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Michael Kotschi

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Autopilots tells the story of four people trying to live up to their long lost ideals in four interwoven episodes. Over the years each of them has become a social outcast. Lacking a foothold, they erratically move through their own lives. During one day a
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Autopilots (2007)
Michael Kotschi was born on 10 July 1974 in Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Strange Daughter (2017), One of These Days (2020) and Minutes to Go (2005).
BornJuly 10, 1974
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Strange Daughter (2017)
    Strange Daughter
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
    One of These Days (2020)
    One of These Days
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
    Minutes to Go
    6.3
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
    The Theatre Bizarre (2011)
    The Theatre Bizarre
    5.2
    • Cinematographer(segment "I Love You")
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Frieda - Kalter Krieg
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
    • Zielfahnder: Fremde Töchter (2026)
      Zielfahnder: Fremde Töchter
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Theken-Cowboys (2025)
      Theken-Cowboys
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Wilma will mehr (2025)
      Wilma will mehr
      4.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Sebastian Urzendowsky, Trystan Pütter, and Seyneb Saleh in Sabbatical (2024)
      Sabbatical
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Howalds Fall (1990)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015–2023
    • Kalt (2022)
      Kalt
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Katja Riemann, Joel Basman, Sebastian Zimmler, and Lorna Ishema in Der Überfall (2022)
      Der Überfall
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Wagenknecht (2020)
      Wagenknecht
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • One of These Days (2020)
      One of These Days
      6.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Barry Atsma in 10 Steps to Power (2020)
      10 Steps to Power
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Lovesick (2019)
      Lovesick
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Jörg Schüttauf and Leonard Carow in Macht euch keine Sorgen! (2017)
      Macht euch keine Sorgen!
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Strange Daughter (2017)
      Strange Daughter
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Friederike Kempter in Paare (2015)
      Paare
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015–2017
    • Toter Winkel (2017)
      Toter Winkel
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Oktoberfest 1905 (2025)
      Oktoberfest 1905
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Zoe Knights in Drama Queen (2018)
      Drama Queen
      Short
      • dolly grip
      • 2018
    • Heart of Stone (2016)
      Heart of Stone
      6.1
      • cinematographer: second unit
      • 2016
    • The Swimsuit Issue (2008)
      The Swimsuit Issue
      5.8
      • camera: unit b
      • second unit director of photography: Berlin
      • 2008
    • Oliver Kahn und die Dinge des Lebens (2006)
      Oliver Kahn und die Dinge des Lebens
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 2006
    • Ghosts (2005)
      Ghosts
      6.8
      • grip
      • 2005
    • Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning in Uptown Girls (2003)
      Uptown Girls
      6.3
      • camera intern (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Johanna Wokalek in A Birthday to Remember (2003)
      A Birthday to Remember
      6.4
      • grip
      • 2003
    • Frau Fleischer will sterben!
      Frau Fleischer will sterben!
      Short
      • Second gaffer

    Producer

    • Short for Vernesa B.
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Egoiste
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010

    Videos1

    Autopiloten
    Trailer 2:37
    Autopiloten

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Born
      • July 10, 1974
      • Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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      In 2005 took cinematography masterclass in Budapest with Vilmos Zsigmond and John Schwartzman.

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