assignments

since 2005 lectures, seminars and masterclasses at several film schools
WE (4th season, eps. 37- 40)
(2023)
Fernsehserie, Network Movie/Studio Zentral for ZDF neo
Director: Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye
Do you remember?
(2022)
Kinospielfilm, Relevant Film with ARD Degeto
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
with Günther Maria Halmer, Senta Berger
40th Munich Intl. Film Festival 2023 (WP)
Sophia, Death and I
(2022)
Kinospielfilm, DCM with ZDF
Director: Charly Hübner
with Dimitrij Schaad, Anna Maria Mühe, Marc Hosemann
Running
(2021)
Fernsehfilm, Relevant Film for ZDF
Director: Rainer Kaufmann
Intl. Munich Film Festival 2022
Coming Home
(2021)
Kinospielfilm, VIA Film with SWR
Director: Karsten Dahlem
with Anna Maria Mühe, Michael Winterborn, Anton Spieker
56th Intl. Hofer Filmtage 2022 (WP)
Beauty and Transience
(2019)
Kinodokumentarfilm, It Works!
Director: Annekatrin Hendel
Co-Bildgestaltung: Johann Feindt, Thomas Plenert
69th Intl. Berlin Film Festival 2019, Panorama
Hot Docs - Canadian Intl. Documentary Festival 2019
Filmkunstfest MV, Competition
Helsinki Intl. Film Festival 2019
Police Call 110 - The Lie We Call Future
(2019)
Fernsehfilm, maze pictures for ARD Degeto/BR
Director: Dominik Graf
with Verena Altenberger, Wolf D. Homann, Sascha Maaz
53rd Intl. Hofer Filmtage 2019
Submission
(2017)
Fernsehfilm, NFP - neue film produktion for ARD/rbb
Director: Titus Selge
with Edgar Selge, Alina Levshin, Matthias Brandt
Living in Demmin
(2016)
Kinodokumentarfilm, It Works! with NDR/rbb/BR
Director: Martin Farkas
Drehbuch: Martin Farkas
Bildgestaltung: Martin Farkas (with Roman Schauerte, Martin Langner)
DOK Leipzig 2017, Internationales Programm