Portfolio Heiko De Groot
ARTE Discovery - Ireland's Coasts
five part series
Ireland, the green island, is just a quarter of the size of Germany. The five part series takes the viewer all the way around. Along the way we encounter stunning landscapes and warm-hearted people, from a Rugby-Lady to an Eagle-Ranger. Series Producer Heiko De Groot has coordinated the production of the series and went filming two sequals himself, one about the stormy Nothwest and the other about the conflictual Northern Ireland.
360° GEO Reportage - Scotland - Competition, Clan and Queen
Balmoral Castle is the summer residence of the british Queen. Every year she comes to visit the Highland Games, competitions in tossing caber and traditional dancing. Her neighbour is the Farquharson Clan, with an estate half the size of Berlin. The Chief is 92 years old, but still he has summoned his clan members for a gathering this year. Heiko De Groot follows the gathering as well as the Highland dancer Rebecca Thow and the heavy athlete Greg Walker from their training lessons to the final competitions.
Broadcast dates
Sa., 07.01.2012, 19:30 pm, ARTE, 45 min.
Su., 08.01.2012, 13:00 pm, ARTE, 45 min.
Fr., 13.01.2012, 07:00 am, ARTE, 45 min.
Fr., 13.01.2012, 11:50 am, ARTE, 45 min.
Sa., 14.01.2012, 10:10 am, ARTE, 45 min.
Wildes Skandinavien - Das Abenteuer
Scandinavia is seen as the last large territory with little civilisation in Europe. In some places nature still remains undisturbed. The fascinating creatures that live there are shown by the seven sequel ARD-wildlife-programme "Wild Scandinavia". Four cinematographers with their teams went out to film for three years in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland. In his "Making Of" Heiko De Groot shows the adventures of the camera crews and tells of their worries about the nature of the north.
... more at ARD.
Manatees Like It Hot - Florida's Seacows
How seamen ever got the idea to call the cumbersome and bearded manatees mermaids can't be answered. But even today this species of the seacows still fascinates people. Underwater cinematographer Thomas Behrend wants to find out more about Florida's mysterious creatures from the expert Bob Bonde. Heiko De Groot has followed him on his journey.
... more at NDR Television.
50 Years Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom
Double Feature
The oldest natural history series in German television is celebrating its fiftieth birthday. Everything startet with Peter Scott's friend Heinz Sielmann in 1960. Today the high end productions like "Wild Russia" are broadcasted all around the globe. In this documentary Heiko De Groot lets Inge Sielmann and a lot of wildlife filmmakers tell of their experiences with animals, of the great scientific discoveries of the series and the smaler entertaining anekdotes.
... more at NDR Television.
360° GEO Reportage - India's Jungle Book Clinic
India's human population is growing while the number of wildlife rapidly declines. By now any individual is important for the authorities to save endagered species from extinction. That's why in Assam together with the IFAW they have founded a clinic and rehabilitation centre for wildlife. The only one of its kind in India. With a lot of personal involvement a married couple of veterinarians Phulmoni Gogoi and Prasanta Boro rescue rhinos, elephants, tigers, panthers and leopards. Heiko De Groot has followed them on their job.
... more at GEO and ARTE as well as in the Making Of.
Serengeti - The Adventure
"The endless land", which is the meaning of the word Serengeti in the language of the Massai, is a paradise for wildlife cinematographers. Bernhard Grizmek once made the place famous, now Reinhard Radke has spend two years there for the first cinema feature film on the Serengeti in a long time. Heiko De Groot shows him at work.
... more at NDR Television.
Giants in the Mediterranean - On the Track of Sperm Whales
Nominated for a Goldene Kamera in the category Best Information. [nomination for the Goldene Kamera]
[NDR Interview] [Whale Protection]
Awarded 2. price Environmental Conservation Films at the Wildlife Vaasa Festival 2010 in Finland (in its international fifty minute version Ocean Stories - The Giant & The Phantom.).
Although ancient greeks knew about them, sperm whales in the Mediterranean were forgotten for several thousand years. Only in the 1990ies the were rediscovered so to say. The greek scientist Alexandros Frantzis is surveying the isolated population for more than ten years. Now he is going on an expedition with the wildlife cinematographer and Sielmann-Award-winner Thomas Behrend. They become witness to behaviour which has never been observed with sperm whales. Heiko De Groot has followed them on their journey.
... more at NDR Television. Soundtrack composed by Vince Bahrdt (Murdersound, Orange Blue).
screenplay and director: Heiko De Groot
Sixthousand kilometres away from Germany, between Russia and Alaska, far off in the arctic ocean lies Wrangel Island. Here on a rock half the size of Schleswig-Holstein the wildlife cinematographer Uwe Anders stayed for four months cut off from the rest of the world. Mainly he wanted to film polarbears. Without a car and without deadly firearms he had to face the bears without protection. Only with a long wooden stick the guiding park ranger would try to keep the animals at distance. Heiko De Groot lets the cinematographer tell his adventure of a summer.
360° GEO Reportage - The Narzissus Island off of Cornwall
The Isles of Scilly lie in the ocean forty kilometres behind the end of the world, the "Landsend" of Cornwall. A microcosm with various habitats for humans as well as animals. Keith Low has been field manager on a narzissi farm in the Scillies for a quarter of a century. Now he is supposed to retire. This will give him more time to fish. But soon there might be strict rules for fishing, if his fellow eco friendly islanders will succeed in having the islands declared a protected marine conservation zone. Heiko De Groot has followed Keith on his last days on the farm until he retires.
... more at GEO and ARTE as well as in the Making Of.
NaturNah - Lord of Gannets and Guillemots - The Birdwarden of Helgoland
Every year Helgoland turns into a roadhouse for migrating birds on their way across the north german bay to scandinavia. It's a busy time for the head of the ornithological station Dr. Ommo Hüppop. Doing his research he has discovered that birds migrate to the north more than two weeks earlier than they used to, do to the climate change. Heiko De Groot shows the scientist at his research on migration and the guillemot high jump.
360° GEO Reportage - The Best Sheepdogs of Wales
360° GEO Reportage - Worldchampion On Four Paws
Border collies are thought of as the most intelligent dogs in the world. Every three years they prove their skills at the World Sheepdog Trials. In 2005 the welsh sheep farmer Nigel Watkins missed to become world champion by just half a point. Heiko De Groot followed the runner up in 2008 all the way from his training in spring until the World Trials in fall, to see, if the farmer would become world champion this time.
... more at GEO and ARTE.
Wild Russia - The Adventure
Awarded 2. price Best German Film at NaturVision 2009.
Awarded with the Vaasa University: International Students Special Award at the Wildlife Vaasa Festival 2010 in Finland.
Russia is the biggest country on earth. Many regions are still cut off from todays civilization. The ARD-nature-series "Wild Russia" set out for these remote places. Over three years more than ten film crews have shot about sixhundret hours of footage. In his "Making Of" Heiko De Groot shows how many dangers and privations the filmers had to conquer. Some of them were lucky to survive.
... more at WDR and NDR as well as in the NDR trailer.
360° GEO Reportage - Alligatorhunt in Florida
Florida's growing civilization is crowding alligators in their habitat. The state is calling on trappers to remove the animals from backyards. But scientists and some civilians now wonder, if it is necessary to kill the gators. Heiko De Groot has followed trappers, scientists and concerned civilians around in Florida.
... more at GEO, ARTE and WDR as well as
in the Making Of.
ARD Zoo-Docu-Series - Wolf, Bear & Co.
In 2006 forty episodes of "Wolf, Bear & Co." were shot for the ARD at the Game Park Lüneburger Heide. Reruns air regularly at the syndicates stations. Eight sequels were created by the author Heiko De Groot: "Those six months were instructive. For example, browsers and grazers can be more dangerous than generally thought of, they aggresively defend themself, while some predators prefer to move out of the way and hide."
ARTE Discovery - Ireland's Coasts
five part series
Ireland, the green island, is just a quarter of the size of Germany. The five part series takes the viewer all the way around. Along the way we encounter stunning landscapes and warm-hearted people, from a Rugby-Lady to an Eagle-Ranger. Series Producer Heiko De Groot has coordinated the production of the series and went filming two sequals himself, one about the stormy Nothwest and the other about the conflictual Northern Ireland.
360° GEO Reportage - Scotland - Competition, Clan and Queen
Balmoral Castle is the summer residence of the british Queen. Every year she comes to visit the Highland Games, competitions in tossing caber and traditional dancing. Her neighbour is the Farquharson Clan, with an estate half the size of Berlin. The Chief is 92 years old, but still he has summoned his clan members for a gathering this year. Heiko De Groot follows the gathering as well as the Highland dancer Rebecca Thow and the heavy athlete Greg Walker from their training lessons to the final competitions.
Broadcast dates
Sa., 07.01.2012, 19:30 pm, ARTE, 45 min.
Su., 08.01.2012, 13:00 pm, ARTE, 45 min.
Fr., 13.01.2012, 07:00 am, ARTE, 45 min.
Fr., 13.01.2012, 11:50 am, ARTE, 45 min.
Sa., 14.01.2012, 10:10 am, ARTE, 45 min.
Wildes Skandinavien - Das Abenteuer
Scandinavia is seen as the last large territory with little civilisation in Europe. In some places nature still remains undisturbed. The fascinating creatures that live there are shown by the seven sequel ARD-wildlife-programme "Wild Scandinavia". Four cinematographers with their teams went out to film for three years in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland. In his "Making Of" Heiko De Groot shows the adventures of the camera crews and tells of their worries about the nature of the north.
... more at ARD.
Manatees Like It Hot - Florida's Seacows
How seamen ever got the idea to call the cumbersome and bearded manatees mermaids can't be answered. But even today this species of the seacows still fascinates people. Underwater cinematographer Thomas Behrend wants to find out more about Florida's mysterious creatures from the expert Bob Bonde. Heiko De Groot has followed him on his journey.
... more at NDR Television.
50 Years Expeditions into the Animal Kingdom
Double Feature
The oldest natural history series in German television is celebrating its fiftieth birthday. Everything startet with Peter Scott's friend Heinz Sielmann in 1960. Today the high end productions like "Wild Russia" are broadcasted all around the globe. In this documentary Heiko De Groot lets Inge Sielmann and a lot of wildlife filmmakers tell of their experiences with animals, of the great scientific discoveries of the series and the smaler entertaining anekdotes.
... more at NDR Television.
360° GEO Reportage - India's Jungle Book Clinic
India's human population is growing while the number of wildlife rapidly declines. By now any individual is important for the authorities to save endagered species from extinction. That's why in Assam together with the IFAW they have founded a clinic and rehabilitation centre for wildlife. The only one of its kind in India. With a lot of personal involvement a married couple of veterinarians Phulmoni Gogoi and Prasanta Boro rescue rhinos, elephants, tigers, panthers and leopards. Heiko De Groot has followed them on their job.
... more at GEO and ARTE as well as in the Making Of.
Serengeti - The Adventure
"The endless land", which is the meaning of the word Serengeti in the language of the Massai, is a paradise for wildlife cinematographers. Bernhard Grizmek once made the place famous, now Reinhard Radke has spend two years there for the first cinema feature film on the Serengeti in a long time. Heiko De Groot shows him at work.
... more at NDR Television.
Giants in the Mediterranean - On the Track of Sperm Whales
Nominated for a Goldene Kamera in the category Best Information. [nomination for the Goldene Kamera]
[NDR Interview] [Whale Protection]
Awarded 2. price Environmental Conservation Films at the Wildlife Vaasa Festival 2010 in Finland (in its international fifty minute version Ocean Stories - The Giant & The Phantom.).
Although ancient greeks knew about them, sperm whales in the Mediterranean were forgotten for several thousand years. Only in the 1990ies the were rediscovered so to say. The greek scientist Alexandros Frantzis is surveying the isolated population for more than ten years. Now he is going on an expedition with the wildlife cinematographer and Sielmann-Award-winner Thomas Behrend. They become witness to behaviour which has never been observed with sperm whales. Heiko De Groot has followed them on their journey.
... more at NDR Television. Soundtrack composed by Vince Bahrdt (Murdersound, Orange Blue).
screenplay and director: Heiko De Groot
main protagonists:
Thomas Behrend
Dr. Alexandros Frantzis
Dr. Alexandros Frantzis
1. camera: Christina Karliczek
2. camera und sound: Tobias Kaufmann
editing: Iryna Tietje
composer: Vince Bahrdt (Murdersound, Orange Blue)
editorial staff: Susanne Lummer
managing editor: Wolf Lengwenus
managing director NDR Naturfilm: Jörn Röver
production: Studio Hamburg DocLights / Blue Planet Film
on behalf of the NDR
Amongst Polarbears - Adventure in the Russian Arctic2. camera und sound: Tobias Kaufmann
editing: Iryna Tietje
composer: Vince Bahrdt (Murdersound, Orange Blue)
editorial staff: Susanne Lummer
managing editor: Wolf Lengwenus
managing director NDR Naturfilm: Jörn Röver
production: Studio Hamburg DocLights / Blue Planet Film
on behalf of the NDR
Sixthousand kilometres away from Germany, between Russia and Alaska, far off in the arctic ocean lies Wrangel Island. Here on a rock half the size of Schleswig-Holstein the wildlife cinematographer Uwe Anders stayed for four months cut off from the rest of the world. Mainly he wanted to film polarbears. Without a car and without deadly firearms he had to face the bears without protection. Only with a long wooden stick the guiding park ranger would try to keep the animals at distance. Heiko De Groot lets the cinematographer tell his adventure of a summer.
360° GEO Reportage - The Narzissus Island off of Cornwall
The Isles of Scilly lie in the ocean forty kilometres behind the end of the world, the "Landsend" of Cornwall. A microcosm with various habitats for humans as well as animals. Keith Low has been field manager on a narzissi farm in the Scillies for a quarter of a century. Now he is supposed to retire. This will give him more time to fish. But soon there might be strict rules for fishing, if his fellow eco friendly islanders will succeed in having the islands declared a protected marine conservation zone. Heiko De Groot has followed Keith on his last days on the farm until he retires.
... more at GEO and ARTE as well as in the Making Of.
NaturNah - Lord of Gannets and Guillemots - The Birdwarden of Helgoland
Every year Helgoland turns into a roadhouse for migrating birds on their way across the north german bay to scandinavia. It's a busy time for the head of the ornithological station Dr. Ommo Hüppop. Doing his research he has discovered that birds migrate to the north more than two weeks earlier than they used to, do to the climate change. Heiko De Groot shows the scientist at his research on migration and the guillemot high jump.
360° GEO Reportage - The Best Sheepdogs of Wales
360° GEO Reportage - Worldchampion On Four Paws
Border collies are thought of as the most intelligent dogs in the world. Every three years they prove their skills at the World Sheepdog Trials. In 2005 the welsh sheep farmer Nigel Watkins missed to become world champion by just half a point. Heiko De Groot followed the runner up in 2008 all the way from his training in spring until the World Trials in fall, to see, if the farmer would become world champion this time.
... more at GEO and ARTE.
Wild Russia - The Adventure
Awarded 2. price Best German Film at NaturVision 2009.
Awarded with the Vaasa University: International Students Special Award at the Wildlife Vaasa Festival 2010 in Finland.
Russia is the biggest country on earth. Many regions are still cut off from todays civilization. The ARD-nature-series "Wild Russia" set out for these remote places. Over three years more than ten film crews have shot about sixhundret hours of footage. In his "Making Of" Heiko De Groot shows how many dangers and privations the filmers had to conquer. Some of them were lucky to survive.
... more at WDR and NDR as well as in the NDR trailer.
360° GEO Reportage - Alligatorhunt in Florida
Florida's growing civilization is crowding alligators in their habitat. The state is calling on trappers to remove the animals from backyards. But scientists and some civilians now wonder, if it is necessary to kill the gators. Heiko De Groot has followed trappers, scientists and concerned civilians around in Florida.
... more at GEO, ARTE and WDR as well as
in the Making Of.
ARD Zoo-Docu-Series - Wolf, Bear & Co.
In 2006 forty episodes of "Wolf, Bear & Co." were shot for the ARD at the Game Park Lüneburger Heide. Reruns air regularly at the syndicates stations. Eight sequels were created by the author Heiko De Groot: "Those six months were instructive. For example, browsers and grazers can be more dangerous than generally thought of, they aggresively defend themself, while some predators prefer to move out of the way and hide."
Television Author Heiko De Groot
"Peoples personal stories move me. To capture how they manage and often get involved to protect animals, is my passion."
For example Heiko De Groot has been shooting the "360° GEO Reportage - Alligatorjagd in Florida" and for the ARD-series "Wolf, Bär & Co.".
Short bio: One year stay in the US, three years professional voice training, master of arts in German language and political studies, NDR-trainee, extensive experience in the media since 1990.
"Peoples personal stories move me. To capture how they manage and often get involved to protect animals, is my passion."
For example Heiko De Groot has been shooting the "360° GEO Reportage - Alligatorjagd in Florida" and for the ARD-series "Wolf, Bär & Co.".
Short bio: One year stay in the US, three years professional voice training, master of arts in German language and political studies, NDR-trainee, extensive experience in the media since 1990.
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