Werner Herzog and Peter Zeitlinger Will Receive Cinematographer-Director Duo Award at Camerimage Film Festival
variety.comPeter Caranicas Deputy Editor The Camerimage Film Festival, which focuses on the art of cinematography, will honor director Werner Herzog (“Fitzcarraldo”), along with his collaborator, Peter Zeitlinger (“Losses to be Expected”), with its Cinematographer-Director Duo Award.
The accolade spotlights collaboration between helmers and their DPs, and both creators will be on hand to receive the trophy at Camerimage, which will celebrate its 31st edition in Torun, Poland, on Nov.
11-18. Herzog and Zeitlinger have worked together since 1995’s “Death for Five Voices” and their collaboration has yielded a plethora of acclaimed projects, including “Into the Abyss,” “Into the Inferno,” “Queen of the Desert” and “Salt and Fire.” Prague-born Zeitlinger (above, left), who honed his skills at the Vienna Conservatory, has a repertoire that extends form art house cinema to documentaries to more mainstream fare such as James Franco’s “Future World.” Herzog (above, right) – a multihyphenate whose credits span director, screenwriter, producer, actor and novelist – is considered a pioneer of New German Cinema.
His films have played in Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Sundance. Together the team of two have created six features and multiple joint projects in other genres.
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