Projects in Development (3 titles)	Budget
Biohackers Balloonlight Coordinatator Balloonlight Coordinatator See fewer
Dark Balloonlight Coordinator Balloonlight Coordinator See fewer
Resistance Gaffer Gaffer See fewer

Past Film & Video (41 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Ferrari (2023) Balloonlight Coordinator Balloonlight Coordinator See fewer	$110MM	$3.9MM	$19MM	$42MM
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Balloonlight Coordinator (uncredited) Balloonlight Coordinator (uncredited) See fewer	$100MM	$74MM	$187MM	$440MM
Uncharted (2022) Balloonlight Coordinator Balloonlight Coordinator See fewer	$120MM	$44MM	$149MM	$407MM
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021) Balloonlight Coordinator Balloonlight Coordinator See fewer	$30MM			$1MM
Resistance (2020) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer			$7K	$450K
Granny Nanny (2020) Ballon Operator Ballon Operator See fewer		$432	$432	$4.7MM
Cut Off (2018) Balloonlight Coordinator Balloonlight Coordinator See fewer				$1.1MM
Never Look Away (2018) Ballon Operator Ballon Operator See fewer	€18MM		$1.3MM	$6.2MM
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) Balloonlight Coordinator Balloonlight Coordinator See fewer				$13MM
The Little Witch (2018) Balloon Lighting Balloon Lighting See fewer				$15MM
Suck Me Shakespeer 3 (2017) Balloonlight Coordinator Balloonlight Coordinator See fewer				$64MM
Euphoria (2017) Balloon Lights Balloon Lights See fewer				$79K
A Cure for Wellness (2016) Balloon Light Supervisor Balloon Light Supervisor See fewer	$40MM	$4.4MM	$8.1MM	$27MM
The Unheard Woman (2016) Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer
Captain America: Civil War (2016) Balloon Lighting Supervisor Balloon Lighting Supervisor See fewer	$250MM	$179MM	$408MM	$1.16B
Eddie the Eagle (2015) Gaffer (germany) Gaffer (germany) See fewer	$23MM	$6.1MM	$16MM	$46MM
Point Break (2015) Rigging Key Electric Rigging Key Electric See fewer	$105MM	$9.8MM	$29MM	$134MM
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Balloon Operator Balloon Operator See fewer	$25MM	$811K	$59MM	$175MM
The Monuments Men (2014) Balloon Light Operator (uncredited) Balloon Light Operator (uncredited) See fewer	$70MM	$22MM	$78MM	$157MM
The Book Thief (2013) Balloon Light Operator (uncredited) Balloon Light Operator (uncredited) See fewer	$19MM	$105K	$21MM	$77MM
Girl on a Bicycle (2013) Gaffer (Munich) Gaffer (Munich) See fewer		$38K	$91K	$176K
3096 Tage (2013) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer				$6.7MM
Omamamia (2012) Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer	€5MM			$717K
Passion (2012) Balloon Operator Balloon Operator See fewer	$20MM	$33K	$92K	$714K
Lullaby Ride (2012) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer	CHF 4.5MM			$29K
Chalet Girl (2011) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer		$192	$2K	$5.5MM
Vincent Wants to Sea (2010) Special Accessories Special Accessories See fewer				$7.9MM
The Ghost Writer (2010) Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer	$45MM	$183K	$16MM	$60MM
Hilde (2009) Balloon Lighting Supervisor Balloon Lighting Supervisor See fewer	$15MM			$3.6MM
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Balloon Light Technician Balloon Light Technician See fewer	$60MM	$37K	$2.2MM	$135MM
Klimt (2006) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer		$2K	$98K	$585K
Naked (2002) Lighting Technician Lighting Technician See fewer				$5.7MM
Ants in the Pants (2000) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer				$7.8MM
Love Scenes from Planet Earth (1998) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Widows (1998) Gaffer Gaffer See fewer	DEM 5.8MM
Roula (1995) Lighting Design Lighting Design See fewer
Einer meiner ältesten Freunde (1994) Lighting Technician Lighting Technician See fewer
Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem (1993) Lighting Technician Lighting Technician See fewer
Schlag dein Tier (1992) (Video) - Lights Lights See fewer
Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990) Electrician (live action) Electrician (live action) See fewer	DEM 8MM
Moon 44 (1990) Electrician Electrician See fewer	DEM 7MM

Past Television (28 titles)	Episodes
The Mopes (2021) (TV Series) - Balloon Lighting (1 episode, 2021) Balloon Lighting (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Blue Monday (May 11, 2021) Season 1, Episode 2 - Balloon Lighting Balloon Lighting See fewer	1
Hochzeitsstrudel und Zwetschgenglück (2020) (TV Movie) - Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer
The Bedfellow (2020) (TV Series) - Gaffer (2 episodes, 2020) Gaffer (2 episodes, 2020) See fewer Freiheitsberaubung (May 28, 2020) Season 1, Episode 2 - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer Betrug (May 28, 2020) Season 1, Episode 1 - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer	2
Bella Germania (2019) (TV Mini-series) - Balloon Light Operator (1 episode, 2019) Balloon Light Operator (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Il segreto - Das Geheimnis (Mar 13, 2019) Season 1, Episode 3 - Balloon Light Operator (uncredited) Balloon Light Operator (uncredited) See fewer	1
Tatort (2005–2018) (TV Series) - Gaffer (4 episodes, 2005) Gaffer (4 episodes, 2005) See fewer Wir kriegen Euch alle (Dec 2, 2018) Season 1, Episode 1,073 - Gaffer (uncredited) Gaffer (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
Beat (2018) (TV Series) - Balloon Light Operator (3 episodes, 2018) Balloon Light Operator (3 episodes, 2018) See fewer BPM (Nov 9, 2018) Season 1, Episode 3 - Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Babylon Berlin (2017) (TV Series) - Balloonlight Coordinator (1 episode, 2017) Balloonlight Coordinator (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Episode #1.8 (Nov 4, 2017) Season 1, Episode 8 - Balloonlight Coordinator (uncredited) Balloonlight Coordinator (uncredited) See fewer	1
Sense8 (2016) (TV Series) - Ballonlight Supervisor (1 episode, 2016) Ballonlight Supervisor (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Happy F*cking New Year. (Dec 23, 2016) Season 2, Episode 1 - Ballonlight Supervisor Ballonlight Supervisor See fewer	1
Berlin Station (2016) (TV Series) - Balloonlight Supervisor (1 episode, 2016) Balloonlight Supervisor (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Proof of Life (Nov 27, 2016) Season 1, Episode 7 - Balloonlight Supervisor Balloonlight Supervisor See fewer	1
Dinu - der Schwerkraft entgegen (2013) (TV Movie) - Chief Lighting Technician Chief Lighting Technician See fewer
Detective Mrs. Ellen Lucas (2011) (TV Series) - Lighting Technician (1 episode, 2011) Lighting Technician (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Am Ende muss Glück sein (Apr 23, 2011) Season 1, Episode 14 - Lighting Technician Lighting Technician See fewer	1
Keiner geht verloren (2010) (TV Movie) - Light Operator Light Operator See fewer
Delivering Hope (2010) (TV Movie) - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Spear of Destiny (2010) (TV Movie) - Special Accessories Special Accessories See fewer
The Frontier (2010) (TV Movie) - Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer
Volcano (2009) (TV Movie) - Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer
Under Suspicion (2008) (TV Series) - Gaffer (2 episodes, 2008) Gaffer (2 episodes, 2008) See fewer Die falsche Frau (Oct 10, 2008) Season 1, Episode 12 - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer Brubeck (Aug 29, 2008) Season 1, Episode 11 - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer	2
Einmal Toskana und zurück (2008) (TV Movie) - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Die Gustloff (2008) (TV Movie) - Balloon Light Operator Balloon Light Operator See fewer
Franziskas Gespür für Männer (2006) (TV Movie) - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Heiraten macht mich nervös (2005) (TV Movie) - Lighting Technician Lighting Technician See fewer
So fühlt sich Liebe an (2004) (TV Movie) - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Tauerngold (2003) (TV Movie) - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Mit Herz und Handschellen (2002) (TV Series) - Gaffer (1 episode, 2002) Gaffer (1 episode, 2002) See fewer Mit Herz und Handschellen (Oct 28, 2002) Season 1, Episode 0 - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer	1
Police Call 110 (2002) (TV Series) - Gaffer (studio) (1 episode, 2002) Gaffer (studio) (1 episode, 2002) See fewer Silikon Walli (May 26, 2002) Season 31, Episode 5 - Gaffer (studio) Gaffer (studio) See fewer	1
Deine besten Jahre (1999) (TV Movie) - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Tödliche Hochzeit (1995) (TV Movie) - Gaffer Gaffer See fewer
Death a la Carte (1995) (TV Movie) - Lighting Technician Lighting Technician See fewer

Commercials (12 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
KFC *	Gaffer	e+p films/Helen Downing
Vernel Venus *	Gaffer	e+p films/Margaux Bonhomme
Zalando *	Gaffer	sterntag/Chris Woods
Storck-Merci Chrismas 2014 *	Gaffer	e+p films/Maurus v.Scheidt
BMW:Minijuba *	Gaffer	goodguys/Max Cress
Pattex battlefield *	Gaffer	e+p films/Roman Rütten
Expert WM 2014 *	Gaffer	chickenshack/Frank Brendel
McDonalds:Schmecktakel *	Gaffer	REM/Maurus vom Scheidt
McDonalds:Corefood *	Gaffer	e+p film Nick Sawyer
Rewe:World of Food *	Gaffer	Partizan/Michael Williams
Heads&Shoulders:Girls Stuff *	Gaffer	Film Deluxe/MaxBarron
Adidas:Robben vs.Robben *	Gaffer	soupfilm/divers

Film (37 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
The Captain *	Balloonlight Coordinator	Robert Schwentke
Abgeschnitten *	Ballonlight Coordinator	Christian Alvart
Eddie The Eagle *	Gaffer Germany	Marv/Dexter Fletcher
Pointbreak *	Balloonlight Supervisor	25.Babelsberg Filmproduktion GmbH/Ericson Core
Pointbreak *	Rigging Gaffer Austria	25.Babelsberg Filmproduktion GmbH/Ericson Core
Traumfrauen *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Hellinger/Doll Filmproduktion/Anika Decker
Hunger Games - Mocking Jay Part 1 & 2 *	Balloonlight Supervisor	26.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Francis Lawrence
Agent 47 *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Fox International/Aleksander Bach
The Business Trip *	Balloonlight Supervisor	24.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Ken Scott
Big Game *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Cinet/Jalmari Helander
The Voices *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Vertigo Entertainment/Marjane Satrapi
Fack Ju Göhte *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Rat Pack/Bora Dagtekin
Monuments men *	Balloonlight Supervisor	22.Babelsberg Filmroduktion/George Clooney
The Book Thief *	Balloonlight Supervisor	20.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Brian Percival
The Grand Budapest Hotel *	Balloonlight Supervisor	19.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Wes Anderson
Beauty and the Beast *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Eskward/Christophe Gans
Cloud Atlas *	Balloonlight Supervisor	X-Filme /Tom Tykwer,Wachowski
Passion *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Integral Film/Brian de Palma
3096 *	Gaffer	Constantin Film/Sherry Horman
Nachtlärm *	Gaffer	T&C Film AG/Christoph Schaub
Girl on a bicycle *	Gaffer	Wiedemann&Berg/Jeremy Leven
Witch Hunters *	Balloonlight Supervisor	17.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Tommy Wirkolan
Chalet Girl *	Gaffer	Cross Day Production/Phil Traill
Unknown Identity *	Balloonlight Supervisor	DarkCastle Entertainment/Jaume Collet-Serra
Drei *	Balloonlight Supervisor	X-Filme /Tom Tykwer
The Ghost Writer *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Summit International/Roman Polanski
Inglorious Basterds *	Balloonlight Supervisor	10.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Quentin Tarantino
The International *	Balloonlight Supervisor	7.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Tom Tykwer
The Perfume *	Balloonlight Supervisor	Constantin Film/Tom Tykwer
Klimt *	Gaffer	epofilm productions/Raoul Ruiz
Just the Two of us *	Gaffer	Constantin Film/Marc Rothemund
Love Scenes from Planet Earth *	Gaffer	Sam Film/Marc Rothemund
Widows *	Gaffer	HagerMoss Film/SherryHorman
Roula *	Gaffer	MiM/Martin Enlen
Eddie The Eagle *	Gaffer Germany	Filmservice Babelsberg/Dexter Fletcher
Eddie The Eagle *	Gaffer /Germany	Dexter Fletcher
Bridge of Spies *	Balloonlight Supervisor	29.Babelsberg Filmproduktion/Steven Spielberg

Television (8 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Dinu *	Gaffer	Turnus Film AG/Simon Aeby
Tatort:Ein ganz normaler Fall *	Gaffer	TV 60/Thorsten C.Fischer
Die Hebamme *	Gaffer	Roxy Film/Dagmar Hirtz
Tatort:Liebeswirren *	Gaffer	TV60/Tobias Ineichen
Tatort:Nur ein Spiel *	Gaffer	Tellux Film GmbH/Miguel Alexandre
Tauerngold *	Gaffer	Sonne,Mond&Sterne/Rüdiger Nüchtern
Deine besten Jahre *	Gaffer	MTM Medien/Domenik Graf
Credo *	Balloonlight Coordinator	Christian Schwochow

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