Helmuth Barth

Helmuth Barth (also Helmut Barth ; born March 29, 1933 in Maselheim - Sulmingen ; † May 4, 1991 ) was a German animal filmmaker . He worked as a cameraman as well as a film producer and participated in numerous animal films.

Career

Initially, Barth was a partner of Eugen Schuhmacher - among other things in the award-winning film The Last Paradises , which was shot for seven years (from 1959 to 1966). He was also involved in Europe's paradises . As a cameraman he shot the Africa section of the Hellstrom Chronicle for Walon Green , which was awarded the Oscar for best documentary film in 1972. He also produced films about the Upper Swabian customs .

Filmography (selection)

• 1967: The last paradises
• 1971: The Hellstrom Chronicle
• 1973: Europe's paradises

Short films

• 1974: The wild boar
• 1982: return of the barn owl?
• 1987: Shepherd Christian
• 1988: The Squirrel - Goblins of the Tree Top

Awards and nominations

• Return of the barn owl? : Silver German Short Film Award 1983 as well as silver film tape at the awarding of the Federal Film Award 1983
• Schäfer Christian : Nomination for the German Short Film Award 1988
• The Squirrel : Nomination for the German Short Film Award 1989

Web links

• Helmuth Barth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Helmuth Barth at filmportal.de
• Films by Helmut Barth on filmarchives-online.eu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Germany's famous animal filmmaker Helmut Barth from Sulmingen . film-kinomuseum-bw.de, accessed on July 15, 2013.
2. ↑ Das Wildschwein on filmarchives-online.eu, accessed on July 15, 2013.
3. ↑ Squirrels - goblins of the top on programm.ard.de, accessed on July 15, 2013.
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Prize winners and nominees of the German Short Film Award 1956–2011 . deutscher-kurzfilmpreis.de, accessed on July 15, 2013.