Ralph Schieke
Ralph Schieke (born December 5, 1966 in Herford ) is a German nature and wildlife filmmaker . He is an author, cameraman and producer.
Life
Ralph Schieke is a qualified biologist and journalist . Even as a child, he was always out and about in the natural surroundings with binoculars and a camera. He was particularly interested in the bird world and animal behavior . This was followed by studying biology at Bielefeld University with a focus on behavioral ecology.
After completing his internship at Westfalen-Blatt in Bielefeld , he worked as an editor for a few years . In 2000 he went to WDR as a freelance journalist , where he made his first experiences as a cameraman for short reports. In 2003 he and his wife Svenja founded the joint company MacroTele-Film Schieke GbR. From 2003 to 2009, the couple produced a four-minute contribution from local nature every week for the series hallo Niedersachsen ( NDR , 7.30 p.m.) - from the secret life of the ant lions to the wedding of the sand lizard . Longer articles were added later, in addition to pure nature reports and episodes for the series Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom . In 2011 Schieke was a cameraman for a nature film by NDR Naturfilm and National Geographic in the Masai Mara in Kenya . This was followed by an assignment in Alaska for the nature film series America's Natural Wonders . Since November 2015, Ralph Schieke and Svenja Schieke have been managing directors of blende8media, based in Bissendorf, Lower Saxony . His new project is a nature film about the Teutoburg Forest .
Filmography
- 2018 Earth Adventure: "Wilde Senne" (45 min., WDR, camera for Längengrad Filmproduktion Cologne)
- 2018/2019 Expeditions into the animal kingdom: "Wild animals on a leash - the Hanoverian region" (45 min., NDR, Doclights GmbH)
- 2016/2017 Expeditions into the animal kingdom: "The Teutoburg Forest" (45 min., NDR, Doclights GmbH)
- 2016 "The most beautiful forests in the north" (90 minutes, NDR)
- 2016 "The most beautiful coasts in the north" (90 minutes, NDR)
- 2016 "Re-Wilding Lake Steinhude" (50 minutes, taglicht media Cologne & BlueAnt Canada)
- 2014/2015 "Die Havel" and "Die Müritz" (2 × 45 min., Doclights Naturfilm, ARD, mdr, rbb, Arte)
- 2012/2013 "The Elbe" (2x 45 min., Doclights Naturfilm, ARD, arte, mdr)
- 2011 "Cheetahs of the Masai Mara" (AT), camera (45 min., NDR nature film, NatGeo TV)
- 2011/2012 "Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom: The Oldenburger Land" (45 min., NDR nature film)
- 2011 "In action for the sea eagle" (30 min., NDR)
- 2010 "Nerze am Steinhuder Meer" (30 min., NDR)
- 2010 "Der Dümmer" (30 min., NDR)
- 2010 "Lower Saxony's rare animals" (30 min., NDR)
- 2010 "The first spring - animal children in Lower Saxony" (30 min., NDR)
- 2010/2011 "Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom: The Osnabrück Country" (45 min., NDR nature film)
- 2009 "East Friesland's New Bird Paradise" (30 min., NDR)
- 2009 "Wilderness Forest" (30 min., NDR)
- 2009 "Wilderness Garden" (30 min., NDR)
- 2008/2009 "Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom: The Emsland" (45 min., NDR nature film)
- 2008 "Wilderness Harz" (30 min., NDR)
- 2008 "Der Bibermann" (30 min., NDR)
- 2007 "Seagulls, Moors and Motor" (30 min., NDR)
- 2007 "Return on quiet feet" (30 min., NDR)
- 2006 "A year in Lower Saxony's moors" (30 min., NDR)
- 2005 "Wasserparadies Harz" (30 min., NDR)
- 2005 "Big Brother am Banter See (45 min., NDR)
- 2003 - 2009 series "Natur Niedersachsen" for "Hallo Niedersachsen", NDR, weekly 4-minute contribution
Awards
- 2010 Darßer Nature Film Festival
- Finalist with "The Emsland - Lower Saxony's Wild West" (NDR, 45 min.)
- 2010 eco film tour
- Best children's and youth film for "Wilderness Garden" (NDR, 30 min.)
- 2009 "Greenscreen Festival" Eckernförde
- Finalist with "Wilderness Forest" (30 min.)
- 2009 eco film tour
- Nomination for "Naturally Lower Saxony" (series) and "Naturparadies Elbe - on the trail of beavers" (30 min.)
- 2009 Int. Film and video competition "Hunt and Dog"
- 3rd prize, professionals for "Naturparadies Elbe" and "Return on quiet feet"
- 2006 NaturVision
- Nomination for "Big Brother am Banter See" (NDR, 45 min.)
- 2007 Int. Film and video competition "Hunt and Dog"
- 3rd prize, professionals for "Water Paradise Harz"
- 2007 Naturale
- Honorable mention for "halloNatur / Natur Niedersachsen"
- 2007 eco film tour
- Best children's and youth film for "halloNatur / Natur Niedersachsen"
- 2004 Media Prize of the German Hunting Protection Association
- 1st prize in the television category for "halloNatur"
Web links
- www.macrotele-film.de
- www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendung/expedektiven_ins_tierreich/schieke101.html
- www.oekofilmtour.de/0321e29d610c9ec08/index.html
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzBZ-lsczCA
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schieke, Ralph |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nature and wildlife filmmaker |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th December 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Herford |