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Ngo The Chau

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Ngo The Chau was born in 1977 in Hanoi, Vietnam. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Tatort (1970), Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel (2022) and Bad Banks (2018).
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer(as The Chau Ngo)
    Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel (2022)
    Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer(as The Chau Ngo)
    • 2022
    Paula Beer in Bad Banks (2018)
    Bad Banks
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Pegah Ferydoni in Folge der Feder! (2004)
    Folge der Feder!
    6.3
    • Cinematographer(as The Chau Ngo)
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Der Buchspazierer und die Liebe
      • Cinematographer
      • Pre-production
      • 2027
    • Iris Berben, Moritz Bleibtreu, Lucas Gregorowicz, Heike Makatsch, Frederick Lau, Max von der Groeben, Karin Hanczewski, and Michael Klammer in Call My Agent Berlin (2025)
      Call My Agent Berlin
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Alix Heyblom in Dornröschen und der Fluch der siebten Fee (2024)
      Dornröschen und der Fluch der siebten Fee
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Christoph Maria Herbst and Yuna Bennett in The Door-to-Door Bookstore (2024)
      The Door-to-Door Bookstore
      7.1
      • Cinematographer (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2024
    • Fabian Busch and Ken Duken in Drift - Partners in Crime (2023)
      Drift - Partners in Crime
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel (2022)
      Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • director of photography (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2022
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2005–2022
    • Zimmer mit Stall (2018)
      Zimmer mit Stall
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Zwerg Nase (2021)
      Zwerg Nase
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2021
    • Luisa-Céline Gaffron in 3 1/2 Stunden (2021)
      3 1/2 Stunden
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2021
    • Die Hexenprinzessin (2020)
      Die Hexenprinzessin
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum (2020)
      In Berlin wächst kein Orangenbaum
      5.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Paula Beer in Bad Banks (2018)
      Bad Banks
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Baghdad in My Shadow (2019)
      Baghdad in My Shadow
      6.7
      • Cinematographer (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2019
    • Nadeshda Brennicke, Victor Schefé, Ludwig Simon, and Tijan Marei in Schneewittchen und der Zauber der Zwerge (2019)
      Schneewittchen und der Zauber der Zwerge
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Das Kindermädchen (2017)
      Das Kindermädchen
      5.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018

    Director

    • Der Buchspazierer und die Liebe
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • 2027
    • She Said Yes
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • She Said Maybe (2025)
      She Said Maybe
      5.0
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Alix Heyblom in Dornröschen und der Fluch der siebten Fee (2024)
      Dornröschen und der Fluch der siebten Fee
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Christoph Maria Herbst and Yuna Bennett in The Door-to-Door Bookstore (2024)
      The Door-to-Door Bookstore
      7.1
      • Director (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2024
    • Fabian Busch and Ken Duken in Drift - Partners in Crime (2023)
      Drift - Partners in Crime
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2023
    • Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel (2022)
      Das Märchen vom Frosch und der goldenen Kugel
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2022
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Zimmer mit Stall (2018)
      Zimmer mit Stall
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Zwerg Nase (2021)
      Zwerg Nase
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2021
    • Die Hexenprinzessin (2020)
      Die Hexenprinzessin
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2020
    • Nadeshda Brennicke, Victor Schefé, Ludwig Simon, and Tijan Marei in Schneewittchen und der Zauber der Zwerge (2019)
      Schneewittchen und der Zauber der Zwerge
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Director (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2019
    • Yohji Yamamoto: Dressmaker
      6.8
      • Director (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2016

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Stereo (2014)
      Stereo
      6.5
      • camera operator (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2014
    • Peter Fox & Cold Steel: Live aus Berlin (2009)
      Peter Fox & Cold Steel: Live aus Berlin
      8.6
      Video
      • camera operator (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2009
    • Fremde Freundin (2000)
      Fremde Freundin
      5.2
      • lighting technician (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 2000
    • Love Your Neighbour! (1998)
      Love Your Neighbour!
      5.2
      • lighting technician (as The Chau Ngo)
      • 1998

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • The Chau Ngo
    • Born
      • 1977
      • Hanoi, Vietnam

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Graduated from the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB).

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