Thomas C. "Thomy" Dirnhofer (born 1975 in St. Gallen,

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and

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Life

Thomas Dirnhofer was born in St. Gallen. He is a passionate climber.
Thomas Dirnhofer
'. In: cerrotorre-movie.com, access date May 16, 2019. Since the 1990s he was cinematographer of various advertising spots and music videos, mostly in cooperation with director

Philipp Kadelbach Philipp Kadelbach (born 9 September 1974, Frankfurt am Main) is a German film and television director. In discussing Kadelbach, actor Jürgen Schornagel stated "He's in the top five of the 116 directors I've worked with. He helps young people and e ...

. Under the moniker "Begbie" Kadelbach and Dirnhofer realised nearly 300 advertising spots. Dirnhofer accompanied the climbers

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and Peter Ortner for

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from 2010 to 2013 during two attempts to climb the

Cerro Torre Cerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located on the border dividing Argentina and Chile, west of Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén). At , the peak is the highest of a four mountai ...

. Based on the film material Dirnhofer produced the movie '' Cerro Torre: A snowball's chance in Hell'', who was recognised at

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2014 as best film in the category "Climbing". The film also received the Public's Choice Award at Filmfest St. Anton 2014.
"Cerro Torre – Nicht den Hauch einer Chance” gewinnt den Publikumspreis beim 20. Filmfest in St. Anton
'. In: cerrotorre-movie.com, access date May 16, 2019. Im 2018 Dirnhofer was cinematographer for Philipp Kadelbach's film '' So viel Zeit''. Together with his sister, artist Veronika Dirnhofer, he engages for the refugee relief organisation ''solidarity matters''. Thomy Dirnhofer lives with his wife and his two children in

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Selected filmography

;director * 2013: Cerro Torre: A snowball's chance in Hell (documentary) * 2016: Explorers – Abenteuer des Jahrhunderts (documentary series, 1 episode) ;cinematography * 2013: Cerro Torre: A snowball's chance in Hell (documentary) * 2018: So viel Zeit

References

External links

thomasdirnhofer.com

solidaritymatters.com
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