DENNIS MILL IS A CINEMATOGRAPHER BASED IN GERMANY.
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HIS PASSION FOR THE FILM WAS AWAKED DURING HIS HIGH-SCHOOL DAYS.
WITH HIS FATHERS CAMERA, HE STARTED MAKING HIS FIRST OWN LITTLE FILMS.
AFTER GRADUATION, HE WORKED FOR DIFFERENT TV- AND FILM PRODUCTIONS
AND GAINED HIS FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH WELL-KNOWN DIRECTORS AND
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
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HE STUDIED CINEMATOGRAPHY AT THE RENOWNED
FILM ACADEMY BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG. WWW.FILMAKADEMIE.DE
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TEACHERS:
BIRGIT GUDJONSDOTTIR, MARTIN GRESSMANN, PETER BADEL,
KAY GAUDITZ, THOMAS MERKER, KLAUS MERKEL,
JOLANTA DYLEWSKA, CHRISTIAN BERGER,
SLAWOMIR IDZIAK ...
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DURING THIS TIME HE REALIZED AS DOP VARIOUS FICTIONAL AS WELL AS
DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS IN EUROPE.
TODAY HE IS BASED IN FRANKFURT AND FREELANCES WORLD WIDE.
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1984
BORN IN ASCHAFFENBURG (FRANKFURT) GERMANY
2003
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
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2004-2005
SAE INSTITUTE FRANKFURT
(DIGITAL FILMMAKING DIPLOMA)
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2007-2011
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DARMSTADT
(BACHELOR OF ARTS - DIGITAL MEDIA)
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2011-2018
FILM ACADEMY BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
(CINEMATOGRAPHY DIPLOMA)
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2017
MASTERCLASSES MUNICH HFF
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SINCE 2020
LECTURER - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DARMSTADT
(MOTION PICTURES / MEDIA TECHNOLOGY)
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TODAY
FREELANCE CINEMATOGRAPHER
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SELECTED WORK / AWARDS
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- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY -
THE SEA IS HEAVEN | FEATURE | D: ENKELEJD LLUCA
TUESDAY NIGHT | SHORT FEATURE | D: ENKELEJD LLUCA
DBfK - LADY WITH THE LAMP | SOCIAL SPOT | D: VINCENT DOLINSEK
A BIKE OF A BOY / DAS ROTE RAD | SHORT FEATURE | D: NICOLAS EHRET
SURFER | DOCUMENTARY | D: DANIELA VATER
ADVENTURE CLUB OF EUROPA | COMMERCIAL | D: SEBASTIAN HILGER
BASEJUMPER | DOCUMENTARY SHORT | D: BENJAMIN ROST
AFTER TRUTH/NACH DER WAHRHEIT | SHORT FEATURE | D: NICOLAS EHRET
FAREWELL/ABSCHIED | SHORT FEATURE | D: KLAUS MERKEL
OUTSIDE WORLD/DIE WELT DA DRAUßEN | SHORT FEATURE | D: SEBASTIAN HILGER
A LIFE - NO REGREATS / ER LEBT | DOCUMENTARY SHORT | D: NILS OTTE
FRANFURT COINCIDENCES | FEATURE | D: ENKELEJD LLUCA
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-FESTIVAL / AWARDS-
DBfK - LADY WITH A LAMP
SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL 2021 | "PROFESSIONALS / SOCIAL IMPACT" - IN COMPETITION
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SURFER - MASTERING TURBULENCE
PORTUGUESE SURF FILM FESTIVAL 2019 | "PSFF WINNER" - IN COMPETITION
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A BIKE OF A BOY / DAS ROTE RAD
HESSENFILM-CREATIVE 2020 | "YOUNG TALENT CINEMATOGRAPHY" - WINNING
WEGIEL FILM FESTIVAL - POLEN 2020 | "BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - WINNING"
JIFF - 12th JAIPUL INT. FILM FESTIVAL 2019 | IN COMPETITION
ENERGA CAMERAIMAGE TORUN 2019 | "STUDENT ETUDES COMPETITION"
MAX OHPÜLS PRIZE 2019 | "BEST MIDLENGTH FILMS" - IN COMPETITION
SEHSÜCHTE - INT. FILM FESTIVAL 2019 | "BEST PRODUCTION" - IN COMPETITION
SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL OFFENBURG 2019 | "MEDIUM LENGTH" - IN COMPETITION
GRENZLAND FILMTAGE SELB 2019 | "2nd PRICE AUDIENCE AWARD" - WINNING
FÜNF SEEN FILMFESTIVAL 2019 | "SHORT PLUS AWARD" - WINNING
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AFTER TRUTH / NACH DER WAHRHEIT
VIFF VIENNA INDEPENDET FILM FESTIVAL 2016 | "BEST SHORT FILM" - WINNING
RIVNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 | "SHORT FEATURE" - IN COMPETITION
GRAND OFF WORLD INDEPENDET FILM 2015 | "BEST FICTION" - IN COMPETITION
DEKALOG FILMAWARD GUARDINI / BKM 2015 | "2nd PRICE" - WINNING
BLOW UP - INT. ART HOUSE FILM FESTIVAL CHICAGO | OFFICAL SELECTION
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FRANKFURT COINCIDENCES
FILM FESTIVAL MUNICH 2011 | "TELE5 AWARD" - WINNING
FILM FEST. MUNICH 2011 | "GERMAN CINEMA NEW TALENT" - IN COMPETITION
HESSEN TALENTS 2011 | "ACADEMY FILM AWARD" - WINNING
BERLINALE EFM 2012
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