Curriculum Vitae
ROMUALD KARMAKAR
DIRECTOR – PRODUCER
Pantera Film GmbH Uhlandstrasse 160 10719 Berlin, Germany Ph +493068810141 [email protected] www.romuald-karmakar.de
BACKGROUND
Born 1965 in Wiesbaden, Germany. French citizen. Lives and works in Berlin.
EDUCATION
Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), Oskar-von-Miller-Gymnasium, Munich (Germany), 1984
HONORS AND AWARDS
– Best Music Documentary, DENK ICH AN DEUTSCHLAND IN DER NACHT, Dock of the Bay 2018, Festival de Cine Documental Musical de Donostia/San Sebastián – Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2017, "Beste Musik“, DENK ICH AN DEUTSCHLAND IN DER NACHT – Invitation to “documenta 14”, Athens / Kassel, 2017 – Member of the International Jury of the 7th DMZ Int. Documentary Film Festival, Korea, 2015 – Member of the artistic board to join Chris Dercon (Tate Modern), the director to-be of Volksbühne, Berlin, 2015 – DEFA-Foundation Award for „Outstanding Achievement in German Film“, 2014 – Tutor of a student’s closing project (“Temperatur des Willens”, Peter Baranowski, 2017) at the University of Film and Television, Munich, SS 2014 – Seminar on „Filming Controversial Persons“ (Umstrittene Personen filmen) at the University of Film and Television, Munich, WS 2013/14 – Invitation to the German Pavilion at the Art Biennale in Venice, 2013, together with Ai Weiwei, Santu Mofokeng and Dayanita Singh – Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, 2012-2013 – Member of the Jury for the art competition of „NS-Dokumentationszentrum München“, 2012 – Jury President of „Dialogue en perspective“ in the Perspektive Deutsches Kino section of the Berlin Int. Film Festival, 2011 – Retrospective at the Jeonju Int. Film Festival, Korea, 2010 – Retrospective at the Austrian Film Museum, Vienna, 2010 CV. Karmakar 2!
– Hommage at Diagonale, The Festival of Austrian Film, Graz 2010 – Elected member of the Berlin Academy of the Arts, 2009 – DAS HIMMLER-PROJEKT is selected to the „MoMA Highlight“-list as one of „250 important works of art that have been made, and acquired by the Museum since 1980“, New York, 2008 – Retrospective at BAFICI (Buenos Aires Int. Film Festival for Independent Cinema), 2008 – Member of the International Jury of the 60th Locarno Int. Film Festival, 2007 – Tribute at Cinema du Réel, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2007 – 3sat Award, Best German language Documentary, for HAMBURGER LEKTIONEN, Duisburger Filmwoche, 2006 – arte-Documentary Award for BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE WIDE BLUE SEA, Duisburger Filmwoche, 2005 – „Mention Speciale“ for BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE WIDE BLUE SEA, Locarno Int. Film Festival, 2005 – Retrospective at the Munich Film Museum, 2004 – Tribute at the American Cinematheque, Los Angeles, 2002 – Adolf Grimme Award SPEZIAL for DAS HIMMLER-PROJEKT, Marl, 2002 – Retrospective at the Pesaro Int. Film Festival, 2001 – 3sat Award for Best German language Documentary, for DAS HIMMLER-PROJEKT, Duisburger Filmwoche, 2000 – Silver Leopard for MANILA, Locarno Int. Film Festival, 2000 – Bavarian Film Award, Best Script, for MANILA, 2000 – Karmakar Archive/Collection at Deutsches Filminstitut/Filmmuseum Frankfurt, since 1997 – German National Film Award in Gold, Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, for TOTMACHER, 1996 – Nominated for the European Film Award, Young Film, for TOTMACHER, 1995 – Hessian Film Award for TOTMACHER, 1995 – Coppa Volpi Award, Best Actor, for TOTMACHER, Venice Int. Film Festival, 1995 – Best German Short Film Award for DEMONTAGE IX, UNTERNEHMEN STAHLGLOCKE, Oberhausen Int. Short Film Festival, 1991 – Advancement Award (Förderpreis) of the City of Munich, for DEMONTAGE IX, UNTERNEHMEN STAHLGLOCKE, 1991 – Tribute at the Max-Ophüls Film Festival, Saarbrücken, 1990 – Tribute at the Munich Filmmuseum, 1989 CV. Karmakar 3!
FILMOGRAPHY
ZOO (in production) Feature length, documentary, Germany 2019 Director, producer
KIRSTEN KRÜGER / KITKATCLUB BERLIN German contribution to the project THE DISSIDENTS by Jeppe Rønde 5 min, video documentary, Germany 2017 WP: Aarhus 2017 European Capital of Culture Director, producer, editor
DOCUMENTA 14 (2017)
BYZANTION 14 min, video documentary, Germany 2017 WP: documenta 14, Kassel Director, producer, editor
DIE ENTSTEHUNG DES WESTENS – VON DEN ANFÄNGEN IN DER ANTIKE BIS ZUM FALL VON KONSTANTINOPEL (THE EMERGENCE OF THE WEST – FROM BEGINNINGS IN ANTIQUITY TO THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE) 75 min, video for LED installation, Germany 2017 WP: documenta 14, Kassel Director, producer, writer
DENK ICH AN DEUTSCHLAND IN DER NACHT (IF I THINK OF GERMANY AT NIGHT) 105 min, documentary, Germany 2017 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Panorama, 2017 Director, writer
GERMAN PAVILION, VENICE ART BIENNALE 2013
8. MAI (8TH OF MAY) 49 min, video documentary, Germany 2013 WP: Venice Art Biennale 2013 Director, producer, editor
ANTICIPATION 4 min, video documentary, Germany 2013 WP: Venice Art Biennale 2013 Director, producer, editor CV. Karmakar 4!
PANZERNASHORN (RHINOCEROS) 2 min, video documentary, Germany 2013 WP: Venice Art Biennale 2013 Director, producer, editor
HAMBURGER LEKTIONEN (HAMBURG LECTURES) 134 min, video documentary, Germany 2006 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Panorama, 2006; IP: Vancouver Int. Film Festival 2006 Theatrical release: September 20, 2007 Director, producer, co-editor, co-writer, research, conception
19 CLIPS FOR 19 DAYS 90 min, video documentary, USA 2013 WP: online project @ „cinekarmakar“, part of the exhibition „The Influence of Influence“, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA., February 2013 Director, producer, editor, cinematographer
ANGRIFF AUF DIE DEMOKRATIE – EINE INTERVENTION (DEMOCRACY UNDER ATTACK – AN INTERVENTION) 102 min, video documentary, Germany 2012 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Panorama, 2012 Director, producer, editor
DIE HERDE DES HERRN (THE FLOCK OF THE LORD) 80 min, video documentary, Germany 2011 WP: Venice Int. Film Festival, Orizzonti, 2011 Director, producer, co-editor, cinematographer
ESEL MIT SCHNEE (DONKEY WITH SNOW) 4 min, video documentary, Germany 2010 WP: Oberhausen Int. Short Film Festival, 2011 Director, producer, editor, cinematographer
FRÜCHTE DES VERTRAUENS (FRUITS OF CONFIDENCE) by Alexander Kluge 360 min, DVD project, Germany 2009 DVD release: November 2009, Suhrkamp Filmedition Director, research, conception of the segment: EIN MANN UNSERES VERTRAUENS: RALF OTTERPOHL, WASSERSPEZIALIST 25 min video documentary, Germany 2008
VILLALOBOS 110 min, video documentary, Germany 2009 WP: Venice Int. Film Festival, Orizzonti, 2009 Director, producer, co-editor, co-cinematographer CV. Karmakar 5!
DEUTSCHLAND 09 – 13 kurze Filme zur Lage der Nation (GERMANY 09 – 13 short films on the state of the nation) 151 Min, 35mm episode film, Germany 2009 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Competition, 2009 Director, co-editor, research, conception of the segment: RAMSES 12 min, 35 mm documentary
24H BERLIN by Volker Heise 24 h, TV documentary, Germany 2008 TV premiere: September 5, 2009 Director, research, conception of the segments: DJ RICARDO VILLALOBOS Approx. 60 min, video documentary
HAMBURGER LEKTIONEN (HAMBURG LECTURES) 134 min, video documentary, Germany 2006 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Panorama, 2006; IP: Vancouver Int. Film Festival 2006 Theatrical release: September 20, 2007 Director, producer, co-editor, co-writer, research, conception
BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE WIDE BLUE SEA 90 min, video documentary, Germany 2005 WP: Locarno Int. Film Festival, Video Competition, 2005 Director, producer, cinematographer, co-editor
LAND DER VERNICHTUNG (LAND OF ANNIHILATION) 140 min, video documentary, Germany 2003 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Panorama, 2004 Director, producer, cinematographer, co-editor, research, conception
DIE NACHT SINGT IHRE LIEDER (NIGHTSONGS) 95 min, 35 mm feature film, Germany 2003 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Competition, 2004 Theatrical release: February 19, 2004 Director, producer, co-writer
DIE NACHT VON YOKOHAMA (THE NIGHT OF YOKOHAMA) 15 min, video documentary, Germany 2002 WP: Viennale 2003; GP: Duisburger Filmwoche 2003 Director, producer, cinematographer
196 BPM 62 min, video documentary, Germany 2002 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Forum, 2003 Director, producer, cinematographer, co-editor CV. Karmakar 6!
DAS HIMMLER-PROJEKT (THE HIMMLER PROJECT) 182 min, video documentary, Germany 2000 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Forum, 2000; IP: Locarno Int. Film Festival, Video Competition, 2000 Director, producer, co-writer, co-editor, research, conception
MANILA 117 min, 35mm feature film, Germany 1999 IP: Locarno Int. Film Festival, Competition, 2000 Theatrical release: June 22, 2000 Director, producer, co-writer
DAS FRANKFURTER KREUZ (FRANKFURT MILLENNIUM) 60 min, 35mm TV feature film, Germany/France, 1997 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Panorama, 1998 Director, co-writer
DER TOTMACHER (THE DEATHMAKER) 112 min, 35mm feature film, 1995 WP: Venice Int. Film Festival, Competition, 1995 Theatrical release: November 20, 1995 Director, producer, co-writer
INFIGHT 47 min, video TV documentary, Germany 1994 TV premiere: November 20, 1994 Director, producer, research, conception
DER TYRANN VON TURIN (THE TYRANN OF TORINO) 28 min, S-8/video documentary, Germany 1989-94 WP: Pesaro Int. Film Festival, 2001 Director, producer, writer, S-8 camera, research, conception
WARHEADS 180 min, 16mm documentary, Germany/France, 1989-92 WP: Locarno Int. Film Festival, 1992; GP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Forum, 1993 Director, co-editor, Hi-8 camera, research, conception
DEMONTAGE IX, UNTERNEHMEN STAHLGLOCKE (DEMONTAGE IX – OPERATION STEELBELL) 25 min, 16mm documentary, Germany 1991 WP: Oberhausen Int. Short Film Festival, Int. Competition, 1991 Director, producer, co-editor CV. Karmakar 7!
MÜNCHEN-BERLIN-MÜNCHEN – Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen (MUNICH-BERLIN-MUNICH – The filmcritic Michael Althen) 12 min, video TV documentary, Germany 1991 TV premiere: February 28, 1991 Director, producer, conception
SAM SHAW ON JOHN CASSAVETES 25 min, video documentary, Germany 1990 TV premiere: June 15, 1993 Director, producer, co-editor, cinematographer, research, conception
MIXWIX by Herbert Achternbusch 90 min, 35 mm feature film, Germany 1989 Assistant director
HUNDE AUS SAMT UND STAHL (DOGS OF VELVET AND STEEL) 57 min, 16mm documentary, Germany 1989 WP: Barcelona Int. Film Festival, 1989 Director, producer, co-editor, research, conception
MAPPA MASTER – Hartmut Geerken, Autorenbuchhandlung (Author’s Bookshop) 69 min, videodocument, Germany 1989 Director, producer, conception
GALLODROME 12 min, 16mm documentary, Germany 1988 WP: Oberhausen Int. Short Film Festival, 1989 Director, producer, co-editor, research, conception
HELLMAN RIDER (Co-director Ulrich von Berg) 40 min, video documentary, Germany 1988 WP: Amiens Int. Film Festival, 1989 Director, producer, cinematographer, research, conception
COUP DE BOULE 8 min, 16mm (S-8 blow up) documentary, Germany 1987 WP: Berlin Int. Film Festival, Panorama, 1987 Director, producer, co-editor, S-8 camera
EINE FREUNDSCHAFT IN DEUTSCHLAND (A FRIENDSHIP IN GERMANY) 70 min, S-8 docufiction, Germany 1985 WP: Werkstattkino Munich, March 1, 1985 Director, producer, editor, S-8 camera, actor, research, conception CV. Karmakar 8!
EINSAME COWBOYS (LONESOME COWBOYS) by Anatol Nitschke 18 min, S-8 experimental, Germany 1984 Actor
CANDY GIRL 14 min, S-8 experimental, Germany 1984 WP: Pesaro Int. Film Festival, 2001 Director, producer, editor, S-8 camera
RADIO PLAYS
NA, HÖREN SIE DOCH MAL AUF ZU GRINSEN! – Fragmente des Stammheim-Prozesses (WELL, JUST STOP SMIRKING! – Fragments of the Stammheim trial) 51 min, Germany 2008 Broadcast: November 23, 2008 (West German Radio) Co-director, co-writer
DAS WARHEADS-ORATORIUM (THE WARHEADS ORATORIO) 66 min, Germany 1997 Broadcast: November 28, 1997 (Bavarian Public Radio 2) Co-director, co-writer
NACHT ÜBER GOSPIČ (NIGHT OVER GOSPIČ) 41 min, Germany 1993 Broadcast: July 2, 1993 (Bavarian Public Radio 2) Director, writer
EXHIBITIONS
DOCUMENTA 14 Athens and Kassel, 2017
GERMAN PAVILION (Group Exhibition) 55th Venice Art Biennale, June 1 – November 24, 2013
THE INFLUENCE OF INFLUENCE – Early Works and Recent Takes Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA., February 04-2013
WALK! Spazierengehen als Kunstform. Über die allmähliche Verfertigung der Gedanken beim Gehen (Group Exhibition) Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Berlin, September 1 – October 14, 2007
BÜHNE DES LEBENS – RHETORIK DES GEFÜHLS (Group Exhibition) Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus München, April 8 – July 9, 2006 CV. Karmakar 9!
PUBLICATIONS
Kékesi, Zoltán: „Mediating the Perpetrator’s Speech. Romuald Karmakar: The Himmler Project (2000).“ Holocaust Memory in Contemporary Art and Film. Budapest: Central European University Press, 2015
Gaensheimer, Susanne (Hrsg.). Ai Weiwei, Romuald Karmakar, Santu Mofokeng, Dayanita Singh. 55. Internationale Kunstausstellung. La Biennale di Venezia. Berlin: Gestalten 2013
Gras, Pierre. „Possédés et maîtres fous: Romuald Karmakar.“ GOOD BYE FASSBINDER!. Paris: Éditions Jacqueline Chambon, 2011.
Möller, Olaf, Michael Omasta (Hrsg.). Romuald Karmakar. Wien: FilmmuseumSynemaPublikationen 13, 2010.
Ebbrecht, Tobias. Bilder hinter den Worten – Über Romuald Karmakar. Berlin: Verbrecher Verlag, 2010.
Karmakar, Romuald. Films you should see before it’s too late. Eine Filmliste von Romuald Karmakar. http://karmakar-filmsyoushouldsee.blogspot.com/
Kirchhoff, Bodo, Romuald Karmakar. Manila – Das Filmbuch. Frankfurt am Main: suhrkamp taschenbuch, 2000.