Bettina Walter

Bettina Walter
Born
Bettina Stephanie Walter

(1971-02-13) February 13, 1971 (age 53)
Buchholz in der Nordheide, Lower Saxony, Germany
Alma materUniversity of Hamburg
OccupationDocumentary Producer
Years active2005 – Present
OrganizationBettina Walter Production (BWP)
Websitewww.bw-production.com

Bettina Stephanie Walter (born February 13, 1971) is a German documentary film producer.

Her works as producer include The Forum (German: Das Forum, winner of the 2020 German Business Film Prize (de)), Falciani's Tax Bomb (nominated for the 2015 German Film Award for Best Documentary Film and the Grimme Online Award for Best Documentary), Google and the World Brain (official selection in the Sundance World Cinema competition), and The Light Bulb Conspiracy (es) (winner of the 2011 Ondas Award for International Television).

Education and career

Walter graduated with a master's degree in anthropology, politics, romance languages and Latin American studies from the University of Hamburg.[1]

Since 2000, Walter has taught documentary filmmaking, project development and international co-production for several educational institutions including the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the University of Barcelona, the International University of Catalunya, the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg[2] and ECIB Film School of Barcelona.[3]

In 2016, the Goethe-Institut and Documentary Campus in collaboration with Walter and BWP founded Campus Latino, a non-profit training programme for filmmakers from Latin America, Spain, Italy and Portugal.[4][5] The program focusses on creative development, assists in finding financial partners, and explores "innovative distribution strategies" for the international marketplace.[6]

Her works as coproducer include Theatre of War (Spanish: Teatro de Guerra, winner of the CICAE Award at the Berlin International Film Festival), and Mañana al Mar (winner of the 2006 Prix Europa for Non-Fiction).[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Devil's Miner Co-producer Awards
2006 Mañana al Mar Co-producer Awards

Festivals

2008 My Life with Carlos Co-producer Awards
2010 The Light Bulb Conspiracy Producer Awards
  • Premios Ondas for International Television[20]
  • Spanish Television Academy Best Documentary[21]
  • Filmambiente Brazil(es) 'Best Feature Documentary'[22]
  • Festival du Film Vert Suisse Best Environmental Documentary[23]
  • (Nominated) Focal International Awards[24]
  • (Nominated) Prix Europa Best Documentary[25]

Festivals

2012 The Lithium Revolution Co-producer Awards

Festivals

  • IFF World of Knowledge, Official Section. St Petersburg, Russia
  • Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival, Brazil
  • Life Science Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
  • International Science Film Festival Pariscience, France
  • FIFEL Festival International du Film Sur Energie, Switzerland
  • Festival Film Vert, France and Switzerland
  • One Earth Film Festival, Illinois, USA
  • Ahvaz International Science Film Festival, Iran
2013 Google and the World Brain Producer Awards

Festivals

2015 Falciani's Tax Bomb Producer Awards
  • German Business Film Prize (German: Deutscher Wirtschaftsfilmpreis) for Best in New Media[33][34]
  • (Nominated) German Film Award for Best Documentary Film[35]
  • German-French Journalism Award[36]
  • (Nominated) Grimme Online Award for Informative Film[37][38]
2018 Theatre of War Co-producer Awards
  • CICAE Award at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival[39][40]
  • BAFICI Best Director[41]
  • Movistar Award[42]
  • (Nominated) Fenix Award for Best Documentary[43]

Festivals

  • World Premiere – Berlinale
  • CPH-DOX
  • SXSW[44]
2019 The Forum Producer Awards

Festivals

References

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  2. ^ "Student Plan 2017" (PDF). Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "ECIB Team". ECIB Escola de Cinema de Barcelona. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Campus Latino". Goethe Institut. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Campus Latino Program". Documentary Campus. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Inaugural Campus Latino Launches at 2017 IFF Panama". Variety. 4 April 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Awards Archive 2005". Hot Docs. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Devil's Miner". Independent Television Service. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "11 Nominations for the EFA – Arte Award". Cineuropa. 20 October 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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  11. ^ "Five Spanish television projects compete for the Prix Europa 2006". La Voz de Galicia. 30 August 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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  13. ^ "2007 Edition". It’s All True. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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  15. ^ "El Festival de Cine 'L'Alternativa' proyectará unas 400 películas y dedicará ciclos a Margarite Duras y Angelopoulos". Europa Press. 7 November 2006. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  16. ^ "2010 Awards". Hot Docs. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "2010 Award Winners". Festival de Gramado. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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  20. ^ "The 58th Annual Ondas Awards". Prisa. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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  39. ^ "Hard Paint And Teatro De Guerra Win The Art Cinema Awards At Berlinale 2018". Art Cinema CICAE. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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