Haro Senft

Haro Senft (27 September 1928, Budweis, Czechoslovakia (now České Budějovice, Czech Republic – 4 February 2016, Munich) was a German filmmaker who was one of the founders of the New German Cinema movement. His short documentary film Kahl about the Kahl Nuclear Power Plant received an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject nomination in 1961.[1][2] In 2013, he received the Berlinale Camera award at the Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Haro Senft
Born(1928-09-27)September 27, 1928
Czechoslovakia
DiedFebruary 4, 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 87)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation

Selected filmography
  • Kahl (1961, short documentary)
  • The Smooth Career (1967)
  • Fegefeuer (1971)
  • Ein Tag mit dem Wind (1978)
  • Jacob hinter der blauen Tür (1987)
  • Lebewohl, Fremde (1991)

References
  1. "KAHL". German Films Service. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. "NY Times: Kahl". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
  3. Fuller, Devin Lee (18 January 2012). "New German Cinema Pioneer Haro Senft to Receive Berlinale Camera". Indiewire. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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