Karl Kürten is a director of photography with the goal of leading the viewer through atmospheric images on a journey into a new, unknown world. It is important to him that the camera work is always authentic and honest. 

Karl has been realizing a diverse portfolio of feature films, commercials and music videos since 2011. In 2019, he received the German Cinematography Award for his work on the film "I Grew a Statue". Since then, he has further established himself as a DoP in Europe, shooting several feature films, commercials and the internationally successful Netflix series „KITZ“. His new film „On Falling“, directed by Laura Carreira and shot in the UK, will premier at the TIFF Festival in Toronto and is nominated for the Golden Shell at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival.

His previous films have been shown at many important film festivals incl. Cannes, Venice, Max Ophüls Prize and Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival. At the New York Advertising Festival in 2018, he received the award for Best Cinematography.

When he is not shooting, he is usually found traveling around hidden spots in Europe with his self-build camper van.

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