Tim Huebschle is a Namibian

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and

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. His films are characterised by real-life scenarios, often blending documentary and fictional elements to highlight social and cultural themes relevant to Namibia. After completing his high school in

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, Tim Huebschle relocated to

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and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English & German Literature at the

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. During his studies, he participated in a few film theory seminars and subsequently chose to follow a career in the film industry. He started making independent short films in 2000, after leaving South Africa and moving to

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to pursue internships at production companies in the German capital. In 2003 he returned to

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where he had secured a production budget for ''Savanna Stories'', a 13-part documentary series, aired on the

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Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). After winding up the series in 2005 Huebschle continued to work as director on a wide range of short films, documentaries, music videos and commercials. Throughout the years he collected numerous local and international accolades for his work. In 2009 he co-founded the Namibian film production company ''Collective Productions''. In 2013/14 he directed 26 episodes of a documentary series and 20 episodes of a children's series for the afternoon programming of the German TV station ARD. Huebschle premiered his debut full-length feature entitled ''#LANDoftheBRAVEfilm'' in October 2019.

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Selected filmography

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