27.09.2023 – 10:40

gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion and Team Malizia announce the start of shooting for an exclusive documentary on Boris Herrmann and the way to his second Vendée Globe race

Gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion and Team Malizia announce the start of shooting for an exclusive documentary on Boris Herrmann and the way to his second Vendée Globe race

Berlin, 27.09.2023 – We are happy to announce that gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion has entered into an exclusive agreement with Boris Herrmann and his Team Malizia on a feature length prime documentary. Shooting has already started. The film will dive deeply into the life of Germany’s most popular sailor and accompany him and his team for 6 months in preparation of his second Vendée Globe, the world’s toughest sailing race round the world – solo, non-stop and without assistance.

In 2021 Boris Herrmann was the first German to ever participate in the iconic race, accomplishing his long-time dream. Alone at sea in the most remote areas of the world, he battled harsh sailing conditions and loneliness. After 80 days alone at sea, only 24 hours before the finish line Boris Herrmann crashed with a fisher boat, which nearly ended his race. Still he managed to finish in an amazing fifth place. Since then, Boris Herrmann and his Team Malizia have designed and built a brand new racing yacht, the Malizia-Seaexplorer, which they launched in 2022 and already sailed around the world with in a crew race during The Ocean Race 2022–23. Now, Boris Herrmann is getting back into solo racing and starting to get his Malizia-Seaexplorer ready for the 2024 edition of the Vendée Globe. But will he himself be prepared for the challenge, too?

The documentary will be an encouraging and inspiring story about passion and dedication, about facing and overcoming hardship, doubts and throwbacks to pursue a vision and a life-long dream. The film will be ready for broadcast, beginning of autumn 2024.

About gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion

Since its foundation in 2000, gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion has produced more than 250 high-quality documentaries, series and theatrical documentaries for the national and international market and is listed among the 200 most important production companies worldwide by the leading industry magazine “Realscreen”. Current productions include the internationally acclaimed and award-winning Sky Original documentary series JUAN CARLOS – DOWNFALL OF THE KING.

Its productions regularly compete in major international A-list festivals and have received more than 100 awards, including the Grimme Award, the Cinema for Peace Award, the International Documentary Award, the Prix Europa, the German Film Award, the HotDocs Filmmakers Award, the British Independent Award, the Wirtschaftsfilmpreis of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, the Rockie Award, and the Special Jury Award of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.

gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion stands for committed films, rousing storytelling and a wide range of topics from gripping crime documentaries to touching biographies, spectacular nature and adventure series to contemporary music and cultural productions. Each year, 12 to 15 selected films and documentary series are produced. To further develop the classic narrative structures in cinema, TV and streaming, gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion complements its productions with innovative cross-media formats such as web-docs, apps, social media campaigns, educational games, exhibitions, media events and books.

gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion is a LEONINE Studios company.

Gebrüder Beetz Filmproduktion Berlin GmbH & Co. KG • Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin • Amtsgericht Charlottenburg • HRA 41032B • Geschäftsführer: Reinhardt Beetz, Christian Beetz • Persönlich haftender Gesellschafterin: Gebrüder Beetz Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH • Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin • Amtsgericht Charlottenburg • HRB 244128B