
Luana Knipfer seamlessly transitions between wildlife filmmaking and capturing the human experience. Her passion for nature and humanity plays a central role in the films she helps bring to life through stunning images. Her diverse skills include underwater filming and long-lens filming; high-speed and aerial cinematography, as well as a sensitive, situational documentary approach, always tailored to serve the story. From the Tanzanian bush to the coastal waters of British Columbia, her work has taken her across nearly all continents. With her empathetic nature, she builds trust with her protagonists, capturing intimate and authentic moments. Based in the countryside between Hamburg and Berlin, she works worldwide.
Languages
German (native) | English (fluent) | Portuguese (fluent) | Spanish (good basic knowledge) |French (good basic knowledge)
Special Skills
Drone | Wildlife | Underwater Camera | AOWD Diving Licence SSI | Longlens Filming | Highspeed Film | Gimbal | Timelapse | RAEC (Remote Area Emergency Care) | SKS (Sailing Licence) | Horseback Riding



Selected Credits
Thoughts of Infinity - James Howell | Feature Documentary | D: Halina Dyrschka | P: Ambrosia Film GmbH | USA, Germany | 2024
Katavi | Natural History 3-Part TV Series | 2nd Unit Cinematopgraphy | D: Owen Prümm | WNET, PBS, Terra Mater, Shibumi Films | Tanzania | 2019 - 2024
Wreck Diver in the Baltic Sea | TV Documentary | D: Bernadette Hauke | Pangolin Doxx | KIKA | Germany | 2024
Wild Meadows | TV Documentary 5-Part Series | D: Michaela Kirst, Martin Gronemeyer, Nils Reucker| Arte, sagaMedia | Montenegro, Albania, Austria, Germany | 2024
The Santorini Code | TV Documentary Science | D: Daniela Pulverer, Ann-Christin Krumm | Arte, K22 Film | Greece, Turkey, Germany | 2023
Freddy - I Dive for Ghost Nets | TV Documentary | D: Bernadette Hauke | ZDF, Pangolin Doxx | Germany | 2023
Her Territory - A Foresters first Weeks | TV Documentary | D: Bernadette Hauke, Luana Knipfer | NZZ, SRF | Germany | 2022