PATRICK-DAVID KAETHNER
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Patrick-D. Kaethner has contributed in more than 180 film and TV productions, including “The Pianist”, and “The Ghostwriter” (Roman Polanski), “The Reader” (Stephen Daldry), “Bad Banks” (Christian Schwochow), “WhoAmI - No system is safe”, and “Dark” (Baran Bo Odar).
After attending the Steadicam workshop in Philadelphia/Chester Springs in 2000 with the inventor of the Steadicam Garret Brown, he began working as an independent Steadicam operator and owner. He participated in various screen writing and camera workshops with Slawomir Idziak and Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, among others.
Additionally to the Steadicam work he started working as Director of Photography in 2011.
As of 2018 he exclusively focuses on his work as DOP (e.g., “You Are Wanted”, “Takeover” and “Die Schule der magischen Tiere 4”).
He worked on sets all around the world, with locations such as Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Uruguay, Romania, Malta, Austria, and Germany.
Patrick-D. Kaethner is represented by Carole Sonderegger.
DIE SCHULE DER MAGISCHEN TIERE 4
COMING UP
Patrick’s latest project, “Die Schule der magischen Tiere 4”, was released on September 25, 2025. Since then, almost 3 million viewers have seen the film in theaters. Patrick is currently working on another film in the „Sarah Kohr“ series, with the working title „Schmutzarbeit“. This marks his third collaboration with Mike Marzuk and the production company die film.