johannes obermaier is a director of photography for cinema, streaming and tv productions. primarily feature documentaries and series, narrative and hybrid movies as well as commercials.
after graduating from film university babelsberg - former HFF konrad wolf - in 2013 with cinematography diploma degree he got involved in award-winning movies and series as dop and worked on 6 continents.
In 2024 he received a nomination for the prestigious german camera award for his cinematography on »disney’s farm rebellion«. In the same year the cinema feature »checker tobi and the journey to the flying rivers« got a nomination for the renowned german film awards, also known as lola.
johannes is a member of the german society of cinematographers (bvk).
shooting in new york city with 1st ac georg lanz / photo by 2nd ac carmen chow
shooting in uganda / photo by georg lanz
shooting in vietnam / photo by carmen chow
photo by anna ihlein
shooting in brazil / photo by tobias krell
photo by anna ihlein
shooting in brazil / photo by tobias krell
photo by hans-florian hopfner
shooting in vietnam with my 1st ac georg lanz / photo by carmen chow
DEUTSCHER KAMERAPREIS
Nominierung 2024
Cinema
awards
2024 deutscher kamerapreis - doc screen (nominated) - farm rebellion
2024 deutscher filmpreis - best children’s movie (nominated) - checker tobi und die reise zu den fliegenden flüssen
2024 bayerischer filmpreis - family entertainment (won) - checker tobi und die reise zu den fliegenden flüssen
2024 deutscher fernsehpreis - best entertainment (nominated) - kaulitz & kaulitz
2023 national geographic award - green impact of the year (won) - farm rebellion
2023 gilde film award - best children’s movie (won) - checker tobi und die reise zu den fliegenden flüssen
2023 zurich film festival - audience award (won) - checker tobi und die reise zu den fliegenden flüssen
2023 cannes corporate media & tv award (won) - igm / ein film aus glas
2023 blm sustainability award (official selection) - farm rebellion
2020 daff award - best tv entertainment (official selection) - wetten, das war’s..?
2019 queen palm film festival -best cinematography (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 7th indian cine film festival - best cinematography (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 most viewed documentary in german cinemas 2019 - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 goethe institut science film festival jury award (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 kinderfilmfest hof - audience award (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 queen palm film festival usa - best feature (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 cinemare meeresfilmfestival kiel - kuratorenpreis (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 30th kinofest lünen - kinderfilmpreis rakete (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 5th san jose international film awards - best documentary feature (won) - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 max ophüls preis - official selection - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten
2019 international nature film festival gödöllö - checker tobi und das geheimnis unseres planeten