Peter Zeitlinger

Peter Zeitlinger A.S.C. (born 6 June 1960, in Prague) is a Czechoslovakian-born Austrian cinematographer, who has worked with the director Werner Herzog since 1995. Their film Encounters at the End of the World was nominated for the Academy Award 2009. Peter Zeitlinger studied from 1980 – 1987 at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He was influenced by Michael Snow and Peter Kubelka followed by Vittorio Storaro, Sven Nykvist and Vilmos Zsigmond. Zeitlinger's films have received considerable critical acclaim and achieved popularity on the art house circuit. He is represented by the Gersh Agency and is a member of the German Film Academy. Peter Zeitlinger is Professor of Cinematography at the University of Television and Film Munich. He lives in Premariacco, Friuli, Italy.

Peter Zeitlinger
Romy trophy. 2007 and 2013.
Born	6 June 1960 (1960-06-06) (age 63) Prague, Czechoslovakia

Work with Werner Herzog

• Death for Five Voices (1995)
• Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
• Wings of Hope (1998)
• Invincible (2001)
• Wheel of Time (2003)
• Grizzly Man (2005)
• Rescue Dawn (2007)
• Encounters at the End of the World (2008)
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
• My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011)
• Into the Abyss (2011)
• From One Second to the Next (2013)
• Queen of the Desert (2015)
• Lo and Behold (2016)
• Into the Inferno (2016)
• Salt and Fire (2016)
• Fireball (2020)

Other features

• Tommaso (2019) dir. Abel Ferrara
• Pretenders (2018) dir. James Franco
• Future World (2017) dir. James Franco
• Fear of the Idyll (Die Angst vor der Idylle) (1996) dir. Götz Spielmann
• Animal Love (1995) dir. Ulrich Seidl
• Der Nachbar (1993) dir. Götz Spielmann
• Dieses naive Verlangen (1993) dir. Götz Spielmann
• Loss Is to Be Expected (Mit Verlust ist zu rechnen) (1992) dir. Ulrich Seidl
• Good News (1990) dir. Ulrich Seidl
• Erwin und Julia (1990) dir. Götz Spielmann
• Abschied von Hölderlin (1985) dir. Götz Spielmann
• Foreign Land (1983) dir. Götz Spielmann

Awards

• "German Cinematography Award" for Best Cinematography (2012)
• "Romy (TV award)" for Best Cinematography (2013)
• "Independent Spirit Award" nominated for Best Cinematography (2010)
• "Cinema Eye Honors" for Best Cinematography (2009)
• "Romy (TV award)" for Best Cinematography (2007)

References

• Award-winning Cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger Speaks to Locarno Summer Academy Students
• Surfing on Incidents: A Conversation with Peter Zeitlinger
• DoP Peter Zeitlinger: the ‘dark side’ of digital filmmaking (© Cécile Mella)
• PETER ZEITLINGER: DANCING WITH THE CAMERA by Michael Guarneri
• KÖNIGIN DER WÜSTE: Bildgestalter Peter Zeitlinger über die Dreharbeiten
• PETER ZEITLINGER – DOP of "Queen of the Desert" by Werner Herzog
• Berlinale Talents Measuring the Space: The Cinematography of Peter Zeitlinger