Jan Haft

Norway’s fjords are a little-known wilderness. Billions of herring darken the waters and orcas feast on the banquet. Salmon leap up waterfalls...

Home is where we grow up or settle permanently. And this home is always shaped by nature. Today, we human beings change and shape this more than any...

Home is where we grow up or settle permanently. And this home is always shaped by nature. Today, we human beings change and shape this more than any...

Home is where we grow up or settle permanently. And this home is always shaped by nature. Today, we human beings change and shape this more than any...

Butterflies are certainly the most popular of all insects. Hardly anyone can resist the grace and beauty of these colorful jugglers as they fly from...

From the arctic tundra to the great planes, the kingdom of the wolf extends across the entire northern hemisphere. They are icons of the wilderness,...

It covers thirty percent of the Earth's land mass and yet, most of us barely scratch the surface. Now, discover what few people have seen, as The...

The North Sea, the largest sea on our doorstep, has many faces: wide tidal environments, high dunes, flat holms and rugged coastlines. Its beaches...

In his film, Jan Haft shows the almost unbelievable diversity of native wild bees and their amazing adaptations to a wide variety of habitats and...

In his film, Jan Haft shows the almost unbelievable diversity of native wild bees and their amazing adaptations to a wide variety of habitats and...

Jan Haft is without doubt a nature filmmaker with a gifted knack for the very special regions of the world. A few years ago, in Das grüne Wunder...

Jan Haft is without doubt a nature filmmaker with a gifted knack for the very special regions of the world. A few years ago, in Das grüne Wunder...

In southern Germany, winter can still be admired in all its glory every year. With its white coat of snow and icicles and myriads of small crystals...

In southern Germany, winter can still be admired in all its glory every year. With its white coat of snow and icicles and myriads of small crystals...

In southern Germany, winter can still be admired in all its glory every year. With its white coat of snow and icicles and myriads of small crystals...

How much natural life dwells in a cornfield? This film explores the diverse range of species who inhabit these food-producing areas.

In the Southeastern-most part of Germany, rises Mount Watzmann. This mighty peak is a stone guardian of a remarkable wild region that holds tight to...

In the Southeastern-most part of Germany, rises Mount Watzmann. This mighty peak is a stone guardian of a remarkable wild region that holds tight to...

In the Southeastern-most part of Germany, rises Mount Watzmann. This mighty peak is a stone guardian of a remarkable wild region that holds tight to...

Intact ecosystems provide the best defense against climate change! The ecosystem of a small creek is complex and diverse – the shocking reality...

Intact ecosystems provide the best defense against climate change! The ecosystem of a small creek is complex and diverse – the shocking reality...

Jan Haft is without doubt a nature filmmaker with a gifted knack for the very special regions of the world. A few years ago, in Das grüne Wunder...

Now threatened with extinction, the last populations have entrenched themselves in Romania, where the more traditional agriculture and the...

Slovakia lies in the heart of Europe. What natural treasures the small country holds, what spectacular nature and what peculiarities of flora and...

Slovakia lies in the heart of Europe. What natural treasures the small country holds, what spectacular nature and what peculiarities of flora and...

In Iceland, volcanoes line up like pearls on a string. In the mountains and valleys the ground boils. It smokes, hisses and bubbles. Although rising...

The flower meadow is home to countless species of animals. Some live underground, some among the blades of grass and others populate the colorful...

For most people, "the bee" is the honey bee, busy producing flowers and honey and wax. But very few people know that there are more than 560 other...

There are numerous myths and legends surrounding the common raven. Everyone knows Wilhelm Busch's "Hans Huckebein" or the fable of the fox and the...

There are numerous myths and legends surrounding the common raven. Everyone knows Wilhelm Busch's "Hans Huckebein" or the fable of the fox and the...

There are numerous myths and legends surrounding the common raven. Everyone knows Wilhelm Busch's "Hans Huckebein" or the fable of the fox and the...

When Peter Wohlleben published his book "The Hidden Life of Trees" in 2015, he quickly entered bestseller lists. The forester wrote vividly about his...

The Norwegian fjords are among the most impressive landscapes in Europe. In the deep, cold waters lies a surprisingly rich underwater world: from...

The Norwegian fjords are among the most impressive landscapes in Europe. In the deep, cold waters lies a surprisingly rich underwater world: from...

The Norwegian fjords are among the most impressive landscapes in Europe. In the deep, cold waters lies a surprisingly rich underwater world: from...

The Norwegian fjords are among the most impressive landscapes in Europe. In the deep, cold waters lies a surprisingly rich underwater world: from...

In Iceland, volcanoes line up like pearls on a string. In the mountains and valleys the ground boils. It smokes, hisses and bubbles. Although rising...

In Iceland, volcanoes line up like pearls on a string. In the mountains and valleys the ground boils. It smokes, hisses and bubbles. Although rising...

For most people, "the bee" is the honey bee, busy producing flowers and honey and wax. But very few people know that there are more than 560 other...

"Kingdom of the Forest" explores the wildlife of Europe's primeval forests. The full range of charismatic mammals and birds are captured with...

It covers thirty percent of the Earth's land mass and yet, most of us barely scratch the surface. Now, discover what few people have seen, as The...

It covers thirty percent of the Earth's land mass and yet, most of us barely scratch the surface. Now, discover what few people have seen, as The...

A forest is not only the realm of trees, but also a world of animals. When it gets dark in the forest, we humans leave this place, we are not made...

It covers thirty percent of the Earth's land mass and yet, most of us barely scratch the surface. Now, discover what few people have seen, as The...

In Iceland, volcanoes line up like pearls on a string. In the mountains and valleys the ground boils. It smokes, hisses and bubbles. Although rising...

Intact ecosystems provide the best defense against climate change! The ecosystem of a small creek is complex and diverse – the shocking reality...

"A Butterlfy's Tale" is a nature film in the guise of a road movie. Filmmaker Jan Haft and his team go in search of one of Europe's rarest...

„The Fabulous Insects – Beetles“ presents colourful and bizarrely shaped species as well as the largest beetle in the world, in its...

„The Fabulous Insects – Ants“ shows the diversity, beauty and exciting strategies of ants in their respective habitats. Whether in...

Butterflies and Music, The male purple emperor possesses the iridescence that gives it its name: the metallic purple shimmer is a structural colour...

Home is where we grow up or settle permanently. And this home is always shaped by nature. Today, we human beings change and shape this more than any...