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for calls from the United States: +1 (323) 251 1930
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for calls from Germany/WhatsApp: (+49) 0 1590 4861384
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Where I Work
Based in Los Angeles and Munich.
Accommodations in New York, Taipei, Cologne and Zürich.
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Work authorizations for the US and the EU.
Bio
Jonas Schubach is an award-winning cinematographer based in Munich and Los Angeles, working across both commercial and narrative projects.
He has collaborated with clients such as BMW, Juzo, KU2, HypoVereinsbank, and Trader Joe’s, creating cinematic visuals for fashion campaigns, automotive commercials, and brand films, while also shooting indie dramas, genre series, and innovative narrative formats.
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Jonas combines creative storytelling with technical expertise, working with anamorphic lenses, super slow motion (Phantom 4K), car-to-car setups, and advanced techniques in VR and stop-motion cinematography. As Director of Photography on All Terrain, produced by two-time Oscar-winner Gray Frederickson (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now), he helped realize one of the world’s first 3D 360° VR feature films. His narrative and festival work includes the indie drama Boy Free, the stop-motion feature Return to Kellogg, the horror series The Clowns, and the acclaimed stop-motion shorts Tin Tunes and Forage.
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Jonas holds an MFA from Florida State University, an MA from the University of Memphis, and a BA from the University of Mainz, and has taught cinematography at all three institutions. In his free time, he plays guitar, listens to the Beatles, and paddles on Lake Constance.
Awards
Film and Cinematography Awards
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Asian Cinematography Award - for A Familiar Stranger
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2 European Cinematography Awards - for My Wife Is a Chicken and A Familiar Stranger
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European Independent Film Award - for My Wife Is a Chicken
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London Gold Movie Award - for Ms. Piggy
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New York Cinematography Award - for My Wife Is a Chicken
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Worldfest Houston Gold Remi - for The Invisible Man and the Blind Girl
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Best Comedy at Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles - for Dirty Money
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Best Film at Film Festival Melbourne - for Dirty Money
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Audience Choice Award at Ramsgate International TV and Film Festival - for Dirty Money
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Academic Honors
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DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Scholarship for Graduate Studies Abroad
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DAAD-ISAP Scholarship for Academic Exchange
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M^3-Stipend of the universities of Mainz, Memphis, Indiana and the ZDF
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Liu Multicultural Scholarship of Syracuse University
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Feirstein Brooklyn College Scholarship
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Graduate Assistantship at the College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State University
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Graduate Assistantship at the University of Memphis
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Outstanding Achievement in Creativity Award of the University of Memphis
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Campbell Excellence in Pedagogy Award of the University of Memphis
Curriculum Vitae
since August 2018
August 2016 - August 2018
August 2014 - May 2016
October 2010 - January 2014
June 2010
Cinematographer in Los Angeles and Munich.
Instructor for Cinematography at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State University.
MFA in Cinematography
GPA: 3.89
The University of Memphis.
MA in Film and Video Production
GPA: 4.0
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
BA in Media Studies and Audiovisual Publishing
GPA: 4.0
Abitur at Bildungszentrum Markdorf am Bodensee
GPA: 4.0