Born in 1976 near Berlin. As a renowned specialist for HD-cameras and HD-technics Stefan Ciupek worked i.a. for Alexander Sokurov (2002, The Russian Ark), Thomas Vinterberg (2003, Dear Wendy), Lars von Trier (2005, Manderlay), The Brothers Quay (2004, The Piano Tuner Of Earthquakes), Susanne Bier (2005, After The Wedding), Sabine Michel (2005, Nimm dir dein Leben), Philip Gröning (2006, Into Great Silence), Christoph Hochhäusler (2005, Falscher Bekenner), Martin Gypkens (2007, Nothing But Ghosts) and Hans Weingärtner (2007, Free Rainer). Stefan Ciupek already worked with Thomas Grube on Rhythm is it! (2004).