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Richard Ladkani

Film Director / Cinematographer / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 07/21/1943 (80)
Richard Ladkani (born July 21, 1973) is an independent Austrian director and cinematographer known for documentary films such as The Ivory Game and Sea of Shadows. Ladkani has received numerous awards for his documentaries, including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, the Cinema for Peace Award (Berlin), the FIPRESCI Award and was nominated for the DGA Awards, Cinema Eye Honors, an Emmy, the IDA Awards and many others. The Ivory Game and Jane's Journey were both shortlisted for an Academy Award. Since 2020, he's been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars) Documentary Branch. In 2015, Richard Ladkani and his wife Anita founded the film production company Malaika Pictures. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | War | History

Known for these Movies & Shows

Wildlife activists and investigators put their lives on the line to battle the illegal African ivory trade, in this suspenseful on-the-ground documentary. ...

The Ivory Game

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2016 | 3.8/5 | 1h 52min
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'The Devil's Miner' tells the story of 14-year-old Basilio who worships the devil for protection while working in a Bolivian silver mine to support his family. ...

The Devil's Miner

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2005 | 3.4/5 | 1h 22min
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The vaquita, the world’s smallest whale, is nearing extinction as its habitat is destroyed by Mexican cartels and the Chinese Mafia, who harvest the totoaba fish, the “cocaine of the sea.” Envir ...

Sea of Shadows

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2019 | 3.9/5 | 1h 46min
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This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their in ...

Independent Lens

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1999- | 3.4/5 | 1h per episode
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Awards & Nominations for Richard Ladkani

European Film Award for Best Documentary
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Movies with Richard Ladkani as Crew(7)

Directing/Director2019 Sea of Shadows
Camera/Director of Photography2016 The Ivory Game
Directing/Director2016 The Ivory Game
Directing/Director2011 Vatican: The Hidden World
Camera/Camera Operator2009 The Most Secret Place on Earth
Camera/Director of Photography2008 A Powerful Noise
Directing/Director2005 The Devil's Miner

TV Shows/Series with Richard Ladkani as Crew(1)

Directing/Series Director2024 Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.richardladkani.com
Citizenship: Austria
Born: Wednesday, 07/21 1943 (July) (current age: 80 years + 280 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Richard Ladkani frequently works together with these people:
Kief Davidson (3x, Crew)
Leonardo DiCaprio (2x, Actor)
Walter Köhler (2x, Crew)
Wolfgang Knöpfler (2x, Crew)
Mark Eberle (2x, Crew)
Nick Higgins (2x, Crew)
Jennifer Fineran (2x, Crew)
Tom Vater (2x, Crew)
Scott Z. Burns (1x, Crew)
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (1x, Cast)
Ofir Drori (1x, Actor)
Alex Honnold (1x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:218145, Added: 07/29/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024