Timm Kröger Explained

Timm Kröger
Birth Place:	Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Occupation:	Filmmaker screenwriter

Timm Kröger (born 17 November 1985) is a German film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, producer and film editor.

Life and career

Born in Itzehoe, Kröger studied at the European Film College in Ebeltoft, Denmark and at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg.^[1] After directing some shorts and documentaries, he made her feature film debut in 2014 with The Council of Birds, which premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival in the International Critics' Week sidebar.^[2] For this film he was awarded best director at the 2015 Belgrade International Film Festival.^[3] His second feature The Universal Theory entered the main competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.^{[4] [5]}

Also active as a cinematographer and film editor for other directors, in 2022 Kröger was awarded the Preis der deutschen Filmkritik for best cinematography for The Trouble with Being Born.^[6]

Selected filmography

Director and screenwriter

• The Council of Birds (2014)
• The Universal Theory (2023)

Cinematographer

• (2013)
• The Trouble with Being Born (2020)

Notes and References

1. News: Leweke . Anke . Es geht auch um Geister der Geschichte . 24 September 2023 . Die Zeit. 5 September 2023.
2. News: Hoeij . Boyd van . ‘The Council of Birds’ (‘Zerrumpelt Herz’): Venice Review . 24 September 2023 . . 3 September 2014.
3. News: Petković . Vladan . Theeb and No One's Child win the Belgrade FEST . 24 September 2023 . . 10 March 2015 . en.
4. News: Leffler . Rebecca . Timm Kröger’s ‘The Theory Of Everything’ scores key early sales ahead of Venice Competition premiere (exclusive) . 24 September 2023 . Screen International. 4 August 2023 . en.
5. News: Borcholte . Andreas . »Die Theorie von Allem« von Timm Kröger in Venedig: Der Mann fürs deutsche Kino-Multiverse . 24 September 2023 . . 3 September 2023 . de.
6. News: Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2021 . 24 September 2023 . . 25 March 2022 . de.