Katie Carpenter,
Partner
Bahati Productions
Katherine
Carpenter is an award-winning producer/director and programming executive with
extensive background in long-form documentaries and non-fiction series,
specializing in nature, environmental and travel-related subjects. Her most
recent project, A Year on Earth, was broadcast on Discovery Networks and
nominated for a national Emmy Award in 2007. Carpenter has worked in film and
TV for over twenty years, wearing diverse hats, including writer, director,
executive producer, film editor, scheduler, advocate and network programming
chief. She worked previously as Senior Executive Producer for Rainbow Media’s
pioneering video-on-demand service, Mag Rack. As Vice President, Programming,
for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the late 1990s, Carpenter played
an instrumental role in the development of national programming strategy for
PBS in the digital age. Carpenter was the Vice President of Film/TV for
National Audubon Society Productions, where she developed and produced
environmental series and specials.
Film
and television honors include a Cable Ace Award for best documentary series,
nine Cine Golden Eagles, and the Gold Medal from the New York International
Film Festival. Carpenter taught documentary filmmaking at Princeton University,
and mentors recent graduates working in environmental fields as part of the
Princeton Fellowship Programs.