Katja Becker, born in 1982, has been working as an investigative filmmaker since 2009 and researches topics such as factory farming, gold mining, palm oil, charcoal, uranium mining or agricultural pesticides. She studied project management at the VWA Hamburg after training as a nurse in 2002. As a nurse, she has been on numerous, often volunteer, missions around the world since 2003 until today, which opened her eyes for the first time. As a filmmaker, she is on a deep search to expose exploitation, injustice, environmental degradation and human rights violations, with the goal of showing resistance and hope to the world. With the foundation of her production company ujuzi.media GmbH in Lüneburg, she wants to tell undiscovered stories in exciting, creative and new formats, creating an impact.
Awards:
2016: Best Newcomer, Green Screen Filmfestival, Legacy Warnings
2017: Best short Film, Green Screen Filmfestival, Until the last Drop
2017: Best Short Film, Neustrelitz Nature Film Festival, Until the last Drop
2017: German Citizen Media Award, 1st prize video, G20 Fortress Hamburg
2020: Best Director, Mabig Film Festival, Searching for sustainable gold
2020: Honorable Mention, Natourale, Toxic Business
