Wild Russia (Part 6) - Kamtchatka

The Kamtchatka peninsula - fire and ice meet here. Kamtchatka belongs to the most active geothermal areas of the world - clearly shown by the numerous volcano craters, geysers and fumaroles.

Director: Christian Baumeister

The multiple award-winning cameraman and director Christian Baumeister (* 1971) is one of the best animal and nature filmmakers in Germany. It stands for breathtaking landscapes, detailed animal portraits and a perfect composition. After completing his studies in biology, he studied animal film. In 2001 he founded the production company Light & Shadow based in Münster. His film projects have taken him all over the world, where many films and some country-wide glossy animal film series have been created. His three-part series "The Andes - Nature at the Limit" was nominated for 2 Emmys in the USA.

Germany
2008
44 Min.
German
3
Director: Christian Baumeister
Script: Amber Levinson (Deutsche Fassung: Verena Möller)
Cinematography: Christian Baumeister
Editing: Klaus Müller
Music: Kolja Erdmann
Narrator: Christian Brückner
Editor: Wolf Lengwenus (NDR), Jörn Röver (NDR Naturfilm)
Awards: Best Film 2009
Nominations: Best Score 2009,
Best Camera 2009,
Best Film 2009
Website URL: www.studio-hamburg.de/