Thomas C. "Thomy" Dirnhofer (born 1975 in

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Life

Thomas Dirnhofer was born in

. He is a passionate climber.
Thomas Dirnhofer
'. In: cerrotorre-movie.com, access date May 16, 2019. Since the 1990s he was cinematographer of various advertising spots and music videos, mostly in cooperation with director

Philipp Kadelbach Philipp Kadelbach (born 9 September 1974, Frankfurt am Main) is a German film and television director. In discussing Kadelbach, actor Jürgen Schornagel stated "He's in the top five of the 116 directors I've worked with. He helps young people and e ...

. Under the moniker "Begbie" Kadelbach and Dirnhofer realised nearly 300 advertising spots. Dirnhofer accompanied the climbers

David Lama David Lama ( ne, डेभिड लामा; 4 August 1990 – 16 April 2019) was an Austrian sport climber and mountaineer. He won the European Championship in bouldering in 2007 and the European Championship in lead climbing in 2006. He ...

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for

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from 2010 to 2013 during two attempts to climb the

Cerro Torre Cerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America. It is located in Argentina and Chile, west of Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén). The peak is the highest of a four mountain chain: the other peaks a ...

. Based on the film material Dirnhofer produced the movie '' Cerro Torre: A snowball's chance in Hell'', who was recognised at

Banff Mountain Film Festival The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and annual presentation of films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, environment and adventure & exploration. It was launched in 1976 as ''The Banff Festival ...

2014 as best film in the category "Climbing". The film also received the Public's Choice Award at Filmfest St. Anton 2014.
"Cerro Torre – Nicht den Hauch einer Chance” gewinnt den Publikumspreis beim 20. Filmfest in St. Anton
'. In: cerrotorre-movie.com, access date May 16, 2019. Im 2018 Dirnhofer was cinematographer for Philipp Kadelbach's film '' So viel Zeit''. Together with his sister, artist Veronika Dirnhofer, he engages for the refugee relief organisation ''solidarity matters''. Thomy Dirnhofer lives with his wife and his two children in

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Selected filmography

;director * 2013: Cerro Torre: A snowball's chance in Hell (documentary) * 2016: Explorers – Abenteuer des Jahrhunderts (documentary series, 1 episode) ;cinematography * 2013: Cerro Torre: A snowball's chance in Hell (documentary) * 2018: So viel Zeit

References

External links

thomasdirnhofer.com

solidaritymatters.com
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