Karl Riedl is a German

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

based in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

. The films he worked on have been granted multiple awards at major film festivals including Rotterdam, Berlin, Cannes, Venice, New York, Sundance, Tokyo and Montreal among others. A selection of awards he received includes: the Tiger Award from the

International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

in 2000 for Suzhou River; the Silver Bear for Best Artistic Achievement at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

and Best Narrative Feature Film at

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive progra ...

in New York in 2003 for

Blind Shaft ''Blind Shaft'' () is a 2003 film about a pair of brutal con artists operating in the illegal coal mines of present-day northern China. The film was written and directed by Li Yang (李杨), and is based on Chinese writer Liu Qingbang's sho ...

; and Best Actress and Economical Prize at the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

in 2012 for ''Closed Season''. His years working together with video artists resulted in shows at the

Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located at ...

in Rotterdam and

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. A vital component of his work is his collaboration with independent Chinese filmmakers, which led to production of Buddha Mountain in 2010, the first arthouse box office success in China. In addition, he has been holding guest lectures at

Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design The Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG) is a state art college founded in 1992 in Karlsruhe. It focuses on media art, communication design , product design , exhibition design and scenography, art research and media philosophy wit ...

Filmography

* 1998 Signalstörung (directed by Thomas Mank) * 2000 Suzhou River (directed by

Lou Ye Lou Ye (), born 1965, is a Chinese screenwriter-director who is commonly grouped with the " Sixth Generation" directors of Chinese cinema. Films Born in Shanghai, Lou was educated at the Beijing Film Academy. In 1993, he made his first film '' W ...

) * 2000 Conspiracy Spray (directed by

Ine Lamers Ardina Gerarda Maria "Ine" Lamers (born 15 May 1954) is a Dutch photographer and video installation artist,Saskia Asser (2007), ''A critical history of photography in the Netherlands.'' p. 13. who is specialized in ilfochrome photography and chrom ...

) * 2002 1 or 2 things I know about Chisinau (directed by

) * 2003

(directed by Li Yang) * 2004 Not She (directed by

) * 2005

Dam Street ''Dam Street'' () is a 2005 Chinese film directed by Li Yu. ''Dam Street'' is Li's second feature film, after 2001's '' Fish and Elephant'' and was produced by screenwriter Fang Li's Laurel Films and Sylvain Bursztejn's French company, Rosem Fi ...

(directed by Li Yu) * 2005

Into Great Silence ''Into Great Silence'' (german: Die große Stille) is a 2005 documentary film directed by Philip Gröning. An international co-production between France, Switzerland and Germany, it is an intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monk ...

(directed by

Philip Gröning Philip Gröning (born 7 April 1959 in Düsseldorf) is a German director, documentary film maker and screenwriter. Career Gröning was raised in Germany and US, but also traveled extensively. He studied Medicine and Psychology before beginning in ...

) * 2006 Bridging the Gap (directed by

Ciro Cappellari Ciro Cappellari is film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter based in Berlin, Germany. Early life and career Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1959, he grew up in a small town in Patagonia, Ingeniero Jacobacci. Later when he was 10 his f ...

) * 2007

Lost in Beijing ''Lost in Beijing'' () is a 2007 Chinese drama film directed by Li Yu and starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Fan Bingbing, Tong Dawei, and Elaine Jin. It had its international premiere at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2007. ...

(directed by Li Yu) * 2007

Songs from the Southern Seas ''Songs from the Southern Seas'' or ''Song from the Southern Seas'' (russian: Песни южных морей) is a 2008 Kazakh, German, French and Russian film directed by Marat Sarulu and produced by Sain Gabdullin, Karsten Stoter, Benny Dresc ...

(directed by Marat Sarulu) * 2008 Armee der Stille - La Isla Bonita (directed by Roland Lang) * 2009

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(directed by

) * 2009 In Berlin (directed by

Michael Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and James L. Brooks. He was a member of both the Academy of ...

) * 2010 Buddha Mountain (directed by Li Yu) * 2011 Blind Date (directed by Isabell Heimerdinger) * 2012 Closed Season (directed by Franziska Schlotterer) * 2013

The Police Officer's Wife ''The Police Officer's Wife'' (german: Die Frau des Polizisten) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Philip Gröning. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Ju ...

(directed by

) * 2014

Factory Boss ''Factory Boss'' () is a 2014 Chinese film directed by Zhang Wei. It was released in China on October 21, 2014. Cast *Yao Anlian *Tang Yan *Zhao Ju *Huang Jingyi Film Festival * 38th Montreal World Film Festival Awarded Best Actor * 33rd Fajr ...

(directed by Zhang Wei) * 2015 The Spiderwebhouse (directed by Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt) * 2015 Jesus Cries (directed by Brigitte Maria Mayer) * 2017 The Swim (directed by

He Xiangyu He Xiangyu (; born 1986) is a Chinese contemporary artist based in Berlin and Beijing. Background He Xiangyu graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Shenyang Normal University in 2008 with a bachelor's degree. His work has been feature ...

) * 2018 The Rib (directed by Zhang Wei) * 2018 Good Girl Gone Bad (directed by Petra Lüschow)

References

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Karl Riedl
at BFS, the German association of film editors {{DEFAULTSORT:Riedl, Karl German film editors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Film people from Berlin