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  • DOOMSDAY CLOCK Premiere
    DOOMSDAY CLOCK was premiered on November 21, 2023.

    After two years of research and development, financing and an exciting shoot in the USA, Japan and Europe, post-production in Lower Austria and France, DOOMSDAY CLOCK was launchen on ARTE in both France and Germany.

    DOOMSDAY CLOCK focuses on the greatest man-made threats to humanity and tells them along the story of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a network founded in 1945 by Einstein, Oppenheimer and other scientists.

    This is the third film Dirk van den Berg and Pascal Verroust are directing and producing together. And a new project is already in the making…
    https://doomsday.outremerfilm.com

About Dirk van den Berg

Dirk is an international director, writer and producer. Together with his French "partner-in-crime" Pascal Verroust he directed and produced DOOMSDAY CLOCK (https://doomsday.outremerfilm.com) in 2023 about the "Bulletin Of The Atomic Scientists" founded by Einstein and Oppenheimer and the greatest threats to humanity. Before that, the duo made BIG BANG OF THE PRESENT (https://1979bigbang.com) in 1979 about the year of the beginning of our era, and THE SIEGE OF MECCA (https://mecca1979.com) about the origins of religious Islamist terrorism.

Known for

Fictional movies as director

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2000Falsche Liebe - Die InternetfalleTV MovieDirk van den BergCinemakers Film GmbH
1992Russian Times
Pilotfilm
TV Movie, RAI [it], TSI [ch]Dirk van den BergIrchel Film [ch]Pilotfilm

Non-fictional movies as director

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2023Against The ClockDocumentary, arte, rbb [de], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbH
2021Decameron 2020Documentary, ORF [at]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbH
20191979 Big Bang of the PresentDocumentary, arte, NRK [no], ORF [at], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch], TVP [pl]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbH
2018The Siege of MeccaDocumentary, arte, HR [de], NDR [de], ORF [at], PBS [us], rbb [de], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch], WDR [de]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbH
2016Guzo - The JourneyDocumentary (multi-part)Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbH
2014Jamming AddisDocumentaryDirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbH
2012WunderWelten - Der Dal-See. Die schwimmende Welt von KaschmirDocumentary (Series), arte, ZDF [de]Dirk van den BergDok-Haus Film- und Fernsehproduktion UG [de]
2011Sorry, it's a girlDocumentaryDirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbH

Fictional movies in other activities

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2014Meine Tochter Anne FrankTV Movie, ARD [de], HR [de], rbb [de], WDR [de]Raymond Leyargon film - Argon Verlag AVE GmbH [de]creative producer
201314 - Tagebücher des Ersten WeltkriegsTV Series, arte, NDR [de], ORF [at], SWR [de], WDR [de]Jan PeterLOOKSfilmproducer
2012Eine mörderische EntscheidungTV Movie, ARD [de], NDR [de]Raymond LeyCinecentrum Hamburg Deutsche Gesellschaft für Film- und Fernsehprod. mbH [de]location scout Jordanien; Danksagung Endtitel
2008The Truth About MenFeature FilmPaul MiddleditchK5 Film GmbH [de]executive producer Germany
2007Steel TrapFeature FilmLuis Camara SilvaK5 Film GmbH [de]executive producer
2007Io, Don GiovanniFeature FilmCarlos SauraLolafilms [es]line producer
2006The Sick House (aka. The Prey) (WT)Feature FilmCurtis RadclyffeHopscotch Films [uk]line producer
2005The Fine Art of Love - Mine-HahaFeature FilmJohn IrvinTitania Produzioni [it]line producer
2005La Sacra FamigliaTV Movie (multi-part)Raffaele MertesTrend Film S.r.l. [it]line producer (Jordanien)
2004Lives Of The SaintsTV Movie (multi-part)Jerry CiccorittiCapri Films Inc. [ca]line producer
2002RunawayFeature FilmAndrea ManniFeelmax S.r.l. [it]line producer Paris and Normandy
2002Ics - L´Amore ti dà un nomeTV Movie, RAI [it]Alberto NegrinHorizon Entertainment S.r.l.line producer
2002Ics - L´Amore ti dà un nomeTV Movie, RAI [it]Alberto NegrinHorizon Entertainment S.r.l.2nd unit director (+ Line Producer)
2001Kommissar RexTV Series, SAT.1Hajo GiesMungo Film GmbH [at]1st AD (local system) Wien, neue Staffel 1/2001
2001NitschewoFeature FilmStefan SarazinK5 Film GmbH [de]assistant to line producer
2000Im Fadenkreuz - Das ChamäleonTV-Movie (Series)Hajo GiesAspekt Telefilm-Produktion GmbH [de]2nd unit director (Action Unit)
2000Im Fadenkreuz - Das ChamäleonTV-Movie (Series)Hajo GiesAspekt Telefilm-Produktion GmbH [de]1st AD (local system)
1999ShadowsTV Movie (multi-part), RAI [it], SAT.1Cinzia Th. TorriniRed FilmGroup [it]1st AD (local system)
1999Mort ProgramméeTV Movie, SAT.1Hajo GiesColonia Media Filmproduktion GmbH [de]2nd unit director (Action Unit)
1999Tatort - Dagoberts EnkelTV-Movie (Series), [Sender Freies Berlin (SFB)] [de]Hajo GiesSaxonia Media Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH1st AD (local system)

Non-fictional movies in other activities

YearTitleGenreDirectorProducerComment
2023Against The ClockDocumentary, arte, rbb [de], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHproducer
2022Against The ClockDocumentary, arte, rbb [de], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHco-writer
2020Decameron 2020Documentary, ORF [at]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHdrone camera operator
20191979 Big Bang of the PresentDocumentary, arte, NRK [no], ORF [at], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch], TVP [pl]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHscreenwriter
20191979 Big Bang of the PresentDocumentary, arte, NRK [no], ORF [at], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch], TVP [pl]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHco-producer
2018The Siege of MeccaDocumentary, arte, HR [de], NDR [de], ORF [at], PBS [us], rbb [de], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch], WDR [de]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHco-producer
2017The Siege of MeccaDocumentary, arte, HR [de], NDR [de], ORF [at], PBS [us], rbb [de], RTS Radio Télévision Suisse [ch], WDR [de]Dirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHscreenwriter
2014Jamming AddisDocumentaryDirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHproducer
2012WunderWelten - Der Dal-See. Die schwimmende Welt von KaschmirDocumentary (Series), arte, ZDF [de]Dirk van den BergDok-Haus Film- und Fernsehproduktion UG [de]screenwriter
2011Sorry, it's a girlDocumentaryDirk van den BergOutreMer Film GmbHscreenwriter
2010Seams of Desire / The Touch of Syrian Lingerie (WT)DocumentaryLina AlabedOutreMer Film GmbHproducer unfinished, interrupted by Syrian war
2009Generation 9/11DocumentaryNigel NobleHope Production GmbH [de]associate producer (co-director of sequences in Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine)
2005On Dangerous Tracks - The Baghdad RailwayDocumentary, arte, History (History Channel), SWR [de]Roland MayLavafilm GmbH [de]production coordinator
2005On Dangerous Tracks - The Baghdad RailwayDocumentary, arte, History (History Channel), SWR [de]Roland MayLavafilm GmbH [de]1st AD (local system)

Other projects

YearProject typeTitleActivityCompany
1990 - 1992FestivalMITTELFEST - Festival Pentagonale InternazionaleKünstlerischer Vize-Direktor / KuratorOrganizzazione Mittelfest, Cividale del Friuli

Basic data

NationalityGerman
LanguagesEnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish
Experience abroadCentral Europe: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Switzerland
North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia
North America: Canada, USA
East Africa: Ethiopia
Eastern Europe: Russia, Ukraine
South Asia: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan
Southern Europe: Balearic Islands, Italy, Spain, Vatican City
Southeastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria
West Asia: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Western Europe: France, Netherlands, United Kingdom
Own equipmentfilming: 1k & 4k complete and newest standard camera / light / sound equipment
editing: complete editing suite with hard- and software of newest standard (various platforms), incl. mobile sound recording/voice-over studio
Education- high school degree in Germany (1984)
- Music Academy "Santa Cecilia" Rome, Italy (1985)
- National Academy of Drama "Silvio D'Amico" in Rome, Italy; graduated as a director (in 1992)
- University "La Sapienza" in Rome, Italy; MA in Media Sciences and Cinema (in 1992)

- extensive experience as an opera and theater director
- extensive experience as a writer and presenter of public radio
- extensive experience as a content developer for tv and cinema
Further referencesWith my production company OUTREMER FILM, I direct and produce investigative documentary films for the international markets, with extraordinary stories, strong protagonists, and an ambition to maintain a long shelf-life.

OUTREMER's name comes from the ancient French word that once stood for mankind's pursuit of all things unreachable, for the dreams one can discover only on a journey beyond the horizon of the known world…
Preferred place of workMiddle East, Central Asia, Africa, and of course the Mediterranean where I used to live for 25 years.

I am interested in projects about "risk topics" and in "risk areas" (my resume says what that means). I love my work, I like a challenge and I believe that everything is possible with the right approach.
Immediate working areaBerlin
1st residence (federal state or country)Germany - Berlin
Accommodation possibilitiesAddis Ababa, Amman, Balearic Islands, Damascus, Düsseldorf, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Munich, New York, Palermo, Paris, Rome, Vienna
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