About Heinz Leger

Dr. Heinz Leger is an award-winning author, director, and producer, celebrated for his compelling storytelling and meticulous attention to detail. Over the course of his long-standing career, he has built a reputation for combining scientific insight with cinematic elegance.

His body of work spans more than 300 news and feature films, including the acclaimed historical documentary "Genghis Khan – Rider of the Apocalypse", the two-part miniseries "Prinz Eugen and the Ottoman Empire", as well as countless blue-chip natural history productions.

Prime Time TV Documentaries:

  • 2000 "The Valley at the Border"
  • 2000 "The future of the African Elephant"
  • 2000 "The future of the Great Apes"
  • 2000 "The future of the Wales"
  • 2001 "The future of the Tiger"
  • 2001 "The future of the Rhino"
  • 2002 "The oldest zoo in the world"
  • 2002 "The future of the Bears"
  • 2002 "The future of the Mongolian Horse"
  • 2003 "The future of the Crocodiles"
  • 2003 "The future of the Birds of Prey"
  • 2004 "The future of the Sharks"
  • 2004 "Genghis Khan Rider of the Apocalypse"
  • 2004 "The future of Endangered Species"
  • 2006 10 part doku-soap on the "Vienna Zoo"
  • 2006 "Wild Mongolia"
  • 2007 "Pandababy - Sensation in Schönbrunn"
  • 2007/2008 30 part doku-soap "PANDA-TV"
  • 2008/2010 "Mount St. Helens - Life from Zero"
  • 2009 "So Long Fu Long"
  • 2010/2011 "Arlberg - The Hidden Paradise"
  • 2010/2011 "Race to the South Pole - Austria vs. Germany"
  • 2011/2012 "The Sherpas' Quest"
  • 2013 "Hermann Maier: Meine Heimat, die Hohen Tauern"
  • 2014 "Hermann Maier: Meine Heimat, der Dachstein"
  • 2014 "More than just Enemies"
  • 2015 "The Triglav - A Mountain like a Kingdom"
  • 2016 "1936 - The Nazi Games"
  • 2017 "Der Rätikon - Gebirge an der Grenze"
  • 2017 "Brahmaputra - Sky River from the Himalayas"
  • 2017 "Champions vs Legends"
  • 2018 "Brixental - Das Herz der Kitzbüheler Alpen"
  • 2018 "Der Arlberg - Im Land der Gegensätze"
  • 2019 "Zeppelin-Skiing - Mit dem Luftschiff in die Berge"
  • 2021 "Naturerbe Österreich - Die Nationalparks - Die Anfänge"
  • 2022 "Naturerbe Österreich - Die Nationalparks - Die Herausforderungen"
  • 2023 "Thailand's Hidden Eden"
  • 2025 "ORCAS - The Whalejail"
  • 2025 in prep. "Wilderness Between Two Worlds - National Park Thayatal-Podyjí"
Awards