Awards
New York Festivals
Gold TOWER Award
The Arctic - 66.5 Degrees North (2024)
National Speleological Society USA
Merit Award
THE GIANT CAVE’S MYSTERY - 20.000 METERS UNDER THE EARTH (2022)
Memorial Maria Luisa Photo Contest
Best Adventure Film
THE GIANT CAVE’S MYSTERY - 20.000 METERS UNDER THE EARTH (2022)
Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival
Audience Award
THE GIANT CAVE’S MYSTERY - 20.000 METERS UNDER THE EARTH (2021)
World Premiere Film Awards LOS ANGELES
Winner Grand Champion
Russia from Above (2021)
LA DOCS - Los Angeles International Documentary Film Festival
Winner Feature Film
Russia From Above (2021)
Oregon Independent Film Festival
Best Documentary
Russia from Above (2021)
Oregon Independent Film Festival
Best Picture
Russia from Above (2021)
Moscow International Film Festival
Winner Best Feature Documentary
Russia from Above (2021)
FBW - German Film Rating Agency
Rating: Precious
Russia From Above (2020)
New York Festivals
Gold Award Winner
Russia From Above (2019)
Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize
Prize for Scientific Journalism
Our Magic Forests (2018)
German Nature Film Award
Jury Award for Outstanding Performance
Best Visualization
Our Magic Forests (2018)
Our Magic Forests (2018)
Ökofilmtour, 13th Festival of the Environmental and Nature Film
Best Children’s and Youth Film / Heinz Sielmann Stiftung
Our Magic Forests (2018)
Sci-Doc / European Science and New Media Festival
Environment Award
Migrating Birds - Scouts Of Distant Worlds (2017)
Japan Wildlife Film Festival
Best Education Award
Migrating Birds - Scouts Of Distant Worlds (2017)
New York Festivals
Gold Award Winner
Migrating Birds - Scouts Of Distant Worlds (2017)
53rd Chicago International Film Festival
Silver Hugo
Migrating Birds - Scouts Of Distant Worlds (2017)
11th International Wildlife Film Festival Green Screen
Heinz Sielman Award
Best Science Film
Best Science Film
Migrating Birds - Scouts Of Distant Worlds (2017)
Deutscher Naturfilm Preis
Jury-Award for outstanding performance
Migrating Birds - Scouts Of Distant Worlds (2017)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
Underworlds – Germany From Below (2015)
German Camera Award
Nomination
Underworlds – Germany From Below (2014)
Sichuan TV Festival
Panda Award (Nomination)
Automatic Brain (2013)
EU Filmdays Tokyo
Official German entry to the festival
Germany From Above – The Movie (2013)
Shanghai Film-Festival
In Programme
Germany From Above – The Movie (2013)
FBW - German Film Rating Agency
Rating: Precious
Germany From Above – The Movie (2012)
New York Festivals
Gold Award Winner
Automatic Brain (2012)
Chicago International Film Festival - TV Awards
Silver Plaque Winner - Science And Nature
Automatic Brain (2012)
European Science - TV Awards
Best Documentary
Automatic Brain (2012)
Pariscience
Audience Awards - Prix de Lycées
Automatic Brain (2012)
German Camera Award
Special Prize of the Jury
Germany From Above (2011)
Media Award Aviation and Aerospace
Best TV-programme
Germany From Above (2011)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
Germany From Above (2011)
German TV Award
Nomination
Germany From Above (2010)
Shanghai Film-Festival
Programme
The Virus Empire (2009)
German TV Award
Winner
Blut und Spiele (2007)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
Beautiful Minds – A Voyage Into The Brain (2007)
German TV Award
Nomination
Beautiful Minds – A Voyage Into The Brain (2006)
Prix Europa
Nomination
Beautiful Minds – A Voyage Into The Brain (2006)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
The Fatal Eleven (2006)
Henri Nannen Prize
Best Investigative Achievement
Freddie Röckenhaus (2005)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
Truck Stop Geiselwind (2000)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
Glamoroso! (1999)
German TV Award
Nomination
Truck Stop Geiselwind (1999)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
Jobsavers – Jobkillers (1996)
Grimme Prize
Nomination
Counting Peas (1995)