Karlstadt & Valentin · Cinematography: Gunnar Fuss

Berlin · Directing & Cinematography

GUNNAR FUSS

A director who, even when directing, thinks like a cinematographer.

ARD ZDF Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Grimme Award

Directing from the perspective
of the image.

Since the late 1990s I have been directing for ARD, ZDF and all other broadcasters and streamers — TV films and series that have something to say. What shapes my work: 25 years behind the camera give me, as a director, an eye for the image that is inseparable from the way I think about scenes and work with actors.

From award-winning event films like Stauffenberg and Nicht alle waren Mörder, through five films of the crime series Solo für Weiss, to current series like Einfach Elli and Frühling. Plus extensive experience on international productions — from Japan to the USA, Egypt and right across Europe.

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Student Academy Award — Cinematography, short film Rochade Grimme Award-winning productions ARD · ZDF · ARTE
Gunnar Fuss with camera
— Selected Work

TV films, cinema, commercials & campaigns — told with a consistent eye.

Solo für Weiss
Crime Series · ZDF · 5 Films
Solo für Weiss
Director & DoP
Anna Maria Mühe · Peter Jordan · Network Movie · 2016–2022
Einfach Elli
TV Series · ZDF · 2026
Einfach Elli
Director & DoP
ZDF · Network Movie · 2025/2026
Unter anderen Umständen
ZDF Series · Network Movie
Unter anderen Umständen
Director & DoP
Mütter und Söhne · ZDF · 2023
Praxis mit Meerblick
TV Film · ARD
Praxis mit Meerblick
Director & DoP
Hart am Wind · ARD Degeto · 2023
Frühling
ZDF Series
Frühling
Director
2 Episodes · ZDF · 2022–2023
Stauffenberg
Event Film · ARD · Jo Baier
Stauffenberg
DoP
July 20, 1944 · ARD · 2004
Die Frau im Meer
ZDF Event Two-Parter · 2023
Die Frau im Meer
DoP
Director: Thomas Berger · Network Movie · ZDF
Nicht alle waren Mörder
ARD · Jo Baier
Nicht alle waren Mörder
DoP
Grimme Award · 2006
Karlstadt & Valentin
ARD · Jo Baier
Karlstadt & Valentin
DoP
Munich Film Festival · BR · 2008
Tatort Schwanensee
ARD
Tatort – Schwanensee
DoP
Director: André Erkau
Der Prediger
BR · Thomas Berger
Der Prediger
DoP
Edition Der wichtige Film · BR
Liebe verjährt nicht
ARD Degeto · Moviepool
Liebe verjährt nicht
DoP
Director: Sebastian Hilger · 2019
Hoffnung für Kummerow
NDR · ARTE · Jan Ruzicka
Hoffnung für Kummerow
DoP
With Henry Hübchen · Dagmar Manzel
UNICEF – Harry Belafonte
Charity · International
UNICEF
Director & DoP
With Harry Belafonte
Ricky Martin – Jaleo
Music Video · ZDF
Ricky Martin – Jaleo
DoP & Co-Director
ZDF · Almas Del Silencio
Wendy – Der Film
Feature Film · Sony Pictures
Wendy – Der Film
DoP
Director: Dagmar Seume · Sony Pictures · 2017
In Wahrheit – Blind vor Liebe
ZDF Series · Network Movie
In Wahrheit
Director & DoP
Blind vor Liebe · ZDF · 2023
Aoste Stickado
Commercial · South Africa
Aoste Stickado
Director & DoP
ZDF Kultur – Light Up the Sky
Channel Branding · ZDF Kultur
Light Up the Sky
Concept, Regie & DoP
ARTE Station Idents
Channel Branding · ARTE
ARTE Station Idents
DoP & Co-Director
ZDF Sommerkampagne
Channel Campaign · ZDF
Around the World in 40 Days
DoP & Co-Director
Pro 7 Winterkampagne
Channel Campaign · ProSieben
Hot Christmas
DoP & Co-Director
ProSieben Winter Campaign
TV1 Egypt Station Ident
Station Ident · Egypt
TV1 Egypt – Station Ident
DoP & Co-Director
Cairo · International
Morning Show TV1 Egypt
Morning Show · Egypt
TV1 Egypt – Morning Show
DoP & Co-Director
Cairo · International
Portrait Photography
Tobias Oertel – Portrait Photography by Gunnar Fuss Alice Dwyer – Portrait Photography by Gunnar Fuss André Hennicke – Portrait Photography by Gunnar Fuss Martin Brambach – Portrait Photography by Gunnar Fuss
On Set
Gunnar Fuss at the monitor – Praxis mit Meerblick
Praxis mit MeerblickAt the monitor
Camera crew, Solo für Weiss
Solo für WeissWith the camera crew
Gunnar Fuss with Klara Deutschmann – Einfach Elli
Einfach ElliWith Klara Deutschmann
Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110Berlin
Gunnar Fuss on set – Solo für Weiss
Solo für WeissAnna Maria Mühe, Camill Jammal
Solo für Weiss – Anna Maria Mühe, Camill Jammal, Peter Jordan
Solo für WeissAnna Maria Mühe, Camill Jammal, Peter Jordan
Unter anderen Umständen – Natalia Wörner, Ralf Herford, Martin Brambach
Unter anderen UmständenNatalia Wörner, Ralf Herford, Martin Brambach
Gunnar Fuss in the director's chair – Einfach Elli
Einfach ElliOn Set
“Directing
begins with
the eye.

As a director, my strength is that I know how an image comes to be — not as theory, but from 25 years of practice. That changes how I talk with camera crews, how I give actors room, how I build a scene.

The result is no compromise between directing and camera — but a production that is all of a piece from beginning to end.

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg Student Academy Award — Cinematography, short film Rochade Grimme Award-winning productions ARD · ZDF · ARTE TV Film · Series · Commercials · Photography Berlin
— Frequently Asked

Good to know.

Who is Gunnar Fuss?

Gunnar Fuss is a director and cinematographer (Director of Photography) based in Berlin with over 25 years of experience. He directs TV films for ARD, ZDF and all other broadcasters and streamers, including the crime series Solo für Weiss for the past five years and the prime-time series Einfach Elli. He trained at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

What defines his work as a director?

He combines directing with a quarter-century of experience behind the camera. This dual background gives him an eye for the image that shapes his work with actors and the way he builds every scene — a director who, even when directing, thinks like a cinematographer.

Which well-known productions has he worked on?

As a cinematographer on the major historical event films Stauffenberg and Nicht alle waren Mörder by Jo Baier, as well as several arthouse films by director Stefan Krohmer that won Grimme Awards — including Ende der Saison and Familienkreise. As a director, he is responsible for the ZDF crime series Solo für Weiss, the series Einfach Elli, Unter anderen Umständen and Praxis mit Meerblick. He also brings international experience from Japan, the USA, Egypt and across Europe.

How can you book him for a project?

Gunnar Fuss is based in Berlin and can be reached by email at kontakt@gunnarfuss.de or by phone. Inquiries for directing, cinematography, TV film, series and commercials are always welcome.

Which crime series has Gunnar Fuss directed?

As a director, Gunnar Fuss is responsible for several crime series for ZDF: Solo für Weiss with Anna Maria Mühe (five films), Unter anderen Umständen and In Wahrheit. On many of these films he both directed and operated the camera himself.

Does Gunnar Fuss also work internationally?

Yes. Gunnar Fuss has shot in numerous countries, including the USA, Japan, Egypt, Spain and Poland. His work includes productions for international clients, from Spanish and Polish television to Arab broadcasters, along with shoots right across Europe.

Which broadcasters does Gunnar Fuss work for?

Gunnar Fuss works for ARD and ZDF as well as all other major broadcasters and streamers. These include ARTE, SAT.1, ProSieben and RTL. Within the ARD network, his films were made for Degeto, BR and NDR, among others.

— Filmography

Credits at a glance.

Directing
Cinematography / DoP
Commercials & Channel Design
— Contact

Let's talk.

For projects, inquiries and collaboration.

Get in touch
Email
kontakt@gunnarfuss.de
Phone
+49 172 714 91 88
Web
gunnarfuss.de
Profile
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