About the Artist
Martina Trepczyk was born with roots from the Baltic Sea – and is reborn every time she visits the ocean.
She’s an award-winning filmmaker that lets films create:
A reality as a shared space.
For connection. Conservation. Politics. Poetry.
She’s a photographer that lets photos communicate. With their innermost essence. She creates underwater and on land. She creates to reconnect us to the planet’s movement. To make us feel: we are a part of it.
Her work whispers of sensuality. And of the monumental powers of the ocean –
To make you feel reborn.
Accomplishments
Martina Trepczyk graduated with distinction from her Masters degree in filmmaking at Kingston University, London, UK, 2012 at age 21. She was awarded with a practical PhD scholarship in documentary filmmaking at Roehampton University, London, UK.
She was part of the Austrian delegation as team member of Climate Austria when she travelled to COP25, UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain in 2019.
Her passion for the oceans, wildlife conservation and social justice is her motor which also led her to be one of 100 For The Ocean – a world wide art & conservation campaign in its inaugural year 2023 founded by Christina Mittermayer, Chase Teron and Paul Nicklen.
She showcased her Fine Art Exhibition ‘In Our Hands’ on the Azores, in Portugal, the Maldives and in Austria in Krems, Seestadt and Vienna.
Her award-winning short film Tigereyes is the second most watched film on Waterbear.
Selected Clients & NGOs
A1, All i Need, Atelier Karasinski, British Government, Climates Austria, Hermone, Holistic CEO, Leica, Miyaru, Marion Payr, Pinto Africa, Renault, Red Bull, SCA - Shark Conservation Australia, Women in Fuvahmulah, Women in Ocean Science
Awards
― Nominee at LOBA - Leica Oscar Barnack Award, 2024
― Finalist at Jackson Wild in the category of “Breakthrough Film 2023” for Tigereyes
― 2-time Winner at DOC LA in “Best Short Film”
and “Best Cinematography” for Tigereyes
― Grand Jury Prize at Blue Water Film Festival for Tigereyes
― Winner at Ocean Coast Film Fest for Tigereyes
― Winner Berlin Indie Film Fest for Tigereyes
― Winner Shorts Fringe with Tigereyes for Tigereyes
― Finalist at Ethos Film Fest for Tigereyes
― Finalist at International Freedom Festival for Tigereyes
― Finalist at New York Independent FIlm Festival for Tigereyes
― Finalist at International Diversity Film Festival for Tigereyes
― Winner at Emigra Film Festival for My Womb
― Honorary Mention at Venice Film Festival for Joining the Dots
Portrait underwater by Natascha Fürst
Portrait below by Michael Messer
“I create work that reconnects us to the planet’s movement.”
– Martina Trepczyk
