Prof. Marcel Kolvenbach
“The work is in dealing politically with images and sounds and their relationships."
(Pierre Bourdieu)
International award-winning documentary filmmaker. Travelled Latin America, Africa and Europe with his camera for more than 25 years. After living and working in New York, Brussels and Kampala, he returned to Cologne. Artistic documentaries, author driven and investigative formats.
FILMOGRAPHY AND AWARDS
Selection
2021
AUF DER SUCHE NACH / SEARCHING FOR FRITZ KANN
Germany, Poland, Argentina
99min cinema documentary
PRODUCTION/DIRECTOR
In collaboration with Reut Shemesh (choreography), Katja Rivas-Pinzón (DoP), Cassis B Staudt (Soundtrack) and Tessa Langhans (producer)
Funded by Filmstiftung NRW and BGAG Stiftung Walter Hesselbach
Publicnomad Production
German Distribution Real Fiction
2019 – 2021
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ON CANCER INEQUITIES
WITH VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN ARGENTINA
Argentina
90min collaborative documentary
CAMERA/DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION
In cooperation with Universidad Nacional de Entre Rios, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto Gino Germani
2018
SHUT UP AND PLAY THE PIANO (CHILLY GONZALES)
France/Canada/Germany
82min cinema documentary film (RAPID EYE MOVIES)
CAMERA (with Marcus Winterbauer)
director: Philipp Jedicke
* 2018 Berlinale, world premiere
2015
DÜGÜN – HOCHZEIT AUF TÜRKISCH
Germany
CAMERA / DIRECTOR (Co-Director Ayse Kalmaz)
90min cinema documentary film (WDR / IFAGE / REAL FICTION)
* 2016 Dokfest film festival Munich
* 2015 Finalist Boston Turkish Festival
2014
netwars OUT OF CTRL
USA, China, Germany
CAMERA / DIRECTOR
52min TV documentary / cross-media project
(FILMTANK BERLIN / ZDF/arte)
* 2015 Grimme Online Award
* 2015 Prix Italia – Best Trans Media
* 2015 Bronze German Digital Award
* 2015 SXSW Innovation Award
2013 ATOMIC AFRICA
DR Congo, Niger, South Africa, Tanzania
CAMERA/DIRECTOR
90min TV documentary (WDR / A&O BUERO)
* 2015 Environmental Investigation Award, Japan
* 2014 Nominated for the Grimme Prize
* 2014 1st prize, Green Screen Festival, Germany
* 2014 Gold World Medal Winner New York Festivals
2005
WARUM STARB OURY JALLOH?
WHY DID OURY JALLOH DIE?
Germany, Guinea Conacry
CAMERA/CO-AUTHOR
45min TV documentation, (WDR / A&O BUERO)
* 2007 Marl Television Award
* 2006 1st place German Human Rights Film Awards
* 2006 Nominated for Prix Europa
* 2006 Nominated for Civis Media Award
