# Manfred Becker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manfred_Becker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Manfred_Becker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Becker > Source revision: 1340663775 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|German-Canadian filmmaker}} {{more footnotes|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Manfred Becker | image = | caption = | birth_name = Manfred Wilhelm Becker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|03|09}} | birth_place = [Wilhelmshaven, Germany](/source/Wilhelmshaven%2C_Germany), | title = | spouse = Susan Meggs | children = 2: * Sebastian Becker * Jonas Becker }} '''Manfred Becker''' (born March 10, 1960) is a [German-Canadian](/source/German-Canadian) [documentary](/source/documentary) independent [filmmaker](/source/filmmaker) and [film editor](/source/film_editor). His work often explores personal stories behind current or historical issues. Born and raised in [Wilhelmshaven](/source/Wilhelmshaven), Germany, Becker moved to Canada in 1983. Since 2001, Becker has been writing and directing documentaries for television, his latest, a look at the phenomenon of tourists seeking out places of conflict and fear entitled ''Dark Tourism'', being the eighth. In the past decade Becker has written and directed eight documentaries for television, earning him numerous nominations and awards. His film ''Fatherland'' won the Donald Brittain [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) in 2006 for Best Documentary and was screened at [Hot Docs](/source/Hot_Docs) and several other festivals internationally. ==Awards== Becker has edited feature-length documentaries for Canadian filmmakers [Sturla Gunnarsson](/source/Sturla_Gunnarsson), Nettie Wild and [Paul Jay](/source/Paul_Jay) that have won Gemini, [Genie](/source/Genie_Award) and [Chalmers](/source/M._Joan_Chalmers_Awards_for_Arts_Administration%2C_Artistic_Direction_and_Documentary_Film_and_Video) awards and an [International Emmy](/source/International_Emmy) among others. In addition to a Gemini award for Best Editing on ''Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows'' (1999), Becker's work on ''Thin Ice'' (2000) was nominated for the same category. Becker's work on ''A Place Called Chiapas'' led to a Hot Docs award. ==Personal life== Becker is married to Susan Meggs, whom he met at a screening in Toronto, where the couple currently reside. They have two children, Jonas and Sebastian, aged 21 and 19. ==Filmography== * ''Death of a Warrior'' (2001). A documentary about the bombing of the [Greenpeace](/source/Greenpeace) vessel "Rainbow Warrior". For [History Television](/source/History_(Canadian_TV_channel)) * ''Neighbours'' (2003) A Historical documentary about the crossing paths of [Sigmund Freud](/source/Sigmund_Freud) and [Adolf Hitler](/source/Adolf_Hitler) in a fin-de-siecle Vienna. For History Television * ''The Life of Me'' (2003) A vérité documentary following the workshop of a play for the "Madness in the Arts Festival" featuring actors with mental illness. For [TVOntario](/source/TVOntario) * ''The Siege'' (2004) Historical documentary on the 1999 siege of a UN compound in [East Timor](/source/East_Timor). For History Television * ''Fatherland'' (2004) Feature-length personal essay documentary on history, memory and fatherhood. For History Television * ''Hitler's Children: Germany in Autumn 1977'' (2006). For History Television * ''Diamond Road'' (2007) 3x one-hour HD documentary series on the global diamond industry. For Discovery Times & DISCOVERY HD, ARTE, ZDF, NHK, Australian and French TV * ''Dark Tourism'' (2008) Vérité documentary on the phenomenon of tourists seeking out places of conflict and fear. For History Television * ''Here At Home'' (2012) Becker is the Toronto director for the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada) [web documentary](/source/web_documentary) ''Here At Home'', exploring the [Mental Health Commission of Canada](/source/Mental_Health_Commission_of_Canada)'s efforts to end homelessness for people with mental illness via its At Home initiative.{{cite news|url=http://www.news1130.com/entertainment/article/369949--nfb-short-web-docs-capture-results-of-canada-s-at-home-chez-soi-study|title=NFB short web docs capture results of Canada's At Home/Chez Soi study|last=Ahearn|first=Victoria|date=5 June 2012|work=News1130|publisher=[Canadian Press](/source/Canadian_Press)|accessdate=13 November 2012|location=Toronto}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.manfredbecker.com Official website] * {{IMDb name|0065515|Manfred Becker}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Manfred}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian film educators Category:Canadian documentary film directors Category:People from Wilhelmshaven Category:Film directors from Toronto Category:West German emigrants to Canada Category:Canadian Screen Award winning editors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Manfred Becker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Becker) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Becker?action=history)). 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