Haro Senft (27 September 1928, Budweis,

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– 4 February 2016,

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) was a German filmmaker who was one of the founders of the

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movement. His short documentary film '' Kahl'' about the Kahl Nuclear Power Plant received an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject nomination in 1961. In 2013, he received the Berlinale Camera award at the

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Selected filmography

* '' Kahl'' (1961, short documentary) * '' The Smooth Career'' (1967) * ' (1971) * ' (1978) * ''Jacob hinter der blauen Tür'' (1987) * ''Lebewohl, Fremde'' (1991)

References

External links

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Filmmaker's website
(in German) 1928 births 2016 deaths German cinema pioneers Film people from České Budějovice German documentary film directors German film directors {{Germany-film-director-stub