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Niv Abootalebi

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Niv Abootalebi was born on 14 July 1977 in Teheran, Iran. He is a cinematographer, known for Tristan + Isolde (2006), Munich: The Edge of War (2021) and What to Do in Case of Fire (2001).
BornJuly 14, 1977
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    Known for

    James Franco and Sophia Myles in Tristan + Isolde (2006)
    Tristan + Isolde
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department("a" camera)
    • 2006
    Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
    Munich: The Edge of War
    6.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department("b" camera)
    • 2021
    What to Do in Case of Fire (2001)
    What to Do in Case of Fire
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department("a" camera)
    • 2001
    Spuren des Bösen (2010)
    Spuren des Bösen
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Kung Fury 2
      • A Camera Operator, steadicam operator
      • Completed
    • Boom Boom Bruno (2023)
      Boom Boom Bruno
      6.3
      TV Series
      • second
      • 2023
    • Florian David Fitz and Laurì in Oskars Kleid (2022)
      Oskars Kleid
      5.8
      • steadicam Operator: b camera operator
      • 2022
    • Maeve Metelka, Max Hubacher, and Michaela Saba in Sachertorte (2022)
      Sachertorte
      6.8
      • a camera operator
      • 2022
    • The Perfumier (2022)
      The Perfumier
      3.6
      • second unit dop
      • 2022
    • Jeremy Irons, George MacKay, and Jannis Niewöhner in Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
      Munich: The Edge of War
      6.8
      • steadicam operator: "b" camera
      • 2021
    • David Kross, Jannis Niewöhner, and Liv Lisa Fries in Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull (2021)
      Bekenntnisse des Hochstaplers Felix Krull
      6.4
      • Steadicam Operator: b camera
      • 2021
    • Wild Republic (2021)
      Wild Republic
      5.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator & steadicam: South Tyrol
      • Steadicam Operator: A Camera
      • 2021
    • Anke Engelke in The Last Word (2020)
      The Last Word
      7.1
      TV Series
      • b-camera operator
      • 2020
    • München Mord (2013)
      München Mord
      7.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • camera: second unit
      • 2019–2020
    • Spuren des Bösen (2010)
      Spuren des Bösen
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera: second unit
      • steadicam operator
      • "b" camera/steadicam operator ...
      • 2014–2019
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • steadicam operator
      • camera: second unit
      • first assistant camera
      • 2010–2019
    • Michael Wittenborn, Maja Beckmann, Julia Koschitz, Friedrich Mücke, and Bastian Reiber in Wie gut ist deine Beziehung? (2019)
      Wie gut ist deine Beziehung?
      5.7
      • steadicam operator
      • 2019
    • Love Machine (2019)
      Love Machine
      6.3
      • steadicam operator
      • 2019
    • Lizzy Caplan, Tom Wlaschiha, Rick Okon, Vicky Krieps, and August Wittgenstein in Das Boot (2018)
      Das Boot
      7.5
      TV Series
      • steadicam operator
      • 2018
    • Die Chefin (2012)
      Die Chefin
      6.3
      TV Series
      • steadicam operator (uncredited)
      • 2018

    Cinematographer

    • Wolfsland (2016)
      Wolfsland
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Stadt, Land, Lust (2024)
      Stadt, Land, Lust
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Antoine Monot and Cosima Henman in Behringer und die Toten - Ein Bamberg-Krimi (2024)
      Behringer und die Toten - Ein Bamberg-Krimi
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Ulrich Noethen, Dominic Raacke, and Paula Kalenberg in Wendland - Stiller und die Geister der Vergangenheit (2022)
      Wendland - Stiller und die Geister der Vergangenheit
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • SOKO Hamburg (2018)
      SOKO Hamburg
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Andreas Giebel, Ines Lutz, and Peter M. Marton in Watzmann ermittelt (2019)
      Watzmann ermittelt
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Schumann's Bar Talks (2017)
      Schumann's Bar Talks
      6.5
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • BMW M Performance Parts für den neuen BMW 5er
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Charles Schumann: Von Kirchenthumbach in die Welt
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Blüh im Glanze (2010)
      Blüh im Glanze
      6.0
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010

    Personal details

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      • camera work
    • Born
      • July 14, 1977
      • Teheran, Iran

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