Broadview TV GmbH is a German documentary film production company based in Cologne. BROADVIEW produces documentaries for broadcast and cable networks in Germany and worldwide, including

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, ARD,

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, HBO, A&E,

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, RTL, as well as for national and international Institutions including the

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and the

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. The films have gone on to win the International Emmy® Award, the German Television Award, the Magnolia Award and Banff Television Award.

History

Since its founding in 1999 by Leopold Hoesch, BROADVIEW TV is one of Germany's leading production companies in the fields of history, politics, culture, science and sports for TV stations, cinema distributors and media platforms in Germany and abroad. BROADVIEW TV has produced numerous documentaries for TV and cinema including the ARD-series 'German Dynasties', the

-series 'TOO young TO DIE' and the

-series 'Theatre Portraits' with Esther Schweins. Under the label Broadview Pictures, the company produced cinema documentaries that include

Klitschko Vitali Klitschko (born 19 July 1971) and Wladimir Klitschko (born 25 March 1976), known as the Klitschko Brothers, are Ukrainian former professional boxers. During their peak years between 2004 and 2015, they were considered the dominant world he ...

Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot ''Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot'' is a German documentary film produced by Leopold Hoesch depicting the career of Dirk Nowitzki from the second German Basketball League to the NBA. The films premiered on 16 September 2014 in Cologne. Synopsis T ...

, Who owns nature?, KROOS and

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. Furthermore, Broadview TV also develops and shoots imagefilms for companies and institutions including the

and the

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. The managing director is Leopold Hoesch. He represents The International Academy Of Television Arts & Industry as Ambassador to Germany. Together with

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and Sebastian Dehnhardt, Hoesch won the Emmy Award for Best Documentary for 'The Drama of Dresden' (2005).

Dokumentationen

Series

*Noble Dynasties in North Rhine-Westphalia * German Dynasties * Monarchies * Theatre Makers * Theatre Portraits * Dynasties in North Rhine-Westphalia * TOO Young TO DIE * 'UNSER LAND'

Awards and nominations won by Broadview TV

*2020 German Television Award for "

" (Best Editing Info/Documentary) *2020 Nominated – German Television Award for "

" (Best Documentary) * 2020 Award of Excellence Special Mention: Documentary Feature at the Impact DOCS Awards for "

" * 2019 Impact Award at the

Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Fest ...

for "

" * 2019 Grand Prix AST – Ville de Paris at the Pariscience Film Festival for "

" * 2019 Nominated – German Television Award for "Coal" * 2018 Nominated – German Television Award for "3 Days in September" (Best Documentary) * 2017 Deutsche Akademie für Fernsehen: Award for Myrna Drews for "Hedda" (Set design) * 2017 Deutscher Wirtschaftsfilmpreis for "Germany's great clans - The C&A Story" * 2015 RIAS TV Award for "Breath of Freedom" * 2015 Nominated – Deutscher Filmpreis for "

" * 2015 Nominated – Magnolia Award (Shanghai) for "

" * 2014 Nominated – Magnolia Award (Shanghai), Prix Europe and Rockie Award ( BANFF) for "Breath of Freedom" * 2013

Bavarian TV Award Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ...

for "Citizen Springer" * 2013 Nominated –

Sports Emmy Award The Sports Emmy Awards, or Sports Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the Sports E ...

for "KLITSCHKO" * 2012 Deutscher Wirtschaftsfilmpreis Award for "Citizen Springer" * 2012

Romy Award The Romy television award in honor of the German-born and naturalized French actress Romy Schneider, born in Vienna, was created in 1990 by the Austrian newspaper ''Kurier'' – or rather their movie reviewer Rudolf John, who also designed th ...

(Austria) for "KLITSCHKO" as 'Best Documentary Cinema' and for Leopold Hoesch as 'Best Producer' * 2011 Magnolia Award (Shanghai) for "The chancellor who fell to his knees. The two lives of Willy Brandt." * 2010

Banff World Media Festival The Banff World Media Festival (formerly known as the Banff World Television Festival) is an international media event held in the Canadian Rockies at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Banff, Alberta, Canada. The festival is dedicated to world ...

Rockie Award for "The Miracle of Leipzig" * 2010 WorldFest-Houston Gold Remi Award for "The Miracle of Leipzig" * 2009 DocumFest (Timișoara, Romania) Great Prize Award for "The Miracle of Leipzig" * 2006 Nominated – World Television Award (Banff) for "The Drama of Dresden" * 2006 Magnolia Award (Shanghai) for "The Drama of Dresden" * 2005 Nominated – World Television Award (Banff) for "The Miracle of Bern – The True Story" * 2005

International Emmy Award The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sci ...

(New York) for "The Drama of Dresden" (together with Sebastian Dehnhardt und

) * 2004 Nominated – Magnolia Award (Shanghai) for "Stalingrad" * 2004 German Television Award for "The Miracle of Bern – The True Story" * 2003 Nominated – International Emmy Award for "Stalingrad"

References

External links

* * Website o
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