Hannes Jaenicke - Committed to Sharks

200 million sharks are killed every year by humans. 70 types of shark are already threatened with extinction, most of them are deemed lost for ever. A sad state of affairs - yet sharks still don't have many friends. They are seen as blood-thirsty and cunning killing machines. Only a few nature organisations promote the shark, it is not an emotional image to encourage donations. High time then for Hannes Jaenicke to go in search of them.

Director: Eva-Maria Gfirtner

Director: Judith Adlhoch

Judith Adlhoch
(born 1967 in Munich)

Having grown up in Portugal, she studied drama, history and philosophy in Vienna.
In television broadcasting since 1988, she founded her own production company Tango Film GmbH with her partner, cinematographer Mark Strobel. Development and production of television formats for different broadcasting corporations with a focus on information, nature and travel films. Since 1993 she is producer and presenter of the travel film series Voxtours on channel Vox.
Judith Adlhoch and her travel documentaries have been nominated for and awarded various prizes, e.g. Deutscher Telestar (1996), Silberner Kompass (2003), Goldener Kompass (2004, 2005, 2006), Columbus Sonderpreis (2007).
Engagement in charity: Childrens Aid "Hilfsaktion SOS für Kinder" (VOX, 2004); "Womens World Award" (with Mikhail Gorbachev 2004); since 2005 she is World Vision's ambassador for education, supporting projects in Swaziland, Mali and Ethiopia.
In September 2005 Judith Adlhoch gave birth to Rocco Maria Strobel. Becoming a mother was and still is the most beautiful enrichment of her life.

Germany
2009
43 Min.
German
9
Director: Eva-Maria Gfirtner, Judith Adlhoch
Script: Judith Adlhoch
Cinematography: Markus Strobel
Editing: Georg M. Fischer
Music: Egon Riedel
Editor: Dr. Renate Mare
Website URL: www.zdf.de