MICHAEL ROTTMANN is a freelance director & cinematographer for documentaries, fiction and commercials. He studied cinematography & directing at the Filmcollege Vienna.  He is based in Vienna, Austria and has international working experience. His work has been screened on numerous tv channels (arte, 3sat, ORF, ...) and filmfestivals worldwide. He also works as an artist together with his wife under the pseudonym Rotko & Rotko. www.rotkorotko.art

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

Im Schatten von Wien
Director: Mahir Yildiz // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Short // Production Gleisdreieck

Gottfried Helnwein Portrait
Director: Wolfgang Haas // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Client: Albertina Wien // Production: Cast your Art

AK Youth Stories - Klimakrise 
Director: Mahir Yildiz // DoP: Michael Rottmann  // Short // Production: Gleisdreieck 

Ask woom Cambodia Documentary
Director & DoP: Michael Rottmann // Production: Rottmann Film

Financial Times / Google / Der Standard casestudy
Director: Sara Murphy // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Financial Times // Production: The Alpha Grid

Imagine Stephen Frears: Director for hire
Director: Linda Sands // DoP: Michael Rottmann, Will Edwards // BBC // Production: BBC

woom Automagic Launch Campaign
Director: Michael Rottmann // DoP: Alexander Püringer // Commercial // Production: woom & Rottmann Film

Filmdynastien (2 episodes)
Director: Gabriele Flossmann // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Zeigeschichte / ORF 3 - 45' // Production: Clever Contents

Angst - Seelen im Krisenmodus
Director: Andrea Ernst // DoP: Michael Rottmann //  3sat - 52' // Production: Langbein & Partner 

Fake Foods 
Director: Stefan Wolner // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Themenmontag / ORF 3 – 45' // Production: Langbein & Partner

Hermann Leopoldi 
Director: Alexander Frohner // DoP: Michael Rottmann, Mario Hötschl // Zeigeschichte / ORF 3 – 45' // Production: Clever Contents

Vollpension Masterclass (3 seasons)
Director: Manuel Gruber // DoP: Michael Rottmann, Florian Hofer // Online // Production: stereochrome & vollpension

Greenwashing
Director: Florian Kroeppel // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Themenmontag / ORF 3 – 45' // Production: Langbein & Partner

Paula Wessely 
Director: Gabriele Flossmann // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Zeitgeschichte / ORF 3– 45' // Production: Clever Contents

Geheimnisse der inneren Stadt (3 episodes)
Director: Alexander Frohner // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Erbe Oesterreich / ORF 3 – 2x 45' // Production: Clever Contents

Raiffeisen Wohnwelten (1 season)
Director: Manuel Gruber & Michael Rottmann // DoP: Michael Rottmann, Florian Gintenreiter, Philliph Habenicht // Online Series 
Agency: mindshare & 1000things // Production: stereochrome

Woom - Giro del gelato
Director: Manuel Gruber & Michael Rottmann // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Online Commercial // Agency: Studio Sandra Reichl 
Production: stereochrome

Suendig Speisen
Director: Tobias Doerr // DoP: Klemens Koscher, Michael Rottmann // Kreuz & Quer / ORF – 35' // Production: Metafilm

Anders Essen – Das Experiment
Director: Kurt Langbein und Andrea Ernst  //  DoP: Christian Roth, Michael Rottmann, Valentin Platzgummer
Themenabend-ARTE / ORF – 90‘ // Schulkinofilm – Deutschland und Österreich – 85‘ // Produktion: Langbein & Partner

Tado
Director: Lawrence Blankenbyl  // DoP: Michael Rottmann // TV-Commercial // Production: Mel P Productions & stereochrome 

Einmal kurz gelacht – Der Wiener Schmäh und der Tod
Director: Alexander Frohner // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Erbe Oesterreich / ORF 3 – 2x 45' // Production: Clever Contents

Compera
Director: Michael Rottmann // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Online Commercial // Production: stereochrome 

Nachhaltig Bauen - Wie man Schutt in Rohstoffe verwandelt
Director: Andrea Ernst // DoP: Christian Roth, Michael Rottmann // ARTE/ZDF // Production: Langbein & Partner

Ellmayers Walzertraum
Director: Stefan Wolner // DoP: Jürgen Bauernfeind, Michael Rottmann // ORF 3 - 45' // Production: Red Monster

Kiweno
Director: Michael Rottmann // DoP: Michael Rottmann // TV-Commercial // Production: stereochrome 

mysugr
Director: Michael Rottmann // DoP: Alexander Püringer // TV-Commercial // Production: stereochrome

Haram
Director: Mahir Yildiz // DoP: Michael Rottmann // Shorfilm 11' // Winner "Jugend Friedenspreis" 2018

MICHAEL ROTTMANN // DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

CONTACT

NORDWESTBAHNSTRASSE 15/3 
1020 VIENNA
PHONE: +43 664 88 310 375
EMAIL: info@michaelrottmann.com