Born in Düsseldorf in 1971. Since 1991 he has worked in advertising agencies and as a freelance photo assistant in Düsseldorf and Paris. He then studied at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne and the Escuela de Cine y Television in Cuba. In 2002, he founded field recordings together with Oliver Schwabe and the two directors decided to work together as a directing duo. Their first feature film EGOSHOOTER premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in 2004. ZARTE PARASITEN is their second film together. In addition to other teaching activities, he was a substitute professor for film montage at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts in 2022/23. Christian Becker is a member of the German Film Academy and the Filmbüro NW. He lives in Cologne and works as an editor, filmmaker and producer.

CINEMA

2025 BEAUTIFUL SOULS, Director: Tom Schreiber, Script: Julia Meyer & Tom Schreiber, Feature film, Production: Sutor Kolonko/Ingmar Trost, with August Diehl, Josef Hader, a.o., Status: in post-production - Editor

2025 DIE GRUBE, short film, 25min - Writer/Director: Christian Becker & Oliver Schwabe, funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW (P2), Award Best Director Baku International Film Festival - Writer, Director, Editor, Producer

2024 Ab Morgen Bin Ich Mutig, written/directed by Bernd Sahling, feature film, a Zeitgeist Filmproduktion in co-production with field recordings filmproduktion, funded by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the DFFF, the Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, status: post-production - co-producer

2021 LYDIA, short film, 21min - writing, directing, editing, Award NRW competition (67th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen), Award of the city of Duisburg (45th Duisburg Film Week)

2021 SWEET DISASTER, writer/director: Laura Lehmus, feature film, a Zeitgeist Filmproduktion in co-production with field recordings filmproduktion, funded by the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM), the German Federal Film Board (FFA), the DFFF, the Filmstiftung NRW, ARTE and ZDF - Das kleine Fernsehspiel, participation in 150 national and international film festivals, over 60 awards, theatrical release 11.08.2022 - co-producer

2019 Die Liebe frisst das Leben - Tobias Gruben, seine Lieder und die Erde, Director: Oliver Schwabe, cinema documentary, 92min - Editor, Producer, Premiere: Film Festival Hamburg 2019, Nomination Best Documentary Film Film Festival Cologne 2019, German Documentary Film Award 2020 Category Music

2018 Asi mit Niwoh - die Jürgen Zeltinger Geschichte, Director: Oliver Schwabe, 90min, cinema documentary, editor, producer, premiere: Film Festival Cologne 2018, nomination best documentary film

2018 Family Life, Director: Rosa Hannah Ziegler, 90min, cinema documentary, Wendländische Filmcooperative - dramaturgical consulting

2017 Tokio Hotel - Hinter die Welt, Director: Oliver Schwabe, 90min., Cinema, Bildersturm Filmproduktion - Editing, Premiere: Filmfestival Cologne 2018

2017 EXODUS - Reports from four unaccompanied refugee minors, Director: Oliver Schwabe, doc. 60min. - Editing, Producer, Nomination for the 2018 Human Rights Award 2018

2016 DER BRUDER, Director: Christian Becker & Oliver Schwabe (30 min, short film) - Writer, director, editor, premiere: 62nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, NRW Competition

2014 Von der Beraubung der Zeit, Director: D. Postrak, J. Neumann,79min, doc. producer

2011 Escape, Director: Rosa Hannah Ziegler, 25min, Feature film - Editing

2009 ZARTE PARASITEN, Director: Christian Becker & Oliver Schwabe, 85 min, Feature film - Writer, Director, Premiere: 66th Venice International Film Festival, Orizzonti Competition

2009 MALIBU, feature film (together with Philipp Lutz) - screenplay

2007 The Allies, feature film - screenplay

2004 EGOSHOOTER, Director: Christian Becker & Oliver Schwabe, 78 min, Feature film - Writer, Director, Editor, Premiere: 57th Festival internationale del Film Locarno. Competition Video

2002 We'll see, 10 min, short film - writer, director, editor

1999 Luder, 15 min, short film - writer, director, editor

1999 Kleine Fahrt, 10 min, short film - writer, director, editor

1998 Viene del cielo/Comes from heaven, 20 min, short film - writer, director, editor, Best Short Film / Filmfest Dresden 1999

1997 Frische Brise, 11 min, short film - writer, director, editor

1996 Duckskin, 10min, NY Essay - writer, director, editor

1996 Zuckerbub, 3min, Animation – writer, director, editor


TV

2022 Disco fever, writer/director: Oliver Schwabe, 45min, WDR - editing

2021 A city for all, writer/director: Susanne Böhm/Uwe Kassai, 45min, SWR, Thurnfilm - editing, (Caritas Prize 2023)

2021 The Godfathers of St. Pauli, writer/director: Oliver Schwabe, 3 x 45min, ZDF/Arte, an Autentic Filmproduktion - editing

2021 We all have Amalia in our voices, writer/director: Hilka Sinning, 52min, SWR/Arte, documentary, an Bildersturm film production, - editing

2020 The return of the drive-in movie theaters, written/directed by Oliver Schwabe, 45min, WDR, doc, - editing, producer

2020 The Greens and the Power, written/directed by Annette Zinkant, 45min, WDR, documentary, a Bildersturm film production, - editing

2019 Being David Hasselhoff, Director: Oliver Schwabe, 52min, Arte, Dok, Spoon Filmproduktion - editing

2014-2015 Studio Talks with Kaspar König, Director: Corinna Belz, 4 x 30min, Arte, doc, Bildersturm Filmproduktion - editing

2014 Die Meisterfälscher von Neukölln, director: Anke Rebbert, 30min, Arte, doc., Bildersturm Filmproduktion - editing

2014 The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction in NRW, Director: Oliver Schwabe, 45min, WDR, Dok., Wir sind TV - Editing

2014 Glaube Liebe Lust, Director: Hilka Sinning & Heinz Greuling, 3x45min, ARD, Dok., Bildersturm Filmproduktion - Editing

2014 Druckfrisch, Director: Andy Ammer, 30min, ARD, documentary, - editing

2013 Das waren die Grünen, director: Annette Zinkant, doc. 90min, documentary, Bildersturm Filmproduktion - editing

2013 Dear Friends, Director: Annette Zinkant, 45min, ARD, doc, Bildersturm Filmproduktion - editing

2012 Courage to rage, director: Eva Schötteldreier, doc, Arte, doc, Bildersturm Filmproduktion - editing

2010 Schleierhaft, director: Hilka Sinning, 52, doc., Arte - editing

1999 Digital Autonomy, documentary, 45 min, - writer, director

1996 Ein Wiegenlied die Welt zum Glühen bringt, 20 min, documentary, (together with Oliver Schwabe) - writer, director, camera, editor



Video installations/music videos

2025 Pogendroblem „Great Resignation“ from the album „Great Resignation“ (Kidnap Music)

2023 Superfucker, Musikvideo für ABWÄRTS (Off Ya Tree Records)

2013 Neonlicht, Musikvideo für MESSER “Neonlicht” vom Album »Die Unsichtbaren« (This Charming Man / Cargo)

2013 [GOJIRA] SILENCE, music and film performance together with Ulrike Haage as part of the signal x series of Städteregion Aachen

2012 Mutmaßungen über Hendrik, Music video for MESSER “Mutmaßungen über Hendrik” from the album: »Im Schwindel« (This Charming Man / Cargo)

2012 PRESENT, video projection as part of Signal x, Aachen

2006 Abime/Nocturne, director: Dirk Specht (62 min, audio piece with images) - editing

2004 PHLIZZ, projection as part of the dance piece of the same name by Vera Sander, Cologne