Winfried Debertin
| Winfried Debertin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 24, 1953 Osnabrück, West Germany |
| Occupation | Writer, producer |
Winfried Debertin (born 24 January 1953 in Glandorf in Osnabrück West Germany) is a German self-employed producer and director with his production company Penta TV. He studied communication and social sciences, as well as political science in Münster and in 1977, he became the editor at the Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Since 1988 he has worked as a director and producer. He was awarded the 2006 ECHO Klassik Award in the category "Classical Music for Children".
After studying, Debertin initially managed the project study group preschool television with the focus on "Sesame Street". Since 1977, he has also been active in the NDR editorial; the Working Group Sesame Street remained his first major project. Since 1988, Debertin has worked as a freelance producer, writer and director. He developed series, film concepts and movie characters (e.g. for "Hallo Spencer" "Spencer Holiday Tips" or "Rollercoaster") for the NDR. He is a songwriter totaling approximately 600 titles and more than 20 years managing director of Penta TV GmbH and Penta Merchandising (formerly "B.G.M.M.").
Debertin invented the TV series "Hallo Spencer" in the late 1970s. He was then just sick in bed when he heard that a "replacement series" for the American children's series Sesame Street was necessary. The American influence mission would be too high, the broadcasters felt in 1977: A German new puppet series for the German children's television should be designed from the NDR. As early as 1978, the filming of the German Sesame Street in Studio Hamburg began. Known dolls such as Tiffy or Samson were built for this purpose under American supervision. A year later, Debertin invented "Hallo Spencer", this program should run parallel to Sesame Street, which Spencer then still survived.
Until the late 1980s, he headed along with his then partner, Angelika Paetow, editors of broadcast and wrote almost all lyrics. He became managing director of the film and television company PentaTV with which he initiated many more productions (e.g. "Leonie Lionheart", "Tricky Toons", "The Adventures of Max and Molly", "The supercool Südpoolgang" and most recently "Little Amadeus"). Debertins works were often seen on television; Hallo Spencer applies, also due to the long production history as its most successful series. Many of the Penta series were produced on behalf of NDR, SWR, HR, ARD / Ki.Ka and ORF.
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