OLIVER BOKELBERG

#1: From interview [by TVO]

#2: "Ein Freund von mir" [2004]

OLIVER BOKELBERG BVK/ASC

Born: 21 December 1964, Hamburg, [West-]Germany, as son of actor/still ph Werner Bokelberg [1937-].

Education: Tisch School of the Arts at New York University [NYU] [1985-88].

Career: Ph commercials for Mannesmann, Deutsche Telekom, Siemens, a.o. Ph music videos with a: B.B. King, Christina Aguilera, Sting, Run DMC, Elton John, Cindy Lauper, Branford Marsalis, a.o. Ph 50+ five minute doc profiles on artists such as The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Michael Bolton, Sophie B. Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Regina Bell, Spike Lee, Leonard Cohen & Mariah Carey. Ph corporate identity films, e.g. 'Sony Music' [1990-93, various; annual presentations], 'Island Records' [1996, Pamela Birkhead; managing directors presentation], 'Gee Street Records' [1998, Pamela Birkhead; presentation featuring DJ Red Alert] & 'BMG' [1998, Glen Hoffman; global presentation]. Ph specials (45m) on 'Sting' [d: Ken Schreiber], 'Elton John' [d: Ken Schreiber] & 'Leonard Cohen' [d: Michael Borofsky].

Directed the doc on HD 'DocHumantary' [filmed May & October 1999; ph: ?].

Became a member of the ASC in 2012.

Awards: NYU Cinematography Award [1988] for 'Slave'; NYU Cinematography Award [1992] for 'Red Herring'; NYU Cinematography Award [1993] for 'Brighton Blues'; Berlin IFF 'Caligari-Preis' [1996] for 'Charms Zwischenfälle'; New York FF 'Eastman Kodak Vision Award' [2000] for 'The Citizen'; ASC TV Award nom [2007] for 'Raines' [pilot]; ASC TV Award nom [2008] for 'My Own Worst Enemy' [pilot 'Breakdown'].

Website: Oliver Bokelberg

FILMS
1988	Slave [Mike Baluzy] ?; short/?m; prod NYU
1989	A Licensed Liberty [Michael Kreihsl] b&w; short/34m; prod NYU
1989	Red Herring [Isabel Hegner] ?; doc/60m; prod NYU
1991	Tender, Slender and Tall [Lesley Ellen] 16mm/c; doc/28m
1991	Fishbone: The Reality of My Surroundings [Michael Borofsky & Michele Maher] b&w-c/V; mus doc/50m; addph; ph: Mark Shprintz
1992	Das EFX - Dead Serious [prod: Erinn Williams] b&w-c; interv + music videos (dir by Marcus Raboy [2x] & Pamela Birkhead [1x])/29m; interv ph
1993	Brighton Blues [Helena Besfamilny] ?; short/13m; prod NYU
1994	The Need For Speed [Katharina Otto] c; doc/59m; bicycle ph: Marc Foreman
199?	Reading Recovery [Gianfranco Rosi] ?; doc/?m
1995	Charms Zwischenfälle/Charm's Incidents [Michael Kreihsl] s16-35bu/c
1996	Lifebreath/Last Breath/Deadly Lovers [P.J. Posner] c
1996	Burning Bridges [Marcus Hahn] 16mm/c; short/30m
1997	Long Time Since [Jay Anania] s16-35bu/c
1997	Harvest/Cash Crop/A Desperate Season [Stuart Burkin] c; aph: Ellen Kuras
1997	A Walk on the Moon [Tony Goldwyn] c; 2uc New York; ph: Anthony B. Richmond
1997	Life [Pamela Birkhead] ?; doc/?m
1997	Beautopia [Katharina Otto] c; doc/104m
1998	Winke und Lächle/Wave and Smile [Enriko Boettcher] scope/c; short/18m
1999	The Citizen [Jay Anania] c
1999	Heimkehr der Jäger/Hunters in the Snow [Michael Kreihsl] c
2000	The Next Big Thing [P.J. Posner] c; 2uc: John Foster
2003	The Station Agent/The Station Manager [Thomas McCarthy] s16-35bu/c
2004	Loggerheads [Tim Kirkman] s16-35bu/c; addph: Shawn Lewallen

[Left] with writer Stephen Colbert & dir Paul Dinello - "Strangers with Candy"

2004	Strangers with Candy [Paul Dinello] c
2004	Ein Freund von mir [Sebastian Schipper] s35/c
2006	Dark Matter [Shi-Zheng Chen] c; ph China: Yu Wang
2006	The Visitor [Tom McCarthy] c; + small part
2008	The Answer Man/Arlen Faber/The Dream of the Romans [John Hindman] c; 2uc: John Pirozzi
*2009*	Thicker [Terry Nemeroff] pre-production; scheduled to start filming in March; status unknown
2009	The Bounty Hunter [Andy Tennant] s35 (+ D-Cinema)/c; aph: Hans Bjerno & David Norris
2010	Win Win [Tom McCarthy] 35mm (+ D-Cinema)/c; 2uc: Wolfgang Held
2014	Building Bridges [Tom Verica] pre-production

TELEVISION
2000	Probieren Sie's mit einem Jüngeren [Michael Kreihsl] tvm/s16
2000	Tatort [ep #463 'Mördergrube/Scene of the Crime: Murder Pit' dir by Christiane Balthasar & #472 'Kindstod/Scene of the Crime: Death of a Child' dir by Claudia Garde] series; cph 'Kindstod': Johann Feindt; 'Mördergrube' was filmed in October as 'Bauernopfer'
2001	Paulas Schuld [Claudia Garde] tvm
2001	Schimanski [ep #10 'Kinder der Hölle' dir by Edward Berger] 16-part series, 1997-2011
2001	Tigermännchen sucht Tigerweibchen [Michael Kreihsl] tvm
2002	Die Cleveren [ep #34 'Engelchen flieg' dir by Christiane Balthasar (CB) & #36 'Born und die Frauen' dir by CB] pilot (1998) + 48-part series/16mm, 1999-2006; 5th season, 2003; other ph: Achim Hasse, a.o.
2002	Sektion - Die Sprache der Toten [Markus Bräutigam] tvm
2002	Schimanski [ep #11 'Asyl' dir by Edward Berger] tvm-ep series; see 2001
2003	Jetzt erst recht [Michael Kreihsl] tvm
2003	Die Cleveren [ep #41 'Auf der Flucht' dir by Christiane Balthasar (CB) #42 'Killer im Kopf' dir by CB] 6th season, 2006; other ph: Johannes Geyer, a.o.; see 2002
2003	Single-Shots/Was sie schon immer über Singles wissen wollten [Oliver Schmitz] tvm
2004	No Direction Home: Bob Dylan [Martin Scorsese] 2-part mus doc/b&w-c/205m; cph: Maryse Alberti, Anghel Decca, Ellen Kuras, Lisa Rinzler, Michael Spiller, a.o.; in USA ep PBS-tv series 'American Masters' (2005)
2005	Heute heiratet mein Mann [Michael Kreihsl] tvm
2005	Raines [pilot dir by Frank Darabont] 7-part series, 2007
2005	World of Trouble [Stephen Hopkins] pilot; for NBC-tv
2005	Avenger [Robert Markowitz] tvm
2007	Dirty Sexy Money [pilot dir by Peter Horton] 23-part series, 2007-09; 1st season, 2007; other ph (22 ep): Jeff Jur
2008	My Own Worst Enemy [pilot 'Breakdown' dir by David Semel + 8 ep dir by various] 9-part series, 2008
2009	Operating Instructions [Andy Tennant] pilot/HD (ARRI D-21); for USA-tv
2009	Trauma [pilot dir by Jeffrey Reiner] 18-part series/HD (ARRI D-21), 2009-10; other ph: Alan Caso
2009	Rex Is Not Your Lawyer [David Semel] pilot/HD (ARRI D-21); for NBC-tv
2010	No Ordinary Family [ep #2-12 & #14 dir by various] 20-part series/HD (ARRI ALEXA & D-21), 2010-11; other ph: David Boyd (pilot), Joaquin Sedillo (#13, 15 & 17), Dennis S. Hall (#16), Lloyd Ahern (#18 & 20) & James Chressanthis (#19)
2011	Up All Night [pilot dir by James Griffiths] 35-part series, 2011-12; 1st season (24 ep), 2011-12; other ph: Matthew Clark
2011	Scandal/Damage Control/The Fixer [pilot 'Sweet Baby' (filmed March) dir by Paul McGuigan + 6 ep dir by various] series/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2012-present; 1st season (7 ep), 2012
2011	Thunderballs [Andy Tennant] pilot; for Spike TV
2012	Devious Maids [pilot dir by Paul McGuigan] 49-part series, 2013-16; 1st season, 2013 (13 ep); for Lifetime-tv
2012	Scandal/Damage Control/The Fixer [21 ep dir by various] 2nd season, 2012-13 (22 ep); other ph (#15): Michael Wojciechowski; see 2011
2013	Scandal/Damage Control/The Fixer [12 ep (#30-31, #34-37 & #42-47) dir by various] 3rd season, 2013-14 (18 ep); other ph (#32-33 & #38-41): Michael Wojciechowski; see 2011
2014	Scandal/Damage Control/The Fixer [ep dir by various] 4th season, 2014-15 (21 ep); see 2011
2014	Survivor's Remorse [ep #1-6 dir by various] series/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2014-present; 1st season, 2014 (6ep)

TELEVISION AS DIRECTOR
2012	Scandal/Damage Control/The Fixer [ep #15 'Happy Birthday, Mr. President'] 2nd season, 2012-13; ph: Michael Wojciechowski; see Television (2011)
2013	Scandal/Damage Control/The Fixer [ep #33 'Say Hello to My Little Friend', #38 'YOLO' & #41 'We Do Not Touch the First Ladies'] 3rd season, 2013-14; ph: Michael Wojciechowski; see Television (2011)
2014	Scandal/Damage Control/The Fixer [ep #54 'Baby Made a Mess'] 4th season, 2014-15; ph: M.G. Wojciechowski; see Television (2011)