Hugo Niebeling

Biography

Hugo Niebeling (2 February 1931 – 9 July 2016) was a German film director and producer. He had been particularly noted for his work on industrial and music films, and is considered one of the most important renewers of these genres in Germany. His style is credited to have influenced and helped create the modern music video. His feature-film documentary Alvorada was nominated for an Academy Award in 1963.

Directed

1. Pastorale (1967) — Director
2. Druckgefäß Kahl (1960) — Director
3. Steel - Variations on a Theme (1960) — Director
4. Alvorada: Brazil's Changing Face (1962) — Director
5. Giselle (1970) — Director
6. Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 (1971) — Director
7. Es wäre gut, daß ein Mensch würde umbracht für das Volk (1991) — Director
8. Petrol - Carburant - Kraftstoff (1965) — Director
9. Eroica (1972) — Director
10. Mit Licht schreiben - Photographein (1967) — Director
11. Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 (1971) — Director
12. Karajan dirigiert Beethovens Siebente (Directors Cut) (2010) — Director
13. La valse (1973) — Director
14. Allegro (1970) — Director
15. Stählerne Adern (1956) — Director
16. Violin Concerto (1974) — Director
17. Serenade (1973) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Alvorada: Brazil's Changing Face (1962) — Narrator (voice)
2. Kulturplatz (2004) — Self
3. Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen (2008) — Self