Volker doctor

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Volker doctor (* 1941 's), a German graduate physicist , science journalist , TV presenter and author .

He was best known for the bestseller Do animals have a consciousness? which he wrote together with Immanuel Birmelin. Doctor was editor-in-chief of GEO-Film from 1984 to 1990 and has worked as a freelance writer since 1990, primarily for ZDF .

Among other things, he moderated the ZDF series Cross Section together with Hoimar von Ditfurth , in the programs The Balance of the Biosphere and Tilting the Climate Balance? As early as 1978, he described the man-made climate catastrophe - through our use of coal , oil and natural gas - and warned of its consequences .

Filmography

Award ceremony “Best Science Film” for Kluge Pflanzen 2 - Blattgeflüster at the International Nature Film Festival “ Green Screen ” 2009 in Eckernförde : Volker Arzt with film crew and award trophy: (from left) Volker Arzt Director, Rudi Diesel Highspeed Camera, Dieter Szöke Zeitraffer, Second cameraman, Thomas Stelzer Musik, Alexander Gress Ton and Heinz von Matthey producer.

As a director and producer

  • When it rains the monsters awaken (1999)
  • Terra X - In the footsteps of the Aztecs (1993)

As a director and writer

  • Wise Plants Part 1 - Like the Wild Animals (2009)
  • Clever Plants Part 2 - Leaf Whispers (2009)
  • Surprise eggs - news from Kuckuck und Co. (2017)

As a moderator and screenwriter

  • Cross-section / cross-sections (1971–1989, ZDF)
  • Technology for children (1975–1980, ZDF)
  • Kochmos (1989, ZDF, 10 episodes)
  • If the animals could talk (also director, 1998, ZDF / KI.KA)
  • The world in the tub (also director, 2002, ZDF / KI.KA)
  • Adventure under water (also director, 2004, ZDF / KI.KA)
  • SMS from prehistoric times (also 2nd director, 2006, ZDF / KI.KA)
  • The wonderful world of mushrooms (film by Karlheinz Baumann and Volker Arzt)

Honors

He has received numerous national and international awards for his television documentaries, including the European Environment Prize , the Canadian "Rocky", the Japan Prize, the "Nautilus" in bronze, silver and gold as well as the best science film at the International Nature Film Festival GREEN SCREEN Eckernförde. In 2009, Volker Arzt received the Görlitzer Meridian Naturfilmpreis for his complete cinematic work. In 2018 he received the Heinz Sielmann Film Prize for surprise eggs at the GREEN SCREEN Festival .

Bibliography (excerpt)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Albrecht Müller: Interview with the physicist and filmmaker Volker Arzt, who, together with Hoimar von Ditfurth, described climate change 41 (!) Years ago. In: NachDenkSeiten . December 16, 2019, accessed on January 18, 2020 (also as mp3 audio , 14.6 MB, 15:57 minutes).
  2. ↑ The wonderful world of mushrooms: Film by Karlheinz Baumann and Volker Arzt. In: Phoenix.de . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on January 18, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Görlitzer Meridian Prize Winner 2009. In: senckenberg.de. August 19, 2009, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on January 18, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Surprise eggs - news from Kuckuck and Co. In: greenscreen-festival.de. December 14, 2019, accessed January 18, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Doctor, Volker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graduate physicist, science journalist, television presenter and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1941