About

Antonia Schäfer is a German cinematographer based in London and Köln. She is a graduate of the National Film and Television School.
Antonia has in-depth technical knowledge, which she has acquired through her work in the lighting and camera department on numerous film and television productions across Europe. Antonia is drawn to character-driven storytelling, building the visual world from the emotional journeys of the characters. She values close collaboration with directors and heads of department and enjoys working both on analog film and digital formats. With experience across a wide range of camera systems, she adapts her approach to best serve each project.
Antonia's work has screened internationally, including "They Made You Into A Weapon And Told You To Find Peace" (EnergaCAMERIMAGE Tadpole nominee), "Two Travelling Aunties" (Best Student Short, Kashish Pride FF), and "Cicada" (Out on Film, Atlanta). She has worked on set of European feature productions such as "The Devil’s Bath" and recently wrapped the feature "Sweet Nothings". She is currently in production for the feature documentary "Das letzte Dorf – Voices from Vakifli". Antonia has shooting experience in Germany, Austria, the UK, Majorca, and Colombia. In addition to London and Cologne she has access to accomodation in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Vienna and Majorca. 
Antonia is a member of Cinematographinnen Rising.

get in touch
dop@antoniaschaefer.com
Press - British Cinematographer
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CV
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Filmography

Narrative Feature
as DP
2026                  “Sweet Nothings” ~100min (in postproduction) - UK (Dir.: Toby Kearton)
2021                  “CHARLY”, 60min - Germany (Dir.: Alisa Kolosova) Supported by the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Festivals
Hof International Filmfestival Germany 2021
Sehsüchte Potsdam, Germany 2022
Female Filmmakers Berlin, Germany 2022
Five Lakes Filmfestival - Upper Bavaria, Germany 2022
Biberacher Filmfestspiele, Germany 2022
Evolution Mallorca Film Festival 2022 
Awards
Hof International Filmfestival 2021 - Hof Gold Award
Evolution Mallorca Film Festival 2022 - Best Debut Feature
as C-Cam Operator
2022                 “The Devil’s Bath” - Austria, Germany, 35mm Kodak, (Dir.: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala,   
                          DP: Martin Gschlacht) 
2021                  “Eingeschlossene Gesellschaft” (“Locked-in Society”) - Germany (Dir.: Sönke Wortmann, 
                           DP: Jo Heim)
Documentary Feature
as DP
2026                  “Das letzte Dorf – Voices of Vakifli”, (in production) - Germany, 16mm Kodak, Dir.: Garegin Vanisian
as 2nd Unit DP
2025                  “Biermann”, (in postproduction) - Germany, 16mm Kodak, Dir.: Jens Meurer, DP: Sebastian Ganschow
Shorts
as DP
2026                 SATSUMA, ~10min – UK, (in preproduction), Dir.: Faoileann Cunningham, Prod.: Eli Banfield
2026                 ON BEAUTY AND BEING WRONG, ~5min - UK, (in development), Dir.: Meera Thavasothy
2026                 RUBICON,~10min - UK, (in postproduction), Dir.: Pip Woolley
2026                  BIRTHDAY, ~8min - UK, (in postproduction), Dir.: Tamás Fekete
2025                 THE BEST MAN, Amazon Prime x NFTS, 12min - UK, Dir.: Faith Alabi
2025                  THEY MADE YOU INTO A WEAPON AND TOLD YOU TO FIND PEACE, 25min - UK, 16mm Kodak,
                          Dir.: Roxana Stroe
Festivals
54th Kyiv International Film Festival «Molodist» 2025
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025 Film and Art School Etudes Competition
Deutscher Kamerapreis - Short Film category 2026
2025                  TWO TRAVELLING AUNTIES, short documentary, 21min - UK, Dir.: Christione Seow
Festivals
Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025
KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2025
Doc Edge Film Festival 2025
Asian American International Film Festival 2025
Women Over 50 Film Festival 2025
Hong Kong Film Festival UK 2025
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2025
Scottish Queer International Film Festival 2025
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2025
Awards
Winner of Best Student Short at KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2025
Winner of Best Documentary at Eye Catcher Short Awards 2025
2024                  CICADA, 15min - UK, Dir.: Roxana Stroe
Festivals
Out on Film - Atlanta’s LGBTQ Filmfestival 2025
2024                  REWINDING DOMINOES, short documentary, 16min - UK, Dir.: Huiju Park
Festivals
Watersprite Film Festival Cambridge 2025
2023                  COLLISION COURSE, 13min - UK, 16mm Kodak, Dir.: Goulielmos Dermon 
2023                  Motorcycle Malle (WT) (in postproduction) Dir.: Reiff Gaskell
2023                  DON’T SEND FLOWERS, 4min - UK, 16mm Kodak, Dir.: Junbo Qiu 
2022                  BEWAHRE UNS, 15min - Germany, Dir.: Fabian Kaminski
2019                  EIN LEBEN, 21min - Germany, Dir.: Florian Steidel
2019                  ZU ENDE IST ES ERST AM SCHLUSS, 12min - Germany, Dir.: Laurenz Otto
Festivals
BBK Kunstforum Düsseldorf “silent pictures” 2021
2019                  ROOM 33, 2min - Germany, Dir.: Thilo Vogt
2019                  WAS AM ENDE ÜBRIG BLEIBT, 14min - Germany, Dir.: Matthias Atzinger 
2018                  REZAN, 17min - Germany, Dir.: Felix Tonio Stinzing
2018                  NIGHTHAWKS, 15min - Germany, Dir.: Matthias Atzinger 
2017                  ISAAK, 5min - Germany, Dir.: Antonia Uhl
as 2nd Unit DP
2023                  “God Is Grey” - 24min - Germany, UK (Dir.: Jennifer Drake, DP: Noah Böhm)
TV
as DP
2024                  Macher & Lacher - Behind the Scenes with Jan Böhmermann, 35min TV- Reportage (Dir.: Risto Saar)
as 2nd Unit DP‚
2022                  Carolin Kebekus und das DCKS Festival. Frauen auf die Main Stage! (Dir.: Su-Jin Song, DP: Fabian 
                          Klein)
Commercial
as DP
2025                  BEAUTY BANKS “Where Dreams Begin”, Dir.: Nadia Ansari
2025                  Star Wars - Rogue One, VFX MoCo NFTS recruitment, Dir.: John Lee
2024                  WELEDA Calendula Baby Cream, Dir.: David Kilagöz
2023                  ILANA Fulfilling Dreams Dir.: Goulielmos Dermon
as 2nd Unit
2026                  STARBUCKS “One Cup”, Prod.: MAGNA, Dir.: Matt Bieler, DP: Olan Collardy
Corporate as DP
2025                  “Microsoft Sora x WPP”, Prod.: Wild Gravity, Dir.: Alex Mullen
Music Video
as DP
2022                  “CAGE - Pretty Face” (Dir.: Davud Kilagöz)
2022                  “CONNY - Pfefferspray” (Dir.: Eveline Schönefeld) 
2021                  “APOLLO - Big Pine” (Dir.: Romy Schillack)
Animation
as DP
2024                  YOU & ME & SMOKE, 6min, Dir.: Rachel Shiloach
Festivals
Fantoche International Animation Festival Switzerland 2025
CINANIMA Portugal 2025
Festival of Future Storytellers, Munich, 2025
Piaff Paris International Animation Film Festival 2026
Awards
ARTE Short Film Prize 2025
2023                  ROOTS (in postproduction) Dir.: Danielle Addae-Boateng 
2023                  I DREAM OF YOU,pixilation, 2min, Dir.: Rachel Shiloach
DP Shadow
2025                  4 days, “Masters of the Universe”, DP: Fabian Wagner
2026                  5 days, “Silo”, DP: Frank Lamm



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