Bertram Verhaag
Bertram Verhaag (born March 1, 1944 in Sosnowitz , Upper Silesia ) is a German director and producer of documentary films . Verhaag lives and works in Munich . In 1976 he founded the "DENKmal" film company together with Claus Strigel . From the end of 2012 it was split up into DENKmal-Film Verhaag GmbH and DENKmal-Film Strigel GmbH.
Verhaag has made 9 films on the subject of genetic engineering and agro- genetic engineering . Verhaag has made 13 films on the subject of good, sustainable agriculture - organic agriculture .
Filmography (selection)
- 1975: MitGift (feature film, co-production)
- 1978: What does love mean here? (Feature film, 133m)
- 1984: Really do mud (comedy)
- 1986: Children Need Zombies (TV documentary; director)
- 1987: Cleavage processes - Wackersdorf 001 (documentation; director)
- 1988: The Eighth Commandment (documentary; director)
- 1989: Residual Risk or The Arrogance of Power (Documentation; Director)
- 1992: Anxiety - Gateway to Freedom (Documentation; Director)
- 1996: Blauäugig / Blue Eyed (documentary; director)
- 1997: Grenzgänger or My grandfather was a quantum physicist (TV documentary; director)
- 2001: The Agrarian Rebel - Permaculture in the Salzburg Alps (TV documentary; director)
- 2001: Los Alamos and the heirs of the bomb (documentary; direction & production)
- 2001: Dead Harvest - The War for Seeds (TV documentary; director)
- 2002: 86,000 seconds (documentary; director)
- 2003: Der Ährenmann (TV documentary; director)
- 2003: Die Donnervogelfrau - Winona LaDuke (TV documentary; director) with Claus Biegert for Denkmal-Film / Arte and Bayerischer Rundfunk
- 2004: Life Out of Control (TV documentary; director)
- 2005: Andeer is different - organic cheese in Graubünden (TV documentary; director)
- 2008: The farmer with the earthworms (documentary, direction & production)
- 2008: Life in Plastic ... (TV documentary; director)
- 2008: Rentner GmbH (documentation; direction & production)
- 2009: The farmer who hears the grass growing (documentary; direction & production)
- 2009: Percy Schmeiser - David versus Monsanto (documentary; director)
- 2009: Scientists Under Attack (documentary; director)
- 2010: Árpád Pusztai - Whistleblower (documentary; director)
- 2010: The eighth day of creation - civil courage in Altötting (documentation; direction & production)
- 2010: Truth Bought - Genetic Engineering in the Magnetic Field of Money (Documentation; Director)
- 2011: The rural trader - completely without genetic engineering (documentation; director)
- 2011: The Return of the Pharaoh (Documentary; Director)
- 2011: Reverence for Life ... Let's Talk About Killing (Documentary; Director)
- 2011: Exquisite Potatoes - Linda, Sieglinde & Co. (Documentation; Director)
- 2012: The Ökobräu in Altmühltal - Where spelled and emmer are turned into beer (documentary; direction & production)
- 2013: The happiness of the cows
- 2014: The farmer and his prince
- 2017: Code of Survival - The story of the end of genetic engineering
- 2019: For the love of survival - A trip to eight farmers who take responsibility
Awards (selection)
- 1987 Silver Dove , Leipzig Dok Fest, for cleavage processes
- 1988 German Film Critics Association Awards for cleavage processes
- 1989 Peace Film Award - Honorable Mention for residual risk
- 1989 Best Documentary Award, European Film Awards for residual risk
- 1990 Adolf Grimme Prize with bronze for colon on site : Tatort Familie (together with Claus Strigel )
- 1996 Foundlings Prize , Leipzig Documentary Film Festival, for blue eyes
- Civis TV Prize 1997 for blue eyes
- 1996 Academy Awards : Special Commendation for Blue Eyed
- 1996 Audience Award, Amsterdam International Film Festival for Blue Eyed
- 1996 Bronze Plaque Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival for Blue Eyed
- IDA Award, International Documentary Association, for Blue Eyed 1996
- 1996 Creative Excellence, US International Film and Video Festival, for Blue Eyed
- 1996 One Future Prize - Honorable Mention, for Blue Eyed
- 1997 Adolf Grimme Prize for idea, concept, book and direction of the trilogy Man and His Things: Mom, Dad, Car , Stay Tuned and Relationship Box (ARD / HR)
- 1997 Documentary Award, Central Florida Film & Video Festival for Blue Eyed
- 1997 Audience Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, for Blue Eyed
- 2004 Pare Lorentz Award, International Documentary Association for Life Out of Control
- 2005 Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film & Video Festival for Lives Out of Control
- 2005 Environmental Film Award, Santa Cruz Film Festival, for Life Out of Control
- 2010 Award of Merit, Accolade Awards for Scientists under Attack
- 2010 AT&T Award for Environmental Conservation and Stewardship for Scientists under Attack
- 2010 Kansas International Film Festival, Audience Award for Scientists under Attack
- 2010 Chris Award, Columbus International Film & Video Festival for Percy Schmeiser - David versus Monsanto
- 2010 audience award, Eberswalde Film Festival for the farmer who hears the grass growing
Web links
- Bertram Verhaag in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bertram Verhaag at filmportal.de
- Website of the production company DENKmal-Film Verhaag
Individual evidence
- ↑ onlinefilm.org - Bertram Verhaag - film / funk - journalist .
- ↑ The farmer and his prince .
- ↑ Start .
- ↑ For the love of survival , accessed December 3, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Verhaag, Bertram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sosnowitz , Upper Silesia |