DENNIS MILL IS A CINEMATOGRAPHER BASED IN GERMANY.
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.
HE STUDIED CINEMATOGRAPHY AT THE RENOWNED
FILM ACADEMY BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG. WWW.FILMAKADEMIE.DE
TEACHERS:
BIRGIT GUDJONSDOTTIR, MARTIN GRESSMANN, PETER BADEL,
KAY GAUDITZ, THOMAS MERKER, KLAUS MERKEL,
JOLANTA DYLEWSKA, CHRISTIAN BERGER,
SLAWOMIR IDZIAK ...
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.
CV
1984
BORN IN ASCHAFFENBURG (FRANKFURT) GERMANY
2003
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
2004-2005
SAE INSTITUTE FRANKFURT
(DIGITAL FILMMAKING DIPLOMA)
2007-2011
UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DARMSTADT
(BACHELOR OF ARTS - DIGITAL MEDIA)
2011-2018
FILM ACADEMY BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
(CINEMATOGRAPHY DIPLOMA)
2017
MASTERCLASSES MUNICH HFF
SINCE 2020
LECTURER - UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DARMSTADT
(MOTION PICTURES / MEDIA TECHNOLOGY)
TODAY
FREELANCE CINEMATOGRAPHER
SELECTED WORK / AWARDS
- 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
-FESTIVAL / AWARDS-
DBfK - LADY WITH A LAMP
SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL 2021 | "PROFESSIONALS / SOCIAL IMPACT" - IN COMPETITION
SURFER - MASTERING TURBULENCE
PORTUGUESE SURF FILM FESTIVAL 2019 | "PSFF WINNER" - IN COMPETITION
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
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
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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