Fred Kelemen was born in West Berlin/Germany. He studied painting, music, philosophy, religious science and drama studies and worked in various theatres as a director’s assistant before beginning his studies in directing and cinematography at the German Film & TV Academy Berlin (dffb) from 1989 to 1994. He graduated from the dffb with a diploma as a director and as a cinematographer. For his diploma film “Fate” he received the German National Film Award in 1995. Since then, he has made a number of films and videos as director and collaborated as cinematographer with several film directors like Joseph Pitchhadze (“Sweets”, Israel 2013), Béla Tarr (“Journey to the Plain”, Hungary 1995, “The Man from London”, Hungary/France/Germany 2007, “The Turin Horse”, Hungary, France, USA, Germany 2011 ), Rudolf Thome (“The Visible and the Invisible”, Germany 2006), Gariné Torossian (“Stone, Time, Touch”, Canada/Armenia 2005) a.o.
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Fred Kelemen is a German film director, cinematographer, and writer who graduated from the dffb and is recognized for his contributions to slow cinema and international art-house productions.
He is widely known for his directorial work on films like Fate and his celebrated cinematography collaborations with Béla Tarr, including The Turin Horse and The Man from London.
He is closely associated with Hungarian auteur Béla Tarr, serving as cinematographer on several of his landmark minimalist features. Explore his filmography on Mood.
