Karl von Möller (born 11 December 1969) is an Australian cinematographer and film maker. He is best known for '' Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!'', ''D'art'' and

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Early life

Karl von Möller was born on 11 December 1969 at Box Hill Hospital. He grew up in the leafy suburb of Donvale, Victoria in

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's east and in

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. He graduated in 1988 from

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. His mother is violinist and school teacher Ilona von Möller (née von Feuchtersleben).

Career

Karl von Möller graduated from the Swinburne Film & TV School in Melbourne. His documentary credits include "Marrying In" by Lea Bolton and "Original Schtick" for

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. von Moller shot additional material for the movies " Subterano," " The Honorable Wally Norman," and " Under the Gun." Moreover, Karl also photographed the AFI Award-winning short "

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." His first feature as the principal director of photography was the 1995 art-house picture "Freedom Deep." von Moller collaborated with director

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on the exploitation cinema documentaries "Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!" and "Machete Maidens Unleashed!". He photographed the Australian component of

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." In addition, Karl was the cinematographer on the down under fright flicks "

" and "

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." Outside of his feature film work, von Moller has also shot and directed many music videos and TV commercials for such clients as the Australian Defence Force,

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and Hewlett-Packard. His first feature documentary which he directed, ''D'art'' which starred

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and Joan Brockenshire from the

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''D'art''

''D'art'' is a 2019 Australian documentary directed by von Möller. Reviews for D'art were positive after a sold-out premiere at the Classic Cinema in

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. ''D'art'' had its New South Wales Premiere at Ritz Cinema, Randwick. The 'D'art Car' has been on tour travelling all over Australia for two years after it was launched at Lauraine Diggins Fine Art, which is a Gallery in

. The car mostly visits regional galleries over Australia in

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and

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. It has had very positive reviews. It has been described by

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as "an act of sheer dartistry." Later in 2020 ''D'art'' was officially selected for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

Personal life

von Möller has been married to film producer and careers practitioner Bronte Howell since 1998. Their son Angelo was a youth Member of Parliament of Victoria in 2021 and 2022 and attended Preshil in

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founder Simon Holmes à Court.

Select filmography

*'' Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!'' (2008) (documentary) *''

'' (2008) - Cinematographer (Australia Unit) *''

'' (2008) *''

Machete Maidens Unleashed! ''Machete Maidens Unleashed!'' is a 2010 Australian documentary film directed by Mark Hartley. Synopsis The documentary explores exploitation films made in the Philippines in the 1970s and 1980s with interviews for the documentary include Allan ...

'' (2010) (documentary) *''

'' *'' D'art'' (2019) (documentary)

Also

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'' (1995) *''

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'' (1993 - 1994) *'' Mission: Impossible'' (1988 - 1990)

Awards and nominations

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*2010 - Gold Phoenix Award “

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” ACS Awards (Awards for Cinematography) *2002 - GOLD Award for Music Video - Wicked Beat Sound System - 'Brand New Day *1998 - VIC GOLD Award for Advertising - ' Bonlac Western Star Butter'- 'Olympiads' *2007 - SILVER Award for Feature Cinema -

*2005 - SILVER Award for Music Video - Anita Spring - 'Blink' *2002 - SILVER Award for Music Video -

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- 'I Hate The Way I Love You' *2005 - SILVER Award for Advertising - Hanafos - High Speed Internet *2005 - SILVER Award for Advertising - A.D.F - Propulsion *1999 - VIC Commended Award

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“Kia Generations” Carnival launch *2001 - VIC Commended Award Adrian Ross “Shake a leg” Music Clip *2000 - ATV Awards Kia Mentor “learner” *2001 - ATV Awards Navy Recruiting TVC *2002 - VIC SILVER Award 'Neurosugery' Mayne Health TVC *2002 - VIC Commended Award 'Entrac' Korean GPS TVC *2004 - BelowGround music Video Festival Best Independent Music Video for Space Like Alice "SignLanguage" *2005 - VIC SILVER Award ‘Stay a little longer’ Anita Springs music video *2006 - VIC Commended AWARD ‘Forged’ short film *2006 - VIC Commended Award JOGGER’ TVC Army Reserve

References

External links

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Review: 'D'art'
{{DEFAULTSORT:von Moller, Karl Australian cinematographers 1969 births Living people Australian filmmakers Australian directors Australian people of Nigerian descent Von Harteneck Family Von Möller Family Von Feuchtersleben Family People from Donvale, Victoria Film directors from Melbourne Australian people of German descent