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Peter Zeitlinger

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Born June 6, 1960 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Biography

Peter Zeitlinger A.S.C. (born 6 June 1960 in Prague) is an Czechoslovakian-born Austrian cinematographer, who has worked with the director Werner Herzog since 1995. Their film Encounters at the End of the World was nominated for the Academy Award 2009. Peter Zeitlinger studied from 1980 - 1987 at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He was influenced by Michael Snow and Peter Kubelka followed by Vittorio Storaro, Sven Nykvist and Vilmos Zsigmond. Zeitlinger's films have received considerable critical acclaim and achieved popularity on the art house circuit. He is represented by the Gersh Agency and is a member of the German Film Academy. Peter Zeitlinger is Professor of Cinematography at the University of Television and Film Munich

Awards & recognition

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Filmography24 titles

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022as Self

Encounters at the End of the World

2007Director of Photography

Grizzly Man

2005Director of Photography

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997Director of Photography

Red Army

2014Director of Photography

My Best Fiend

1999Director of Photography

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

2010Director of Photography

Into the Inferno

2016Director of Photography

Rescue Dawn

2006Director of Photography

Into the Abyss

2011Director of Photography

Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World

2016Director of Photography

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

2020Colorist, Director of Photography

Wheel of Time

2003Director of Photography

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009Director of Photography

Invincible

2001Director of Photography

My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

2009Director of Photography

Queen of the Desert

2015Director of Photography, Drone Operator

Chloe and Theo

2015Director of Photography

Foreign Land

1984Director of Photography

Tommaso

2019Director of Photography, Visual Effects Supervisor

Salt and Fire

2016Director of Photography, Drone Pilot

Future World

2018Director of Photography

How to Fake a War

2020Director of Photography

Ballad of a Righteous Merchant

2017as Self