Uta Briesewitz (born 1967) is a German cinematographer and television director. She is known for her collaborations with film director Brad Anderson.

Biography

Briesewitz was born in Leverkusen, Germany. She cultivated a preference for French ''

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'' and Italian cinema at an early age, watching them on German television. In an interview, she recounted that Francois Truffaut's ''Day for Night'', ''The Story of Adele H'' and ''The Man Who Loved Women,'' were some of the films that made strong impressions on her as a child. Later, Briesewitz considered becoming a painter, but decided it was too isolated as a career. She had an internship with a German television company, before she applied and completed a cinematography program at

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. In 2007 she won a Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards in the category ''Kodak Vision award''.

Filmography

Cinematographer

Film Documentary film Television TV movies

Director

Film * '' American Sweatshop'' (2025) (Also executive producer) Television Ref.:

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Briesewitz, Uta German cinematographers German television directors German women cinematographers AFI Conservatory alumni 1967 births Living people People from Leverkusen Mass media people from North Rhine-Westphalia Women television directors