Johannes was born in Cologne, Germany. He studied cinematography at Filmuniversity Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, where he realized numerous award-winning short films that participated in various national and international festivals. Johannes graduated from film school in 2014 with two features: The Dark House By The Woods and After Spring Comes Fall. For the latter he received the Michael-Ballhaus-Preis 2015, a nomination for Best Cinematographers’ Debut at Camerimage and the Best Feature Award (shared with director) at Vilmos Zsigmond International Film Festival. Besides his experiences from productions in Europe, he also shot in Asia and the US. Johannes is working as a freelancer and is based in Berlin.
CV and selected credits as printable PDF here: English / German
CREDITS
Narrative (partial)
2017 - WHAT COMES FROM OUTSIDE (Short, 12’) Director: Kai Gero Lenke
2016 - THE DARK HOUSE BY THE WOODS (Feature, 90’) Director: Johannes Leistner
2015 - AFTER SPRING COMES FALL (Feature, 90’) Director: Daniel Carsenty
2012 - CLOSE SEASON (Short, 16’) Director: Robin Humboldt
2011 - WASTELAND (Short, 16’) Director: Felix Harmuth
Documentary (partial)
2018 - STRESS (Documentary Feature, 83’) Director: Florian Baron
2017 - JOE BOOTS (Documentary Short, 29’) Director: Florian Baron
2017 - HUMAN FLOW (Documentary Feature, 140’) Director: Ai Weiwei
2014 - AM KÖLNBERG (Documentary Feature, 90’) Director: L. Genske/ R. Humboldt
Commercial (partial)
2018 - MCM: Mobility (IGNANT) Director: Nathini van der Meer
2018 - HP: Omen (COBBLESTONE) Director: Nathini van der Meer
2018 - RIMOWA x OFFWHITE (IGNANT) Director: Nathini van der Meer
2017 - ADDIDAS: Prophere (ABOUTKOKOMO) Director: Nathini van der Meer
Awards (personal)
2018 - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD (won) For: WHAT COMES FROM OUTSIDE @ Linz International Short Film Festival
2017 - BEST FEATURE AWARD (won/ credit shared with director) For: AFTER SPRING COMES FALL @ Vilmos Zsigmond International Film Festival
2015 - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHERS’ DEBUT (nomination) For: AFTER SPRING COMES FALL @ Camerimage
2015 - MICHAEL-BALLHAUS-PREIS (won) For: AFTER SPRING COMES FALL @ First Steps
