About

Lydia Richter is a german cinematographer who lives and works in Berlin and Vienna/Austria. Her work spans fiction and documentary films which have had theatrical releases and been shown at German and international film festivals such as Berlinale Generations, Sheffield DocFest, Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival, the New York International Children’s Film Festival, Gioffoni Film Festival, Achtung Berlin, and the Tallin Black Nights Film Festival. She studied Design and Audiovisual Media in Salzburg, Austria and Cinematography at the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB).

Festivals & Awards

Nominierung 35. Deutscher Kamerapreis I PORZELLAN 2025

Nominierung Grimme Preis für ECHT FRIENDS 2025

74. Berlinale Generations PORZELLAN (Weltpremiere) 2024

Sheffield DocFest I ONE IN A MILLION (Weltpremiere) 2022

Filmfest München I ONE IN A MILLION (Deutschlandpremiere) 2022

Filmfest München I SERVUS PAPA, SEE YOU IN HELL (Weltpremiere) 2022

Filmography:

ECHT Friends
serial 2023
Director: Joya Thome

Prod: Network Movie / ZDF

Porzellan
short 2022
Director: Annika Birgel

Prod: Problemkind Film

One in a Million
feature lenght documentary 2021
Director: Joya Thome

Prod: Flare Film

Druck
serial 2020
Director: Joya Thome

Prod: Bantry Bay / ZDF

Servus Papa, See you in hell
feature film 2020
Director: Joya Thome

Prod: Network Movie / ZDF

Golden Twenties
Feature, Germany 2019
(DOP Pick up shots)
Director: Sophie Kluge

Nightfall
Short Germany 2018
Director: Josefine Scheffler

Egal gibt’s nicht
feature lenght documentary, Germany 2018
(additional DOP)
Director: Florian Hoffmann

Königin von Niendorf
feature, Germany 2017
Director: Joya Thome

Salem
short, Germany 2016
Director: Josefine Scheffler

Ferien
short, Germany 2016
Director: Josefine Scheffler

Sarah
short, Germany 2016
Director: Lydia Richter

Bears
short, Germany 2015
Director: Anna Maria Rosnowska

Versteckt
short, Germany 2015
Director: Josefine Scheffler

Darwin
short, Germany 2015
Director: Josefine Scheffler

Der Neue
documentary short, Germany 2014
Director: Malte Siepen & Lydia Richter

Der Untergang der Titanic
short, Germany 2014
Director: Sophie Kluge

Helden
short, Germany 2014
Directror: Lydia Richter

Apolog
short, Germany 2014
Director: Josefine Scheffler

Aussichtslos
short, Germany 2013
Director: Lydia Richter

Weniger ist mehr
documentary short,
Germany 2012
Director: Lydia Richter

Spotlight
short, Austria 2011
Director: Markus Englmeier

Jam Jar
short, Austria 2010
Director: Veree Lynn Puhm
Camera Operator: Lydia Richter
Dop: Lisa Eidenhammer

commercial work:

Audiotoxin
GEMA c/o pop Festival 2018,
Director: Benedikt Dorn,
Produktion: Audiotoxin

Audiotoxin
GEMA Musikautorenpreis 2018,
Director: Benedikt Dorn,
Produktion: Audiotoxin

Bachmannpreis – Portrait Peter Truschner,
Director: Klara Plainer,
Produktion: ZDF & Klara Plainer

UNICEF – domestic Violence Campaign,
Director: Lydia Richter,
Produktion: Redox Labs

GEMA – Musikautorenpreis 2017,
Directror: Benedikt Dorn,
Produktion: Audiotoxin

GEMA– Mitgliederversammlung 2017,
Director: Christin Wenke,
Produktion: Audiotoxin

Redbull – BC One History,
Director: Carmen Treichl,
Production: Degn Film

Museum für Moderne Kunst / Klagenfurt,
Metamorphosis- experimenteller Eventclip,
Director: Klara Plainer,
Production: Klara Plainer

Buschi vs Koeppen– Season 1 (Japan),
Director: Johanna Maria Knothe, Swantje Cichowlas,
Camera: Julia Matyschik, Lydia Richter, Jan Kreutz, Andreas Sieg
Production: 24 /25 TV

Buschi vs Koeppen– Season 2 (Brasil),
Director: Johanna Maria Knothe, Swantje Cichowlas,
Camera: Julia Matyschik, Lydia Richter, Jan Kreutz, Andreas Sieg
Production: 24 /25 TV

Redbull BC One – Paris Finals,
Director: Verena Solitz,
Camera: Marion Minichmayr, Carmen Treichl, Lydia Richter,
Production: Degn Film

Redbull BC One – Semi Finals Taiwan
Director: Björn Miniers,
Camera: Carmen Treichl, Lydia Richter
Production: Degn Film

Redbull BC One – Semi Finals Finland
Director: Björn Miniers,
Camera: Carmen Treichl, Lydia Richter
Production: Degn Film

Redbull BC One – Semi Finals Croatia
Director: Björn Miniers,
Camera: Carmen Treichl, Lydia Richter
Production: Degn Film

Cadus – Sea Watch
Director: Klara Plainer
Production: Cadus & Klara Plainer

Cadus – Mobile Hospital
Director: Klara Plainer
Production: Cadus & Klara Plainer

Cadus – Behind the scenes
Director: Klara Plainer
Production: Cadus & Klara Plainer