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Documentary (Series) | 2016-2017 | ZDF [de] | Docu-Series | Germany

Shooting data

Filming regionsGermany - Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Bavaria, Germany - Berlin, Germany - Brandenburg, Germany - Hesse, Germany - Lower Saxony, Germany - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - Thuringia

Project data

Length of movie45
Aspect ratio16:9 (1 : 1,78)
Acquisition formatProRes
Distribution formatProRes
Sound formatStereo

Brief synopsis

We Germans love the forest. No other country in Europe has such a deep connection to the home of the trees. One third of our country is covered with forest - 90 billion trees in total. And no natural area is as strongly connected to our identity as the forest. Not the Wadden Sea, not the mountains reflect the soul and the sensitivities of the Germans, but - our forests.
In spectacular, sometimes psychedelic images and epic animations, the 3-part series leads into the secrets of the forest, with aerial photos, with rope cameras, macro shots or extreme time lapse shots. The trees of the forest not only represent a complex network, but also communicate with each other and have a real social life.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
NarratorDietmar Wunder

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Assistant vfx producerSebastian Salanta
Vfx supervisorDave Corfield
VFX production coordinatorKay Schlasse
VFX production managerLiz Elkington
Digital effects designerThomas Knauer [1]
Director of photographyTobias Kaufmann
Drone camera operatorLars Pfeiffer
Aerial camera operatorPeter Thompson
Highspeed operatorSebastian Meien
DirectorFreddie Röckenhaus
DirectorPetra Höfer
1st AD (local system)Francesca D'Amicis
1st AD (local system)Susanne Rostosky
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)Friederike Schmidt-Vogt
EditorJohannes Fritsche
ProducerFreddie Röckenhaus
ProducerPetra Höfer
Line producerSvenja Mandel
ScreenwriterPetra Höfer
ScreenwriterFreddie Röckenhaus

Production companies

CompanyComment
Colourfield

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Petra Höfer2018Georg von Holtzbrinck-Preis [de]
Best Science film
Best Science filmWinner
Petra Höfer2018German Nature Film Award [de]
Outstanding performance: Best visualization
Outstanding performance: Best visualizationWinner
Freddie Röckenhaus2018Georg von Holtzbrinck-Preis [de]
Best Science film
Best Science filmWinner
Freddie Röckenhaus2018German Nature Film Award [de]
Outstanding performance: Best visualization
Outstanding performance: Best visualizationWinner

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanyZDF [de]Sunday, 28/05/2017, 7.30 PM