Awards
Highlights of some of the awards Helmar Buechel has earned with his films.
| 2016 | · | German Television Award for Best Reportage for Exodus – Following the Stream of Migrants from Syria, 45 Min., N24 |
| 2007 | · | Nominated for the Golden Camera for Decade of Terror, 2×90 Min., ARD/NDR/Spiegel TV |
| 2005 | · | Bavarian Television Award for Direction of In the Name of God – Scenes from the Extreme, 64 Min., HBO/CBC/Spiegel TV and more |
| · | Finalist in the category Best Investigative Report at New York Festivals for Tortured to Death by Special Forces, 15 Min., Spiegel TV | |
| 2004 | · | American Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Craft: Direction for In the Name of God – Scenes from the Extreme, 64 Min., HBO/CBC/Spiegel TV and more |
| · | Golden Nymph for Best Documentary at the 44th Television Festival in Monte-Carlo for In the Name of God – Scenes from the Extreme | |
| · | German Television Award for Best Reportage for In the Name of God – Scenes from the Extreme | |
| · | World Medal for Best News Magazine Program from New York Festivals for Post War Baghdad, Spiegel TV |