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commercials & image films

feature films

director of photography
 
 
 

	Born in Heidelberg, Germany. After finishing high school as best of school Dietrich went on to study German literature, History and Philosophy at Rupert-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg as well as Theatre, Communications and Philosophy at the LMU in München. In 1989 he began his studies of film and camera at the Munich film school Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München in the feature film department under Prof.Längsfeld. After completing several highly acclaimed short and feature films during his film school years and attending numerous international workshops with academy-award-winning D.O.P's, Dietrich started to work professionally in 1997 as a freelance Film Director for television commercials & image films for global companies (Siemens, Sony, LG, VW, Subaru, Ford, NSN, Warsteiner, Areva, Metro, Hilti etc.) as well as a Director of Photography for commercials & documentaries. His award-winning films have led Dietrich all over the world, enabling him to truly gain international experience as well as a deep insight into different cultures, their values and creative concepts as well as expectations. Highlights of his career, to name a few, have been so far a highly complex ultra-wide double projection project done for Siemens Italy, the multi-award-winning "Secret in a Box" for HILTI corporation as well as, as a D.O.P., the documentary "The Ritchie Boys" which was shortlisted for the Oscar for best documentary 2004. In 1999 Dietrich married the  D.O.P.  Britta Sell bvk - now Britta Mangold bvk. Dietrich lives with his wife and daughter Zola in Munich, Germany. He is represented by the agency 1st Unit / Elke Apelt ..... International experience:   Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, Europe ..... Languages:   German, English, French, basic knowledge of Italian and Spanish
	special seminars:  ..... directing:          DominikGraf, Margarethe v.Trotta, Krysztoff Zanussi ..... acting:             John Costopoulos/Actor´s Studio NY, Andras Fricsay Kali Son ..... camera:           Michael Ballhaus ASC, Vilmos Zsigmond ASC, Billy Williams ASC ..... scriptwriting:    Greg Roach, Dick Ross, Martin Tau

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			commercial & image:
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			Siemens	Revision Gösgen (in production)	NextStep
			Arval	Jahresrückblick	S.A.M.
			Arval	Herzensangelegenheit	S.A.M.
			Siemens	Grid Access Offshore Windparks (in production)	NextStep
			Greiner	Transitions to the Future	Jerkfilms
			Siemens	NDT & OSM	NextStep
			Siemens	Lifetime Extension at Tapada	NextStep
			*** PLATINUM Remi @Int.Filmfestival Houston 2011
			Hilti	Chili's 1 - 3	NextStep
			Hilti	Cordless	NextStep
			*** PLATINUM Remi @Int.Filmfestival Houston 2011
			Hilti	Piping	NextStep
			NokiaSiemensNetworks	Zain Dar Es Salaam	Friends Production
			NokiaSiemensNetworks	Telefonica Madrid	Friends Production
			Hilti	Breaker	NextStep
			Hilti	Cutting	NextStep
			Hilti	Reflection Sales	NextStep
			Hilti	Reflection Engineer	NextStep
			Areva	OL 3 - Birth of a new Generation	NextStep
			*** Silver@Int.Filmfestival Houston
			Areva	Welcome - ANP Forum	NextStep
			*** Gold@Int.Filmfestival Houston
			Hilti	Soccer	NextStep
			*** Gold@Int.Filmfestival Houston
			*** Silver@WolrdMediaFestival
			Hilti	Jump	NextStep
			*** Silver@Int.Filmfestival Houston
			Hilti	Blow	NextStep
			Hilti	Sandcastle	NextStep
			Metro AG	C.S.R.	Die Produktion
			Siemens	Borssele	NextStep
			Hilti	Secret in a Box - 40 years Hilti	NextStep
			*** Gold@WorldMediaFestival
			*** Silver@Int.Filmfestival Houston
			Hilti	Lasso	NextStep
			Hilti	Tänzer	NextStep
			Hilti	Lotussitz	NextStep
			Hilti	Massband	NextStep
			Hilti	Fakir	NextStep
			Siemens	IMajor Outage at PhuMy 3	NextStep
			Areva	The Mind behind	NextStep
			*** Award of Master@Corporate Media 06
			*** Bronze@Int.Filmfestival Houston
			Frei	Apothekerin - Feuchtigkeitscreme	Diebitz Stöppler Braun & Kuhlmann
			Frei	Apothekerin - Pflege-Öl	Diebitz Stöppler Braun & Kuhlmann
			Frei	Apothekerin - Intensivcreme	Diebitz Stöppler Braun & Kuhlmann
			LG electronics	Don't tell Mom2	LG AD
			Metro AG	Faszination Handelswelten	Die Produktion
			Franklin Templeton	Magische Hand	Serviceplan
			Audi	A8L quattro 12zyl (concept)
			Svarovsky Kristallwelten-	the challenge (concept)	Publicis
			Wiltmann	Entdecker - 53sec TV	Agenta
			Wiltmann	Entdecker - 5x 30sec TV	Agenta
			Zott	Molkedrink Jogging	Pahnke & Partner
			LG electronics	Reverse	LG AD
			LG electronics	Surprise	LG AD
			Sony	The Race - 30sec TV	Euro RSCG
			Sony	The Race - 45sec Cinema	Euro RSCG
			Sony	The Race - 120sec	Euro RSCG
			Centrum	Pfeil	Grey Düsseldorf
			Boehringer Ingelheim	Mucosolvan	Euro RSCG
			Bahlsen	Crunch im Büro	Pahnke & Partner
			LG electronics	Don't tell mum	LG AD
			LG electronics	Missing love note	LG AD
			GEW	Energie Köln	facts & fiction
			Siemens	Smart Home	Siemens Design & Messe
			Siemens	Creative Design	Siemens Design & Messe
			Siemens	Formula One	Pole Production
			VW	Bis ans Limit	NSF Frankfurt
			EXPO 2000	Panorama (colaboration)	EXPO GmbH
			Siemens	Kreation	Siemens Design & Messe
			Valverde	Artischocke	Grey Düsseldorf
			BSA	Zugriff	BSA
			TV Spielfilm	Zuhause	Jung v.Matt
			Warsteiner	Rose	BW
			Warsteiner	Dialog	BW
			Subaru	Legacy	Plan A
			Bunte	Harald Juhnke	Springer & Jacoby
			Bunte	Gildo Horn	Springer & Jacoby
			Bunte	Susan Atwell	Springer & Jacoby
			Bunte	Eve-Marie Büchner	Springer & Jacoby
			Bunte	Starfriseur Gerhard Meir	Springer & Jacoby
			Ford	Faszination Focus	Young & Rubicam
			Karstadt	Fine Food	Grey Düsseldorf
			Tegaron	Image	TC-Studios
			Siemens	Incontrarsi	Siemens Design & Messe
			feature:
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			A Diamond Story	feature film in preparation
			Sly Dog	feature film in preparation
		1997	Xperiment	15 min short feature	*** Prädikat Wertvoll
		1993	Fishing	15 min short feature
			Time	10 min experimental feature
		1992	Moritz	70 min Spielfilm BR / SWF	starring Barbara Auer, Volker Prechtel, Scotty Larcher
		1990	Zwischenzeit	15 min Kurzfilm	*** Prädikat Besonders Wertvoll
			director of photography:
		2012
			20 - 40 - 60	TV documentary	dir.: Dominique Klughammer
			Siemens - Revision Gösgen	image film in production - B camera	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Siemens - Grid Access	image film in production - B camera	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
		2011	20 - 40 - 60	TV documentary	dir.: Dominique Klughammer
			Greiner - World of Greiner	image film 6min.	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Siemens - Grid Access	image film in production - B camera	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Arval - Herzensangelegenheit	image film 2min.	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Gitta Saxx	TV documentary 45min.	dir.: Dominique Klughammer
			Woodstock in Timbuktu	documentary for cinema - B camera	dir.: Desiree v.Trotha
		2010	Siemens - LTE Tapada	image film 8min.	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			*** PLATINUM Remi Award @Int.Filmfestival Houston 2011
			Siemens - NDT & OSM	corporate film 12min.	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			NokiaSiemens Networks
			ZAIN - Dar-es-Salaam, Tansania	image film 4min.	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Telefonica - Madrid, Spain	image film 4min.	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			20 - 40 - 60	TV documentary	dir.: Dominique Klughammer
			Jabulani Worldcup Song	music video 3.30min.	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
		2009	NokiaSiemens Networks
			STC - Ryadh, Saudi Arabia	image film 4min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
			Pakistan - Islamabad, Pakistan	image film 3min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
			Syria - Damascus, Syria	image film 4min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
			Belgium - Bruxelles, Belgium	image film 3min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
		2008	NokiaSiemens Networks
			GlobeNet – Florida, U.S.	image film 3min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
			MTN – Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire	image film4min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
			STC – Ryadh, Saudi Arabia	image film 5min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
			ZAIN – Ryadh, Saudi Arabia	image film 3min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
			du - Dubai	image film 3min.	dir.: Nick Conradt
		2007	Adoption II	TV documentary	dir.: Dominique Klughammer
		2006	Schule und dann nix?	TV documentary 30min.	dir.: Dominique Klughammer
			Siemens - Borssele	image film 8min. - B-camera	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Siemens - Inspection at PhuMy 3	Image film 7min. - B-camera	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
		2005	Metropolis - Istanbul	TV documentary 45min.	dir.: Hannes Schuler
			Der Fluch der Hemingways	TV documentary 60min.	dir.: Clarissa Ruge
			Reifezeit	TV documentary 45min.	dir.: Matti Bauer
		2004	Cowgirls (Colorado)	docu-soap 5x 30min.	dir.: Ziri Rideaux
			Finding Allen	documentary for cinema	dir.: Christian Bauer
			Als Truckerin durch die USA	TV documentary 45min.	dir.: Christian Bauer
			37°: Jung, erfolgreich und arbeitslos	TV documentary 30min.	dir.: Dominique Klughammer
			*** Bayerischer Fernsehpreis 2004
		2003/04	the Ritchie Boys	documentary for cinema 90min.	dir.: Christian Bauer
			*** shortlisted for Oscar Best Documentary Feature -	Academy Awards 2005
		1999	Subaru Legacy	TV spot	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
		1998	Voxtours Brasilien	TV travel magazine 40min.	dir.: E.M.Scriba & S.Gläser
			Ford Faszination Focus	TV spot	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
		1997	Siemens Incontrarsi	ultra wide double Projection	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Paradies Down Under?	TV documentary 60 min	dir.: E.M.Scriba
			Mbube - die Nacht des Löwen	TV documentary 60 min	dir.: S.Sycholt
		1995	Projections-Frames	documentary cinema	for Peter Greenaway
		1994	A Changing of the Seasons	TV documentary 150 min	dir.: S.Sycholt
		1993	Fishing	15 min short feature	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
			Time	10 min experimental feature	dir.: Dietrich Mangold
		1990	Zwischenzeit	15 min Kurzfilm	dir.: Dietrich Mangold