Lukas Nicolaus
CinematographerLukas Nicolaus was born in Stuttgart. After his graduation he gained a lot of experiences during his internships in different television and film production companies. He studied cinematography at the university of television and film in Munich. Besides several short films and two feature films he had the opportunity to shoot documentary shorts in foreign countries such as Iran, Bangladesh or Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lukas fascination for different cultures , people and their surroundings help him to stay focused on his commitment finding the images every single story demands.
Eager to accept every challenge and stay patient in all circumstances.
Lukas got nominated for the German Cinematography-Award and was awarded gold for the commercial „Levis – Made for strength“ at the New York Young Ones ADC Festival in the category – Best Cinematography.
© photo: Lukas Nicolaus
Filmographie
WER GRÄBT DEN BESTATTER EIN?
feature film | Schmidbauer Film | funded by BKM & FFF (DOP)
WINDSTILL
feature film | Elfenholz Film | BR | HFF Munich (DoP)
LANGZEITVERMISSTE
short film | HFF Munich (DoP)
MADE FOR STRENGTH – LEVI’S
Spec Spot | Schmidbauer Film | HFF Munich (DoP)
BLEI
short film | Glitzer Film | BR | HFF Munich (DoP)
USE YOUR BRAIN
Social Spot | HFF Munich (DoP)
TALKING SOIL
Dokumentary (DoP)
FIGHT FOR YOUR IDEAS – HFF
Spot | Glitzer Film (DoP)
VOM GRABEN
feature film | Dreifilm | HFF Munich (DoP)
BLOOD IS SPIRIT
short film | director: Rupert Gruber (DoP)
WIR HABEN PLATZ FÜR ALLE
advertising | Glitzer Film (DoP)
BIS EINER WEINT
short film | Glitzer Film (DoP)
DER LICHTE GRUND
short film | HFF Munich (DoP)
KIDS OF TEHERAN
Dokumentary | HFF Munich (DoP)
ANGIE BABY
Social Spot | Glitzer Film | HFF Munich (DoP)
BEIZJAGD
documentary | HFF Munich (director & DoP)
DAS LANGSAME UND DAS IMMERWÄHRENDE
short film | 16mm | HFF Munich (DoP)
FREQUENZ
short film | 35mm | HFF (director & DoP)
BRENNSCHNEIDER
documentary | 16mm | HFF Munich (DoP)
Education
Studium – Bildgestaltung | Szenische Kamera
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Awards
BLEI
Deutscher Kamerapreis 2019 – Nominierung | Nachwuchs
First Steps 2019 – Nominierung | No Fear Award
European Cinematography Award – Winner Best Student
10. Oaxaca FilmFest Mexico – Winner Best Narrative
Queen Palm Int. Film Festival – Best Cinematography
SHORT to the Point 2019 – Winner Best Student
49. Sehsüchte Int. Student Film Festival – Wettbewerb
26. OpenEyes Filmfest Marburg – Wettbewerb
ÉCU 2019 – Paris – Wettbewerb
und mehr.
MADE FOR STRENGTH
The Young Ones, ADC 2019
– Gold, Best Cinematography
– Merit, Craft in Writing
New York Festivals Advertising Awards 2019
– Third Prize Award, Best Overall Production
– Third Prize Award, Best Cinematography
Spotlight 2019 – Bronze Winner
Porsche Award 2019 – Bronze Winner
Golden Award of Montreux 2020 – Gold Winner
TALKING SOIL
Sarajevo Film Festival – Premiere
Int. Kurzfilmtage Winterthur – Wettbewerb
Solothurner Filmtage – Wettbewerb
BLOOD IS SPIRIT
51. Int. Hofer Filmtage – Premiere
BIS EINER WEINT
50. Int. Hofer Filmtage – Premiere
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis – Wettbewerb
Short Shorts Asia Tokyo – Wettbewerb
BFI London – Wettbewerb
und mehr.
ANGIE BABY
Filmschool Fest Munich – Climate Clip Award