​MARKUS FÖRDERER

Markus Förderer, ASC BVK is an award-winning cinematographer known for his impressive range of visually unique and critically acclaimed feature films. 

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His recent credits include the Oscar-nominated feature SEPTEMBER 5, his third collaboration with director Tim Fehlbaum. The film earned Förderer the Best Cinematography Award in Gold at the German Film Awards, as well as a nomination for the German Camera Award. He also served as cinematographer on RED NOTICE, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, and reunited with Thurber for the upcoming Amazon MGM feature VOLTRON, starring Henry Cavill.

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Other credits include Apple TV+’s CONSTELLATION, Roland Emmerich’s INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE and STONEWALL, Mike Cahill’s

I ORIGINS and BLISS, and the sci-fi horror series NIGHTFLYERS.

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Förderer made his feature debut with Tim Fehlbaum’s post-apocalyptic thriller HELL, winning the German Camera Award for Best Cinematography and the Best Cinematography Award at the Sitges Film Festival.

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In 2019, Förderer became the youngest active member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and has been featured in Variety's 10 Stars behind the Camera. Born in Germany and based in Los Angeles, he is a graduate of the University of Television and Film Munich.​​​​​

GERMAN CAMERA AWARD 2025
Best Cinematography
[nominated]