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.
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