Tim Fehlbaum (born 1982; Basel) is a Swiss film director. Fehlbaum studied directing from 2002-2009 at the University of Television and Film Munich. While there, he made several short films, music videos and worked as camera operator on documentary films. In 2011 Fehlbaum made his feature film debut with the bleak post-apocalyptic horror film Hell, for which he also co-wrote the screenplay. In 2021 Fehlbaum's science-fiction thriller film Tides premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Berlinale Special section and subsequently won several awards, such as four German Film Awards, as well as two Bavarian Film Awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1982 (44)
- Basel, Switzerland
- Director, writer and producer
- 3 on Motif · 8 credits in all
Known for
What are Tim Fehlbaum's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tim Fehlbaum's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tim Fehlbaum's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
8 credits, 3 with a Motif page.
September 5(2024)
Motif score: 84th percentile of all films
The Colony(2021)
Motif score: 20th percentile of all filmsFlicker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)
Hell(2011)
Motif score: 35th percentile of all filmsWo ist Freddy? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Nicht meine Hochzeit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
For Julian (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Black Box (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 2003 to 2024.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 2024–2025.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
- Venice award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Tim Fehlbaum's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 35th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Broadly Agreed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 74/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Tim Fehlbaum work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tim Fehlbaum's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lorenz Dangel shares the most, 3.
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Lorenz DangelShared titles: September 5 (2024), The Colony (2021), Hell (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Lorenz Dangel
- Markus FördererShared titles: September 5 (2024), The Colony (2021), Hell (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Markus Förderer
- Andreas MennShared titles: The Colony (2021), Hell (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Andreas Menn
Producers
- Thomas WöbkeShared titles: September 5 (2024), The Colony (2021), Hell (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Thomas Wöbke
- Christoph MüllerShared titles: September 5 (2024), The Colony (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Christoph Müller
- Constanze GuttmannShared titles: September 5 (2024), The Colony (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Constanze Guttmann
- Mark NoltingShared titles: September 5 (2024), The Colony (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Mark Nolting
