Matthias Grunsky

Matthias Grunsky is an internationally active cinematographer based in Munich. He completed the two-year cinematography program at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. His first (...) feature as cinematographer was Funny Ha Ha (2002) for director Andrew Bujalski, the beginning of a collaboration that has continued across seven films. Working with Bujalski, he has embraced unconventional camera choices: black and white video tube cameras on Computer Chess (2013), for which he received a Best Cinematography nomination at the Independent Spirit Awards, and iPhone cameras on There There (2022), shot remotely under Covid restrictions. In Europe, his credits include Tales of Franz (2021) and New Tales of Franz (2022), directed by Johannes Schmid, and Leibniz - Chronicle of a Lost Painting (2025), directed by Edgar Reitz, which premiered at the Berlinale. He has also worked on documentaries, TV movies, and series internationally.