A Conversation With Director Peter Webber

Sat Oct 31, 2020
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (90 min)

TU Berlin Audimax

Peter Webber is a British director and producer who has extensive experience in feature films and television. His first film was the short film The Zebra Man (1992), which he co-wrote and directed. He then worked as an editor on Saint-Ex (1996). Webber’s major directorial debut came with Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003), which received numerous accolades including 3 Academy Award nominations, 2 Golden Globe nominations and 10 BAFTA Award nominations. His other directorial credits include Hannibal Rising (2007), Emperor (2012), and Netflix original Pickpockets (2018), in addition to drama series Tutankhamun (2016) and Kingdoms of Fire (2019) starring Khaled El Nabawy. His documentary work includes the award-winning environmental feature documentary Ten Billion (2015) and Earth: One Amazing Day (2017), narrated by Robert Redford and Jackie Chan, for which he won Best Film at Academia Film Olomouc and the Chinese American Film Festival. Inna de Yard (2019), his latest film, is a documentary feature that follows a group of pioneering reggae musicians, capturing the continuing relevance of their music and way of life.