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Research at Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna

June 10, 2026 Manfred Christ

Filming for the production “Palace of the Beasts” continues. Tucked away in a small wooded area near the zoo’s service

The Palace of the Beasts

May 6, 2026 Manfred Christ

Our latest production for the ORF series “Universum,” directed by Harald Pokieser, focuses on research and species conservation at Vienna’s

TV premiere: The Red Sea

November 12, 2025 Manfred Christ

The premiere of “The Red Sea – Magic Garden of Evolution” took place on November 11, 2025, in the ORF

On an alien planet

December 10, 2024 Manfred Christ

A documentary for the ORF series “Universum” about the Red Sea TRAILER VIDEO took a camera team from Cosmos Factory

Water Worlds – Paradises in Distress

October 13, 2024 Manfred Christ

A special edition of the ORF series “Universum” about animals whose aquatic habitats have changed for the worse due to

The Red Sea – Evolution’s magic garden

September 17, 2024 Manfred Christ

The Red Sea is a tough place to call home. Largely land-locked, more like a lake than a sea, it

Company

Cosmos Factory was founded on October 1, 1993 and is run by experienced science journalists who have been working for print media, radio and television since 1979 - from 1984 to 1993 in the science news department of ORF television. Prime-time documentaries from 1988. Main topics: nature, science, contemporary history.

Films

Most of our documentaries were produced for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Universum” series and for the Vienna-based “Terra Mater Studios” – mostly in co-production and collaboration with television stations and distribution companies around the world, from National Geographic Channels to France Télévisions and Slovenská televízia.

Awards

Since 1997, the documentaries, reports and clips of our production teams have been rewarded with 69 awards for their standard, quality and inventiveness in 18 countries on three continents. In addition, there are dozens of nominations as finalists.