JOANNA PIECHOTTADIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY                                              


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+49  163  6034314
jmpiechotta@gmail.com

I’m a cinematographer and filmmaker from Poland, currently based in Berlin and working internationally. I studied Fine Arts in Poznań before earning a degree in Cinematography at the Babelsberg Film University KONRAD WOLF.

My work moves between documentary and fiction, driven by a deep interest in observed realities and a focus on cinematically crafted, intimate narratives. I’m drawn to projects that challenge the boundaries of genre and form, using cinematography to examine form and perception, and to invite a nuanced perspective on reality.
My films have been featured at renowned international festivals, including the Berlinale, Visions du Réel, Docs Against Gravity, DOK.fest Munich, Dok Leipzig. 

My first feature-length documentary, Fortschritt im Tal der Ahnungslosen ( Progress in the Valley of people who don’t know) received the German Short Film Award in Gold  (Special Prize for films up to 70 min.).

I’m a Berlinale Talents alumna and a member of the European Film Academy,  DAE  
(Documentary Assiation of Europe) as well as Cinematographinnen, Women Cinematographers Network.


FILMOGRAPHY
Instagram
crew- united
IMDB
Cinematographinnen
vimeo
Berlinale Talents
EFA ( European Film Academy)
DEA ( Documentary Assiation of Europe)

EDUCATION


Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Diploma in Cinematography
2010 – 2015

Free University of Berlin
BA studies in Film Theory, Art History & Social Anthropology
2008 – 2010

Academy of Fine Arts, Poznań (Poland)
Department of Fine Arts
2005 – 2008

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Experienced with analog film and all major digital cinema cameras
Skilled in DaVinci Resolve 
Licensed drone pilot

LANGUAGES

Polish/German (native),  English (fluent),  French (fluent),  
Spanish (basic)






                                                         


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