Born in 1980 in Freiburg. Krause studied film at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg and has since worked as a producer and director. As a director he has shown his films at numerous international festivals and has been awarded various prizes. In 2016, he founded the production company Fünferfilm together with Frank Scheuffele. With its repertoire of artistic and unconventional documentaries, features and short films, Fünferfilm has established itself as an emerging production company in Germany.
projects in progress
La Empresa (documentary) - Directed by André Siegers, in production; producer. A film portrait about a village in northern Mexico that reenacts its own history.
Strandzha (documentary) - Directed by Papa Hristova, in production; producer. Hristova’s debut is set in the Strandzha mountains, the natural border between Bulgaria and Turkey.
Human Flowers of Flesh (fiction) - A sailing crew led by a woman called Ida follows the traces of the Foreign Legion. Directed by Helena Wittmann, Germany, 2022; producer.
finished projects
Arrangement of Skin (documentary) - A film about the need of human culture to document and preserve nature. Directed by Karsten Krause, Germany, 2016; director and producer.
Olanda - Directed by Bernd Schoch, Germany, 2019; producer.
Der Heinz, der gräbt ein Loch in ein Stück Land (documentary) - In the Feldatal valley in Upper Hesse, everything revolves around a pond and its inhabitants on this day. Directed by Karsten Krause, Germany, 2021; director and producer.
At the Bottom of the Sea (documentary) - AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA traces forms of migration, interweaving them with geological and archaeological cartographies. Directed by Karsten Krause, Germany, 2020; director and producer.
Drift (fiction) - Two women, two close friends. One will soon return to Argentina to her family, whereas the other will try to come a step closer to the ocean. Directed by Helena Wittmann, Germany, 2017; producer.
Szenario (documentary) - Directed by Karsten Krause and Philip Widmann, Germany, 2014; co-director and producer.
Die Frau des Fotografen (documentary) - A film about a woman who was photographed by her husband for over forty years. Directed by Karsten Krause and Philip Widmann, Germany, 2011; co-director and producer.
You and Me (experimental) - A woman walks towards her husband's camera for four decades. Directed by Karsten Krause, Germany, 2010; director and producer.
News
new project / Human Flowers of Flesh / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 07.01.2022
Producer Karsten Krause updated promo video - 23.11.2021
new project / Der Heinz, der gräbt ein Loch in ein Stück Land / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / At the Bottom of the Sea / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Olanda / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Drift / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Arrangement of Skin / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Szenario / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Die Frau des Fotografen / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / You and Me / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Der Optimismus / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Strandzha / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
new project / Immersive Dark Tourism / Karsten Krause / New project has been added - 27.09.2021
