Magic Touch Films is a film production company based in Windhoek Namibia.
The company is owned by Edna Awaras and Wolfgang Knoepfler. We specialize in high quality international film and television projects We have produced and facilitated award winning documentaries and TV-dramas and films for almost all major broadcasters around the world including the BBC, ITV, Channel4, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, WNET, PBS, History Channel, France 5, M6, ZDF, ARD, NDR, WDR, Pro7, Sat1, ORF, Mediaset, DeaPlaneta, NHK etc.
Line Producer / Fixer / Production Highlights
2012 – “Wild Things – with Dominic Monaghan” documentary series for BBC
2011 – “The Desert Doctor” – 90minute TV-Event movie for Pro7 and ORF
2008–2010 – “Rift Valley” 3x60min natural history series for National Geographic, ORF, WDR, NDR and ARTE.
2007 – “The Biblecode” 2x90min TV Drama for Pro7, ORF and M6 – Filmed on location in Namibia.
2006 – “Mission Africa” 12x30min Obdoc series with Nick Knowles and Ken Hames for BBC1.
2006 – “Beyond Boundaries” 4x60min Obdoc series for BBC 2, filmed on location in Namibia.
2003-2004 - “Deep Jungle” 3-part TV Series for ITV, WNET, France 5 and National Geographic Channel. Wildscreen winner 2006.
2000-2002 – “The Future is Wild” – documentary/animation series that delivered the highest ever ratings for Animal Planet.
2001 – “Afghanistan - The lost Mine of the Pharaohs” a documentary which I developed and produced.
2000 – “The Ancient Amazon” – Winner of the ROMY for best documentary and winner of numerous other awards.
1999 – “The Magic Trees of Assam” – Wildscreen Finalist (2000) and winner of numerous awards.
1998 – “Automat Kalashnikov” – theatrical release documentary.
1997 – “Funny Games” by Michael Haneke - competitor at Cannes for the Palme d’Or in 1998.
1995-1996 – “Commissar Rex” – TV Drama series.
1994 – “Wurzeln der Demokratie” – 2x50min documentary for ORF
1993 – “Industrie am Wendepunkt” – 6x50min documentary series for ORF
1992 – “Die Awaren” – 50min documentary for ORF
1991 – “Island of the Saints” – 50min documentary for ORF-Universum
1990 – “Un estate Italiana” – written by Giorgio Moroder. Official video clip for the Football World Championship in Italy.
1989 – Videoclips for Queen, Falco, Opus etc.
1988 – “Eurocops” – international TV-Drama series
1987 – “Tatort” – the longest running TV-Drama series in Germany and Austria.