Levin Peter was born on 31.08.1985 in Jena, Germany. His first film projects he realized during school time. As part of his A-Level he made adocumentary about the national uprising of 17th June 1953 in the GDR. After that, he started to work in different postproduction companies. In August 2006 he visited the occupied tower block „Prestes Maia“ in Sao Paulo. That experience inspired him to shoot a documentary about thebiggest occupied tower block in whole Latin America, together with Jonas Ginter. This project was realised in co-production with ZDF/ARTE in2008. In september 2008 he started to study at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, specialized on documentaries. Levin Peter was born on 31.08.1985 in Jena, Germany. His first film projects he realized during school time. As part of his A-Level he made adocumentary about the national uprising of 17th June 1953 in the GDR. After that, he started to work in different postproduction companies. InAugust 2006 he visited the occupied tower block „Prestes Maia“ in Sao Paulo. That experience inspired him to shoot a documentary about thebiggest occupied tower block in whole Latin America, together with Jonas Ginter. This project was realised in co-production with ZDF/ARTE in2008. In september 2008 he started to study at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg, specialized on documentaries.
Filmography:
2010 | SONOR documentary (37’) | Filmakademie BW2009 | NIGHT FOREST audiovisual installation (11’) | Filmakademie BW2008 | PRESTES MAIA documentary (52’) | Gebrüder Beetz / ZDF / ARTEnominated for german human rights film award, nominated MiradasDoc, nominated World Organization Against Torture(OMCT) Award at FIFDH Geneve, Festival do Rio, FIPA, Thessaloniki Filmfestival2006 | ABFLUG - CHEGADA documentary (30’)2005 | THE 17th JUNE 1953 documentary (40’)Award in national competition „remembering present and future“2010 | SONOR documentary (37’) | Filmakademie BW2009 | NIGHT FOREST audiovisual installation (11’) | Filmakademie BW2008 | PRESTES MAIA documentary (52’) | Gebrüder Beetz / ZDF / ARTEnominated for german human rights film award, nominated MiradasDoc, nominated World Organization Against Torture(OMCT) Award at FIFDH Geneve, Festival do Rio, FIPA, Thessaloniki Filmfestival2006 | ABFLUG - CHEGADA documentary (30’)2005 | THE 17th JUNE 1953 documentary (40’)Award in national competition „remembering present and future“
Filmography:
2010 | SONOR documentary (37’) | Filmakademie BW2009 | NIGHT FOREST audiovisual installation (11’) | Filmakademie BW2008 | PRESTES MAIA documentary (52’) | Gebrüder Beetz / ZDF / ARTEnominated for german human rights film award, nominated MiradasDoc, nominated World Organization Against Torture(OMCT) Award at FIFDH Geneve, Festival do Rio, FIPA, Thessaloniki Filmfestival2006 | ABFLUG - CHEGADA documentary (30’)2005 | THE 17th JUNE 1953 documentary (40’)Award in national competition „remembering present and future“2010 | SONOR documentary (37’) | Filmakademie BW2009 | NIGHT FOREST audiovisual installation (11’) | Filmakademie BW2008 | PRESTES MAIA documentary (52’) | Gebrüder Beetz / ZDF / ARTEnominated for german human rights film award, nominated MiradasDoc, nominated World Organization Against Torture(OMCT) Award at FIFDH Geneve, Festival do Rio, FIPA, Thessaloniki Filmfestival2006 | ABFLUG - CHEGADA documentary (30’)2005 | THE 17th JUNE 1953 documentary (40’)Award in national competition „remembering present and future“