THE BARCELONA DOCUMENTARY CLUB was founded
by Cosima Dannoritzer, Denis Delestrac and Bettina Walter.
Since its creation in January 2012, THE CLUB counts with 10 FOUNDING MEMBERS.

 

COSIMA DANNORITZER

Cosima Dannoritzer is a director who specialises in history, science and ecology, and who has worked for broadcasters in the UK, Germany and Spain. Previous films include: 'Re-building Berlin' (Channel 4, 1992, Journalism Prize of the Anglo-German Society 1993), 'Germany Inside Out' (BBC/YLE 2001) and 'El que la brossa ens diu/If Rubbish Could Speak' (TVE, 2003). Her most recent documentary, 'The Light Bulb Conspiracy' (Article Z, ARTE, Media 3.14, TVC and TVE, in collaboration with NRK, RTBF, SBS-TV, TG4, TSR and YLE), about Planned Obsolescence and the origins of the consumer society, has so far been sold to 13 countries and won several international awards.

DENIS DELESTRAC

Denis Delestrac is a French journalist, writer and award-winning director. Among his social-political and cultural documentaries are: “Human Rights”, shot in Israel, Colombia and Afghanistan, a powerful documentary that analyses how armed conflicts increasingly affect civilian communities and foster displacement; “The Mission to Educate” which examines the sustainability of the nomadic Nigerian tribes’ lifestyle; and“The Nomad Spirit” looks at how market economy has transformed Mongolian society. More recently, Delestrac contributed to the direction and writing of the award-winning large format blockbuster “Mystery of the Nile”. His first feature documentary,  “PAX AMERICANA and the Weaponization of Space”, was selected in major international film festivals and acclaimed by the critics worldwide. Delestrac currently resides in Barcelona, Spain, where he runs Intrepido Films, a production company specializing in world-class documentaries.

BETTINA WALTER

Bettina Walter is committed to producing single creative documentaries for the international market. Bettina completed a degree in Anthropology, Literature, Linguistics and Latin American Politics & Economics in Hamburg, Malaga and Buenos Aires prior to embarking on a career in documentary production. Before joining Polar Star Films, Bettina worked as head of development at various production companies in Germany and Spain. Bettina was a jury member for the TVC Television award 2007.Since 2007 she has been teaching at the University of Barcelona for the Masters Degree: History, Culture and Communication. At ECIB (Escuela de Cine de Barcelona, Filmschool of Barcelona) she teaches for the Postgradute Master in Documentary. Bettina's teaching work gives her special access to emerging creative talent and compelling new projects.