Kolja Brandt is an award winning director of photography who apart from international feature films and tv series shoots commercials and documentaries.
In 2025, he shot 2 episodes of “The Walking Dead - Daryl Dixon” produced by AMC and directed by Michael Slovis.
Kolja is based in Berlin and is fluent in German, Spanish and English.
Awards
2015/2016
NAKED AMONG WOLVES/NACKT UNTER WÖLFEN
+Best cinematography at the German Television Academy Awards
+Nomination for best tv feature at the International Emmy Awards
2009
NORDWAND / NORTH FACE
+ Best cinematography at the German Academy Awards
+ Best cinematography at the German Film Critic Association
MIGROS CHICKEN
+ Bronze Lion at the Cannes Advertising Festival
MERCEDES DREAMS
+ Silver Lion at the Cannes Advertising Festival
2006
TOUGH ENOUGH/KNALLHART
+ Bronze at the Manaki Brothers International Camera Festival
+ Silver best picture at the German Academy Awards
+ Fipresci award at the Berlin International Film Festival