Luana Knipfer
Meet Luana Knipfer @luanaknipfer
Based between Berlin and Hamburg, Germany Luana works worldwide. She spent the last three seasons working for Shibumi Films in Tanzania for a Blue Chip Documentary.
Skilled in Longlens filming and Drone operating Luana meanders between nature and people documentary.
Recent credits;
2025 ‘Katavi - Africa’s lost Paradise’ 3 Part Series | Shibumi Films, Terra Mater, WNET | Tanzania | 2nd Unit Cinematography - Longlens and drone
2025 ‘Among Orcas’ | Doclights GmbH, NDR/ARD | Norway, USA | Camerawoman
2020 - ‘The Bastard King’| Shibumi Films, Terra Mater | Longlens, Tanzania
2019 – ‘Jewels of the Alps - Italy's Great Lakes | ZDF/Arte | Marco Polo Film AG | Italy, Camerawoman
2018 – ‘Nature of Things -Do whales and humans speak the same language’ | CBC | Anthro Media | Canada, Camerawoman
2017 - ‘The Fox and the City’ | NDR, RBB, Arte | Nona nature Dox | Germany, Camerawoman
Key skills: Long lens, drone licence, multilingual (German, English, Portuguese, Spanish, French), Horseback rider, PADI diver, Sailing and powerboat licence.
Top tip:
‘Always keep on learning and evolving’
Get in touch with Luana here www.luanaknipfer.de
