Klaus Feichtenberger
Klaus Feichtenberger, M.A., Austrian, born 1953, studied German and English Literature, Translation Studies and General Linguistics in Graz and Southampton. Worked as university lecturer, staff and freelance translator, interpreter, writer, journalist, photographer, cameraman, staff editor (ORF Natural History Unit), staff producer (ORF/BBC NHUs) and independent film producer.
1953 Born in Graz, Austria. Married, 3 children. Based in Graz, Austria
1971-1978 German and English Literature Studies, Translation Studies (English, Italian, Russian) and Studies of General Linguistics at Graz University and Southampton University, graduation as Master of Arts in 1978
1974-1994 Freelance translator and interpreter in Austria, England, USA, Spain
1990-2003 Lecturer at the Department of Translation Studies at Graz University
1980-1995 Collaboration with Camera Austria International (international versions and marketing). Independent commissions as photographer, print journalist and writer for advertisement agencies and magazines
1991 to present: Film author, TV director, producer, cameraman, script-writer, staff editor for ORF, ZDF, BBC, Discovery, Canal+, ARTE, NDR, ARTE etc. and for various independent companies (ScienceVision;
Filmography (selection)
1991 Bianco e nero (50 min, choreography Elio Gervasi)
Berge zwischen gestern und morgen (45 min, Hohe Tauern National Park.
Jackson Hole finalist)
1992 Innerungen (50 min, piece for stage and screen, choreography Bert Stettner,
Teatro Graz)
Mit vollem Mund (50 min, piece for stage and screen
Theater des Augenblicks, Vienna)
1993 Odyssee (25 min, Choreography Bert Stettner, Tanzhotel. Diagonale Graz,
Berlinale, Centre Pompidou)
1996 Soca – The Emerald River (50 min, ORF/BBC/STV
21 international festival awards)
1997 Green Islands in a Sea of Stone (50 min, ORF. Wildscreen finalist,
several int. awards)
1999 The Iron Forest (50 min, ORF, several int. awards)
2001 Realm of the Golden Eagle (3×50 min, ORF/Discovery/Docstar,
several int. awards)
2002 Heimat – Eisenstraße (50 min, ORF, several awards)
2002 Heimat – Virgental (50 min, ORF, several awards)
2002 Sudan – Die Karawanen des Mahdi (together with Erich Pröll)
2002-2003 Staff producer and editor in ORF Natural History Unit
2005 Europe – A Natural History (Series Producer, Producer of episodes 3/4:
4×50 min, ORF/BBC/ZDF/Discovery)
Jackson Hole Award for Best Limited Series; Pamplona: Best of Festival and Best Narration; Los Angeles 2006: Golden Camera;
Munich 2006: Blauer Panther (Bavarian State Award for Television)
Goiás, Brazil Documentary Festival 2006: Best Series;
Wildscreen 2006:Triple Finalist nomination. One Golden Panda Award.
New York Film Festival 2006
Los Angeles U.S. International Film Festival 2006
Munich: Naturvision 2006; European Descartes Award for Excellence in
Science Journalism (2007; € 50.000.-) and other awards.
Deserts on the Move (50 min ARTE/ZDF Enterprise, various awards, u.a. Fernsehpreis der Deutschen Umwelthilfe)Prince of the Alps (with Otmar Penker for ORF/WDR; PBS; 13 international awards including Jackson Hole (2009); record viewer ratings in several countries).
- The Crystal River – Traun (with Erich Proell for ORF; several awards)
- Extreme Weather (with Klaus Kafitz; ARTE/ZDF)
- 3-D Nockberge National Park (several nominations, including Wildscreen)
3-D Enns National Park Special Venue Presentation (several nominations)
High Pressure Instrumentation, 3-D Presentation
2011 Radioactive Wolves (ORF/NDR/WNET; delivery March 2011;
record 26% market share in ORF broadcast, April 2011. 17 international awards, including:
Best of Festival at Chantimansisk Documentary Festival, Russian Federation; Best Environmental Program, Jackson Hole Festival ; Best of Festival Telenatura, Pamplona; Best of Festival and Best Directing Sichuan 2011 TV Festival etc.; Banff World Media Award, Gran Paradiso: 3 Stambecco Awards (Best of Festival, Best Children’s Programme, Best Script). etc.; 2 Chinese awards; Japan Wildlife Festival Award; Emmy nomination.
2013 Iberian Lynx (Terra Mater Vienna/Wanda Films Madrid/National Geographic). (Several international awards.)
2014 – 2017 Selection
Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project 2×50 min (ORF, ZDF, Smithsonian);
Brahmaputra 3×50 min (Pre-TV/drei-D, ORF, ZDF, ARTE, CCTV)
Carnuntum (Interspot Vienna, ORF/France 5, Smithsonian)
Amur River — Asia’s Amazon 3×50 min (Terramater, NDR). (Several international awards)
Marin Marais (Music Video with J.D. Rattinger ensemble);
Current projects (selection):
The Alps, 2×50 min (Terramater, NDR, PBS)
The King of Sardinia (pre-tv/ORF)
Various script writing commissions
Author of ca. 300 filming and narration scripts in German or English
(several internat. festival awards for best narration script)
