Guests

  • Agnès Godard

    Agnès Godard studied cinématographiques at the IDHEC in Paris. In the 1980s she worked as a camera assistant for Henri Alekan, Sacha Vierny, Robby Müller and others.
    Since 1990 she has worked as a camerawoman with filmmakers like Claire Denis, Agnès Varda, Wim Wenders, Peter Greenaway, Noémie Lvosky, Catherine Corsini, Tonie Marshall, Ursula Meier, André Téchiné, Peter Handke, Claude Berry, Emmanuele Crialese, Erick Zoncka, Fabrice Gobert, Sébastien Lifschitz, Emmanuelle Bercot. Agnes Godard is a member of AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).


    Awards (selection):

    • César Award for best Photography  
      Best Cinematographer, National Society of Films Critics, NYC for Beau Travail de Claire Denis.
    • Chlotrudis Award, Boston USA, 2010 lifetime achievement award.
    • Special Price CST (Commission Supérieur Technique) 2009, Paris, lifetime achievement award
    • Marbourg Kamera Preiz 2012, lifetime achievement award
    • Special Camera 300, Manaki Brothers Festival 2013, lifetime achievement award.
       
    Camerawoman Agnès Godard is a guest lecturer of Cinematography in the Master’s programme in Film at ZHdK.

  • Jo Heim

    After earning a degree in business administration at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Jo Heim enrolled at University of Television and Film Munich (HFF). In 1986 he made his debut as a cinematographer for a full-length feature film. Ever since, Heim has been shooting music videos, commercials as well as feature films for cinema and TV, including «Der Vorname», «Willkommen bei den Hartmanns« , «7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald», «Brandmal», «Nacht über Berlin» and many more. In addition to his camera work Heim teaches at film schools in Germany and Europe.

    In 2017 Heim won the German Camera Award Cinematography for his lifetime achievement. In 2015 he received the Bavarian Film Award Cinematography for «Unfriend» und «Ein letzter Tan-go». In 2012 he was awarded with the Grimme Prize for Best Cinematography for «Die Hebamme – auf Leben und Tod».
    He was nominated four times for the German Camera Award Cinematography and also holds two nominations for the German TV Award Cinematography.
    Heim is a member of the German Film Academy and the Germany Society of Cinematographers, BVK.

    → Website Jo Heim
    → More information on Jo Heim on the International Movie Database IMDb

    Cameraman Jo Heim is a guest lecturer of Cinematography in the Master’s programme in Film.

  • Felix von Muralt

    Born in 1963 in Zurich, Switzerland. 1982–83 Studies at ICP (International Center of Photography) in New York. 1983–84 Studies sociology and linguistics at the University of Zurich. 1984–85 Trains as film technician, photographer and cameraman. Since 1985 works as camera assistant and photographer. Photographic reportages for numerous newspapers and magazines. 1990 Cofounder of the photography agency Lookat Photos in Zurich. Since 1992 Worked as a cinematographer. Member of European Filmacademy. 2012 Nomination Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography for “Eine wen iig, dr Dällebach Kari” by Xavier Koller. 2014 Nomination Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography for “Die schwarzen Brüder” by Xavier Koller. 2016 Swiss Film Award, Best Cinematography for “Little Mountain Boy” by Xavier Koller.

    → Website Felix von Muralt

    Swiss cinematographer Felix von Muralt teaches in the Master’s programme in Film.