Fred Kelemen was born in West BerlinGermany He studied painting music philosophy religious science and drama studies and worked in various theatres as a directors assistant before beginning his studies in directing and cinematography at the German Film TV Academy Berlin dffb from 1989 to 1994 He graduated from the dffb with a diploma as a director and as a cinematographer For his diploma film Fate he received the German National Film Award in 1995 Since then he has made a number of films and videos as director and collaborated as cinematographer with several film directors like Joseph Pitchhadze Sweets Israel 2013 Béla Tarr Journey to the Plain Hungary 1995 The Man from London HungaryFranceGermany 2007 The Turin Horse Hungary France USA Germany 2011 Rudolf Thome The Visible and the Invisible Germany 2006 Gariné Torossian Stone Time Touch CanadaArmenia 2005 ao