RALF NOACK was born in 1978 in Dresden. Since 2002, he has worked as a Director of Photography for advertising, documentary, music, and feature film productions. He studied art history at the University of Dresden. During his cinematography studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, he shot his first international feature, Blood Trails. In 2007, he received a scholarship to UCLA Los Angeles (Hollywood Masterclass). For the stage adaptation Kasimir & Karoline by Ödön von Horváth, he was nominated for the German Camera Award in 2012. He has received numerous nominations for his work on the novel adaptation Der Metzger and won the German Camera Award. In 2023/24, he shot a new feature and two mini-series.

FILMOGRAPHY (Selection)

CASH – Dir. Cüneyt Kaya, Prod. Wiedemann & Berg, Warner/HBO
STROM – Dir. Maximilian Moll, Prod. Momentum Film
DIE WESPE (Season 3) – Dir. Gregor Schnitzler, Prod. Gaumont Film, Sky Original
HONECKER UND DER PASTOR – Dir. Jan Josef Liefers, Prod. Radio Doria Film
OLD PEOPLE – Dir. Andy Fetcher, Prod. Constantin Film, Dist. Netflix
MUX2 – Dir. Jan Stahlberg, Prod. Schiwago Film, Silva Film
PRIMAVERA DUEMILAVENTI – Dir. Primavera Collective (Benjamino Brogi, Sandro Di Stefano, Ralf Noack), Prod. Primavera Production, Tonbüro We Electric, Dist. Missing Film
BENEATH THE SURFACE (Mini-Series) – Dir. Friedemann Fromm, Prod. Letterbox Filmproduktion, Dist. Dynamics
INVISIBLE SUE – Dir. Markus Dietrich, Prod. Ostlicht Filmproduktion (Germany) & Amour Fou (Luxembourg), Dist. Farbfilm (Germany), Attraction Distribution
WAHRHEIT ODER LÜGE – Dir. Lars Becker, Prod. Network Movie
ERLÖSE MICH – Dir. Josef Rusnak, Prod. Network Movie
REISE NACH JERUSALEM – Dir. Lucia Chiarla, Prod. Kess Film, Schiwago Film, Camelot, Dist. Filmperlen
OUT – Dir. Phillip Hirsch, Prod. Ostlicht Filmproduktion
TOTENGEBET – Dir. Josef Rusnak, Prod. Network Movie
ZORN – Dir. Andreas Herzog, Prod. Filmkombinat
DIMITROS SCHULZE-JUNGBUSCH – Dir. Cüneyt Kaya, Prod. Kuhrhaus Production
EXIL – Dir. Christoph Silber, Prod. Silberscreen Production, Radio Doria Film
TATORT: SIEGRID & ROY – Dir. Gregor Schnitzler, Prod. Wiedemann & Berg
SOLNESS – Dir. Michael Klette, Prod. Schiwago Film
DESASTER – Dir. Justus von Dohnányi, Prod. Schiwago Film, Dist. StudioCanal
DER METZGER: GEHT FREMD – Dir. Andreas Herzog, Prod. MagicFlight Film, TV: ARD
DER METZGER: MUSS NACHSITZEN – Dir. Andreas Herzog, Prod. MagicFlight Film, TV: ARD
HELMUT SCHMIDT – Dir. Ben von Grafenstein, Prod. Trebitsch Entertainment
TATORT: EINE ANDERE WELT – Dir. Andreas Herzog, Prod. Colonia Media, TV: ARD
MAX BECKMANN: DEPARTURE – Dir. Michael Trabitzsch, Prod. ProunenFilm, Dist. Piffl Filmverleih
TATORT: SCHEINWELTEN – Dir. Andreas Herzog, Prod. Colonia Media, TV: ARD
KASIMIR & KAROLINE – Dir. Ben von Grafenstein, Prod. Schiwago Film
KEN FOLLETT – Dir. Robert Krause, Prod. Storyhouse, TV: Channel 4
LETZTE WORTE (Final Episode, FFZ) – Dir. Peter Stauch, Prod. Odeon TV GmbH
BLOOD TRAILS – Dir. Robert Krause, Prod. Apnormal Pictures/K5 Film

DOCUMENTARIES
BURY MY HEART IN DRESDEN – Dir. Bettina Renner, Prod. Ma.ja.de
FLIEGERVÄTER – Dir. Ralf Noack
I WANT TO LIVE – Dir. Brigitte Pruchnow, Prod. HFF München

SHORT FILMS
DUST – Dir. Krystof Zlatnik, Prod. Cube Films
LYS – Dir. Krystof Zlatnik, Prod. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
DAS LEUCHTEN – Dir. Krystof Zlatnik, Prod. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
SEN: DAS VERLORENE LICHT – Dir. Krystof Zlatnik, Prod. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
FIRST IMPACT – Dir. Krystof Zlatnik, Prod. Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

COMMERCIAL / IMAGE / MUSIC VIDEOS (Clients)
Kneipp, Tchibo, Volkswagen, Borgward, Nutella, Bugatti, Amway, Babbel, Ideal Versicherung, Odeeh, Swisscom, Trivago, OnlineTermine, Fressnapf, Netto, RWE, BSR, Rodenstock, Nickelodeon, Belvoirpark, ARTE, Range Rover, Issever Bahri, Mercedes-Benz, Braun, Majaco Fashion, Erasco, Sandoz, The Voice, Siemens, Golden Brau, Jacobs Krönung, Ergo, AOK, Rivella, Constantin AG Anti-Piracy, Ferrero Kinder Bueno, MTV, Oral B, ERTU Ramadan, Viva, Deutsche See, Sparda Bank, Mars, Wiesmann, Burger King, Sat.1, Pro7, Hugo Boss, Herlitz, Wrigley's, Nike, Weihenstephan, Apple, Kicker, Porsche, IKEA, Astra, Opel, Bang & Olufsen, Amazon, BMW Motorcycles, Henkel, Sparkasse, Greenpeace, Sonnen Bassermann, Vodafone, Gsus Industries, Sony, ZDF, BMW, Bacardi, Coppenrath, Magine TV, Radio Doria, Joy Denalane, Jennifer Rostock, Polarkreis 18, Virginia Jetzt, Sido

Awards and Nominations

2024 – MUX2

• Opening Movie, German Films Section – Filmfest Munich

2023 – HONECKER UND DER PASTOR

• Nominations:
  • Grimme Award
  • Filmfest Baden-Baden

2022 – OLD PEOPLE

• Achievement:
  • Ranked in the worldwide top ten German Netflix movies

2022 – PRIMAVERA DUEMILAVENTI

• Awards:
  • DEFA New Talent Award
  • FIPRESCI Award (Film Critics' Association) – 30th Filmkunstfest MV

2021 – BENEATH THE SURFACE

• Nomination:
  • Prix Europa

2019 – REISE NACH JERUSALEM

• Awards:
  • Achtung Berlin Award 2018 – "Best Movie"
  • Achtung Berlin Award 2018 – Mentioned in the category "Best Screenplay"
  • Achtung Berlin Award 2018 – "Best Actress" for Eva Löbau (Lead Role)
  • Achtung Berlin Award 2018 – "Exberliner Filmaward"
• Nomination:
  • Max Ophüls Award 2018 – "Best Feature Film"

2017 – OUT

• Nomination:
  • Hofer Filmtage

2018 – INVISIBLE SUE

• Nominations:
  • CINEKID – International Festival for Children and Youth Films
  • OULU – International Children and Youth Film Festival
  • CINEDOC – Children's Film Festival Athens
  • BUFF – International Children's Film Festival Malmö
  • FIFEM Montréal
  • Festival Goldener Spatz
  • Lucas Film Festival for Children and Youth
  • Busan International Film Festival
  • Zlin – Children's and Youth Film Festival
  • ZFF Zurich Film Festival
  • Sarajevo Film Festival
  • Schlingel – International Children's Film Festival Chemnitz
  • 37th Children's Film Festival Münster
  • 31st Bielefeld Children's Film Festival
  • Final Cut Marburg
  • Biberach Film Festival
  • Kinofest Lünen
• Awards:
  • Children's Jury Award – OULU International Children and Youth Film Festival, Finland
  • Maple Syrup Award – FIFEM Festival du Montréal
  • Special Prize of the Children's Jury – Festival of German Films Ludwigshafen
  • Children's Jury Award – Kijuko Children's Film Festival Bremen
  • Special Jury Prize – Zeroplus Filmfest Tyumen
  • Audience Award – Filmfest Zurich ZFF for Kids
  • Children's Jury Award – 31st Bielefeld Children's Film Festival
  • Children's Jury Award – 37th Children's Film Festival Münster
  • Children's Jury Award – Final Cut Marburg
  • Children's Jury Award – 30th Kinofest Lünen
  • Nominated for the German Film Critics Award

2016 – DER METZGER

• Award:
  • German Camera Award
• Nominations:
  • German Television Award for Best Cinematography
  • Romy Award for Best Cinematography

2012 – KASIMIR & KAROLINE

• Awards:
  • Filmfest Munich – Förderpreis Deutscher Film for Golo Euler
  • Fernsehfilm-Festival Baden-Baden – Special Jury Prize for Best Literary Adaptation
  • Kimera International Film Festival – Best Film, Best Director, Audience Award
  • Ödön-von-Horváth-Förderpreis
• Nominations:
  • Filmfest Munich (New German Cinema)
  • Fünf-Seen-Filmfestival
  • Biberach Film Festival
  • Film Festival Turkey/Germany
  • Kimera International Film Festival
  • German Camera Award