--- title: "A short film profile for social media – Nana Petzet and the HAP Grieshaber Prize" description: "Filmproduktion eines Portraits der Hamburger Künstlerin Nana Petzet und über die Bedeutung des HAP Grieshaber-Preises in der Kunstwelt." url: "https://basiliscus.net/en/references/social-media-video-content/film-portrait-artist-nana-petzet" date: "2026-05-19T04:45:58+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- FILM PRODUCTION FOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS # A short film profile for social media – Nana Petzet and the HAP Grieshaber Prize ## Full-Service Film Production for VG Bild-Kunst and the Deutscher Künstlerbund The HAP Grieshaber Prize is highly regarded in the German art world – and yet barely known beyond it. When it was awarded for the 25th time in 2023, its founders wanted to change that. VG Bild-Kunst, Stiftung Kunstfonds and the Deutscher Künstlerbund commissioned [Basiliscus Film](https://basiliscus.net/&lang=de "Basiliscus Film") to produce a five-minute [social media video](https://basiliscus.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=39 "Social-Media-Videos produzieren") with two tasks in one: to introduce the prize and to portrait its 25th laureate – Hamburg-based installation and performance artist [Nana Petzet](https://nanapetzet.de/np/ "Nana Petzet"). The film needed to spark curiosity, invite engagement and inform – while remaining entertaining throughout. No easy balance. Our solution: not a conventional double portrait that covers the artist first and the prize second, but a dramaturgically interwoven narrative in which the statements of Nana Petzet, scientist Timo Zeimet and the representatives of the cultural institutions complement each other organically. ## Nana Petzet – Art as Research Nana Petzet works the way a scientist thinks: methodically, curiously, at the boundary between art and ecology. In her installations she explores light pollution, biodiversity and human environmental impact – working in close collaboration with scientists. For the exhibition in January 2024 at the Deutscher Künstlerbund in Berlin, she developed the installation »Blendung« (Glare): spherical lamps simulate a lunar cycle while simultaneously serving as insect traps. Together with Hamburg entomologist Timo Zeimet, she analyses which insects are attracted to artificial light sources – and which are not. The findings were presented publicly for the first time in this exhibition, which was developed specifically for the spaces of the Deutscher Künstlerbund. For our [camera team](https://basiliscus.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225:kamerateam-filmproduktion-berlin&catid=22:profil-videoproduktion-berlin&lang=de-DE&Itemid=822 "Kamerateams in Berlin buchen"), this was a rare opportunity: we were filming not just an artist at work, but an ongoing research process. That calls for a different visual language – observational rather than staged, close without intruding. ## Our Production – Three Cities, Five Interview Partners, One Week This short film was a classic multi-location production with a tight schedule. Post-production began in week 49 – the film had to be ready in time for the exhibition opening in January 2024. **Hamburg – Studio and Harbour Biotope:** At Nana Petzet's studio in Hamburg, we filmed the studio conversations, the presentation of the installation »Blendung« and the dialogue between the artist and scientist Timo Zeimet. We also accompanied Nana Petzet to the Peutegrund – a harbour biotope in Hamburg that has long inspired her and where she realised her own art project years earlier. These shots provided the atmospheric counterpoint to the studio material. **Bonn – VG Bild-Kunst:** In Bonn we conducted three interviews at the offices of VG Bild-Kunst. **Dr. Urban Pappi**, Managing Director of VG Bild-Kunst, spoke about the significance and funding of the prize. **Dr. Anke Schierholz**, Head of the Legal Department, explained who HAP Grieshaber was and why the prize bears his name. **Dr. Karin Lingl**, Managing Director of Stiftung Kunstfonds, outlined the jury's selection criteria. The film also answers the question many people wonder about but rarely ask aloud: what does the »HAP« in Grieshaber actually stand for? ### Dramaturgy: Why We Chose Not to Make an Explainer Film The key conceptual decision was not to present the five interview partners one after another, but to interweave their contributions dramaturgically. Nana Petzet leads the film as its main protagonist. Her thoughts on art, science and inspiration are framed by the perspectives of the institutional representatives and deepened by Timo Zeimet's insights into the art-science collaboration. Laid over the interviews is footage from the studio, the harbour biotope and archive material of earlier installations – creating a film that informs without lecturing, and that is visually as layered as Nana Petzet's own work. ### What Took Shape in Post-Production After the shoot, our [**editing suite in Berlin**](https://basiliscus.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161:avid-postproduktion-schnittplatz-berlin&catid=22:profil-videoproduktion-berlin&lang=de-DE&Itemid=579 "Postproduktion und Sounddesign in Berlin") took over: footage review, fine cut on the AVID Symphony at the MacPro, colour grading, 2D graphic animations in After Effects for lower thirds and title cards, music research and audio finishing. The final film was delivered in HD quality for YouTube, social media and embedding on the websites of all participating institutions. ![Social media video and artist profile featuring Nana Petzet](https://basiliscus.net/templates/yootheme/cache/e0/Nana-Petzet_Lichtfalle-erklaerend-e0d7b856.jpeg) Social media video and artist profile featuring Nana Petzet ![Insects collected using the light trap](https://basiliscus.net/templates/yootheme/cache/85/Petzet_Blendung-Sammelgut-85379ddb.jpeg) Insects collected using the light trap ![Nana Petzet and Timo Zeimet](https://basiliscus.net/templates/yootheme/cache/3e/Nana-Petzet_Timo-Zeimet-3ee99b7c.jpeg) Nana Petzet and Timo Zeimet [](#) [](#) #### Client VG Bild-Kunst, Künstlerbund #### topic Portrait of the artist Nana Petzet #### Website 1. [VG Bild-Kunst](https://www.bildkunst.de/homepage) 2. [Deutscher Künstlerbund](https://www.kuenstlerbund.de/) 3. [Stiftung Kunstfond](https://www.kunstfonds.de/) #### Produced November – December 2023 --- #### Our Services - Research, organisation and planning of the film production in Hamburg and Bonn - Filming with own camera, sound and lighting equipment (Sony FX6) - Screenplay and direction - Post-production and colour grading with AVID Symphony on MacPro - 2D graphic animations in After Effects - Music research and selection - Transcoding for HD utilisation --- Basiliscus Film offers a full-service production – from concept to delivery. We understand the specific demands of cultural projects: tight budgets, tight deadlines and sensitive subjects that require a delicate touch. 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