Carsten Diercks (1921 - 2 November 2009'' Hamburger Abendblatt'', 7 November 2009
death notice
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at the radio station of the Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk. 1952 he became cinematographer with NWDR TV station. In 1953, he participated in the first tests of

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. During his long occupation for the network, he made some 500 documentaries as cinematographer, director or executive producer. He was the driving representative of the so-called Hamburgian school, which aimed to comply the documentary genre with new requirements of television broadcasting. In 1959, he worked as a consultant for Minister of Information and Broadcasting

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to build up a national TV network in

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He was decorated with the

Bundesverdienstkreuz The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

Filmography

* 1955: Netz über Bord - Heringsfang auf der Nordsee

References

External links

Short biography of Carsten Diercks
at Filmmuseum Hamburg (some examples of his work in for RealPlayer)
''Die Welt kommt in die Stube'', DJV-Info, Issue 1/2001, S. 8
{{DEFAULTSORT:Diercks, Carsten 1921 births 2009 deaths German documentary filmmakers Mass media people from Kiel Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Film people from Schleswig-Holstein