Carl-A Fechner is a

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and

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, known for

documentaries A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in ter ...

about Germany's ''

Energiewende The ''Energiewende'' (; ) is the ongoing transition by Germany to a low carbon, environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable energy supply. The new system intends to rely heavily on renewable energy (particularly wind, photovoltaics, and ...

'' and

sustainable energy Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Most definitions of sustainable energy include considerations of environmental aspects such as green ...

more generally.

Life

Fechner took a degree in media education, graduating in 1980 with a diploma. During the

First Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...

, he served as a correspondent for ARD. Since 1988 he has been managing partner of fechnerMEDIA GmbH (formerly focus–film GmbH). His attention since then is the production of

sustainability Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ...

. As editorial director, Fechner is responsible for content and artistic design of fechnerMEDIA films and media campaigns. After producing TV documentaries, Fechner produced and directed his first cinema documentary in 2010 called '' The Fourth Revolution: Energy''. In 2016, his second cinema documentary, ' was released, focusing on the energy transition in Germany.

Personal life

Fechner lives with his wife Bettina and their two children in

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, Germany.

Filmography

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External links

fechnermedia.com

Power to Change: the Energy Rebellion

Climate Warriors
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filmportal.de
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