Grigorij Richters

Grigorij
Grigorij Richters in front of his VW Bus in Potsdam, Germany
Born
Grigorij S Richters

(1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 37)
Hamburg, West Germany
Occupation(s)Film director, activist, producer
Years active1994–present

Grigorij S. Richters (born 21 May 1987) is a film director, public relations expert, activist, producer and official Forbes Council member.[1] He directed the feature film 51 Degrees North and co-founded the global awareness movement Asteroid Day with astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May.[2][3][4] Richters was Kevin Spacey's filmmaker-in-residence at the Old Vic Theatre and activist Stephen Sutton's documentarian before Sutton's death in 2014.[5] He filmed and produced his first documentary at the age of 11.[6] He also walked from Paris to Berlin to advocate for refugee children who are stuck in Greek refugee camps.[7][8] In 2022, he founded XWECAN, a PR and Communications agency.[9] He has worked with the likes of King Charles III, Keira Knightley and Whoopi Goldberg.[citation needed][10]

  1. ^ "Grigorij Richters' official Forbes Business Council member profile" https://profiles.forbes.com/members/business/profile/Grigorij-Richters-Founder-CEO-FILMS-UNITED/d3423511-dda0-4a2d-ae14-e590a3cc160a
  2. ^ "Director Grigorij Richters launches 51 Degrees North feature film Kickstarter campaign". astronomy.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ^ Rajan, Nitya (8 July 2015). "Brian May Talks Armageddon And Why The 'Bruce Willis Solution' Won't Work". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ^ Times, The New York (30 June 2015). "Not Quite Happy World Asteroid Day". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 December 2022. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ "Stephen Sutton's Ibiza trip film". BBC News. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Asteroid Day, Grigorij Richters biography" AsteroidDay.org. http://www.asteroidday.org/grigorij-richters Archived 13 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Cuddy, Alice (28 October 2018). "German filmmaker begins 'million step' walk for refugees". euronews. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  8. ^ Baynes, Chris (27 November 2018). "Germany neo-Nazis draw swastikas on van of Jewish man walking 1,000 miles for refugee children". The Independent. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  9. ^ "XWECAN, homepage" xwecan.com. https://xwecan.com/%7Cdate=13 April 2023 }}
  10. ^ Arthanayake, Nihal (4 May 2023). "Nihal arthanayake Radio show". BBC. Retrieved 5 May 2023.