Thomas Behrend
Thomas Behrend (* 1964 in Hamburg ) is a German documentary filmmaker who is best known for his underwater recordings.
As a child he was fascinated by Jacques-Yves Cousteau's marine films. He studied mechanical engineering, but was also a scuba diver and made his own underwater photos. In 1988 he had his first assignment as a cameraman, for a report on wrecks in the Baltic Sea . At the film producer Walter Sigl he deepened his knowledge in dealing with the camera.
In 1991 he founded the production company Blue Planet Film . Since then he has made over 100 nature documentaries and reports. In 2007 he also appeared in front of the camera in the NDR series Adventure Ocean .
In the autumn of 1998 he was the first person to undertake a deep dive in the Red Sea at a depth of 180 m and discovered its main tributary.
He has been married to Theresia Fischer since the beginning of 2019.
Honors
Award ceremony of the Heinz Sielmann Prize 2009 for * polar bears cannot cry at the international nature film festival " GREEN SCREEN " in Eckernförde ; in the foreground from left: Christina Karliczek (camera), Thomas Behrend, Inge Sielmann; in the background from the left: Board of Trustees and the Mayor of Duderstadt .
- Galapagos - Under the spell of the ocean currents . Best marine film, green screen. Film Festival Eckernförde, Germany 2018.
- Congo - Deep and dangerous . Best Wildlife Habitat Program. Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, USA 2015.
- Sunfish - puzzling giants . Nomination for the best marine film. Greenscreen Film Festival Eckernforde, Germany 2012.
- Angelique and Gorillas . Best story nomination. Greenscreen Film Festival Eckernforde, Germany 2011.
- In 2011 he was nominated for the Golden Camera with the film Giants in the Mediterranean - Sperm Whales on the Trail .
- In 2009 Behrend received the Heinz Sielmann Film Prize for his documentary Polar Bears Can't Cry at the International Green Screen Festival in Eckernförde .
- The adventure of the polar bear children . Best German Film. NaturVision, Neuschönau, Germany 2008.
- Polar Bears - Living on thin ice . Best Director. Matsula Nature Film Festival, Lihula, Finland 2008.
- Polar Bears - Living on thin ice . Magnolia Award. Shanghai TV Festival, Shanghai, China 2007
- In 2004 he won the Palme d' Or at the Festival Mondial de l'Image Sous-Marine in Antibes , the most important award for underwater documentaries, and other prizes for hunters on the Cape of Storms .
Filmography
- 2019: Unknown Madagascar - Part 1: In the lemur jungle, Part 2: In the kingdom of the ring-tailed lemurs
- 2018: Unknown Mediterranean Sea - Part 1: Between deserts and volcanoes, Part 2: Between the continents
- 2018: The Dragon Puzzle - The missing marine iguanas of the Galapagos
- 2017: Galapagos - Part 1: Under the spell of the ocean currents, Part 2: Trapped in paradise
- 2015: Wild South Africa - Part 1: The Cape of Extremes, Part 2: Between the tropics and the savannah, Part 3: Where the desert blooms
- 2015: The secret of the desert elephant
- 2014: Myth of the Congo - Part 1 River of Extremes, Part 2 In the realm of the great apes, Part 3 Adventure Congo
- 2012: The Schlei - Holstein's most beautiful fjord
- 2011: Angelique and the gorillas
- 2011: Sunfish - Mysterious Giants
- 2011: Ireland's Coasts - Part 1 Dublin and the East, Part 2 The Irish Riviera, Part 3 The Wild West, Part 4 The Stormy Northwest, Part 5 Belfast and the North
- 2010: Jungle Adventure - Among Gorillas
- 2010: Manatees like hot - Florida's manatees
- 2010: Adventure Mediterranean - On the trail of the monk seals
- 2009: DKRZ - top performance for climate research
- 2009: Our Oceans, movie
- 2009: Giants in the Mediterranean - on the trail of sperm whales
- 2009: Gods of the Seas - 100 years of the archipelago cruiser
- 2008: Adventure Namib - Part 1: In the Valley of the Desert Lions, Part 2: In the Valley of the Elephants
- 2008: Polar Bears Can't Cry - The Arctic in Climate Change
- 2007: The adventure of the polar bear children
- 2006: Adventure Ocean - Part 1: Between hunters and the hunted, Part 2: Among great white sharks, Part 3: On the reef of the devil rays
- 2004: Hunter on the Cape of Storms
Web links
Commons : Thomas Behrend - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Thomas Behrend in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blue Planet Film production company
- Green Screen Festival - director
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Behrend, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German documentary filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg , Germany |