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Basil Gelpke

Basil Gelpke

Actor, Director, Producer

Born September 10, 1962 in Basel, Switzerland

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Basil Gelpke was born on September 10, 1962, in Basel, Switzerland. After studying Social Anthropology, Economics, and scientific film production, he developed a deep passion for all forms of moving images. He is the Managing Director of Lava Production AG, www.lavatv.com. Basil began his career in advertising but soon transitioned to journalism, becoming one of the youngest reporters to work for Swiss national television. One of his early highlights was a widely praised interview with Liza Minnelli. In 1990, he relocated to Cologne to produce Tacheles, a weekly political talk show on German TV, collaborating closely with host Johannes Gross, a legendary figure in German journalism. While in Cologne, he also produced his first one-hour documentary, “The Artificial Paradise,” for Germany’s WDR channel. This film, which explored the history of LSD and its Swiss inventor Albert Hofmann, was later nominated for the prestigious German Grimme Awards. Basil has received numerous accolades for his documentary work, including the 2007 Sol d’Or in Barcelona, the 2006 Film Prize from the City of Zurich, the 2007 Best Documentary Award at the Palm Beach Film Festival, and the 2006 Best of Fest Award at the Lake Tahoe Film Festival. His documentary “A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash” was uniquely shortlisted twice for the 2007 Grierson Awards, Britain’s leading documentary honors, and screened at over 50 film festivals. In the United States, it was acquired by Robert Redford to launch the “Green” programming segment on the Sundance Channel and was sold to more than 20 countries.

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4 wins and 2 nominations

Filmography

Actor

1

NZZ Format Poster

NZZ Format TV Series1993Self - Host

Director

8

Type

Year

Mensch 2.0 - Die Evolution in unserer Hand Poster

Mensch 2.0 - Die Evolution in unserer Hand Documentary2012

Sacred & Secret Poster

Sacred & Secret Documentary2010

Volcanoes: A Window Into Geological Time Poster

Volcanoes: A Window Into Geological Time Mini-Series2007

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Poster

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Documentary2006

Kampf dem Krebs - Hoffnung durch Forschung Poster

Kampf dem Krebs - Hoffnung durch Forschung Documentary2004

Rückblende Poster

Rückblende TV Series2003

LSD und sein Entdecker Albert Hofmann Poster

LSD und sein Entdecker Albert Hofmann Documentary1993

NZZ Format Poster

NZZ Format TV Series1993

Producer

8

Type

Year

Mensch 2.0 - Die Evolution in unserer Hand Poster

Mensch 2.0 - Die Evolution in unserer Hand Documentary2012

Sacred & Secret Poster

Sacred & Secret Documentary2010

Volcanoes: A Window Into Geological Time Poster

Volcanoes: A Window Into Geological Time Mini-Series2007

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Poster

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Documentary2006

Kampf dem Krebs - Hoffnung durch Forschung Poster

Kampf dem Krebs - Hoffnung durch Forschung Documentary2004

Expedition Robinson TV Series1999

LSD und sein Entdecker Albert Hofmann Poster

LSD und sein Entdecker Albert Hofmann Documentary1993

NZZ Format Poster

NZZ Format TV Series1993

Writer

7

Type

Year

Mensch 2.0 - Die Evolution in unserer Hand Poster

Mensch 2.0 - Die Evolution in unserer Hand Documentary2012

Sacred & Secret Poster

Sacred & Secret Documentary2010

Volcanoes: A Window Into Geological Time Poster

Volcanoes: A Window Into Geological Time Mini-Series2007

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Poster

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash Documentary2006

Kampf dem Krebs - Hoffnung durch Forschung Poster

Kampf dem Krebs - Hoffnung durch Forschung Documentary2004

LSD und sein Entdecker Albert Hofmann Poster

LSD und sein Entdecker Albert Hofmann Documentary1993

NZZ Format Poster

NZZ Format TV Series1993

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1

Die toten Fische Poster

Die toten Fische Feature Film1989

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