Matt Aeberhard back to top
Matt is the Director, Producer and Principle Photographer of the “Crimson Wing.” This film was shot in a 13-month period in remote and difficult conditions at Lake Natron in Tanzania. Matt was mentored by Hugo Van Lawick at the Ndutu Camp in Serengeti and has spent almost his entire professional career shooting large format material in East Africa. For the past year he has been actively promoting the conservation of the highly threatened Lake Natron ecosystem.

Allison Argo back to top
Allison’s first film won the very first Newcomer’s Award at Jackson Hole in 1991. Since then her films have gone on to win six national Emmys, DuPont-Columbia, Genesis, Missoula, Japan WFF, Jackson Hole and many more. She produces, directs, writes and edits, most often with National Geographic and Nature. Argo’s films are dedicated to raising awareness about the environment and the species we share the planet with.

Lou Astbury back to top
Lou has been working in the television industry for the past five years. Starting off in entertainment and then moving to factual. Lou is currently directing a film about Everest for Pioneer Productions in the UK.Her independent short film “The White Wood,” nominated here at Jackson Hole, also won at Wildscreen 2008. Among other projects, this year she made a charity film raising awareness for deaf blind children Africa.

Kevin Bachar back to top
Kevin is an Emmy award-winning producer, director and cinematographer who formed Pangolin Pictures in 1995. Before that he was a Senior Producer for National Geographic Television where he edited and produced numerous films. At Pangolin Pictures he has developed and produced series and shows in all genres, including numerous episodes of PBS NATURE including "Sled Dogs", "Tall Blondes", and the recently nominated film for Best Animal Behavior at JHWFF "What Males Will Do.”

Doug Bailey back to top
As Director of Program Development at Discovery Channel, Bailey searches for and develops specials, mini-series, and series for Discovery Channel. He has spent most of his Discovery career in program development for Military Channel, Science Channel and Discovery Home Channel. There, he conceived and developed hit series such as “Weaponology” and “Top Tens.” In addition, he was a key member of the team that developed “Flip That House”, which went on to become a huge ratings success for TLC.

Janine Baker back to top
As VP of Film Distribution and Development, Janine started in the entertainment business with EMI Music in their licensing division. She then joined Simex!Iwerks and headed up the Film Department for several years overseeing acquisitions and distribution worldwide in specialty venues. She now works for nWave specializing in the North American and South American markets for distribution and development of production projects and new business. nWave has been in Production and Distribution in the 3D market for over 20 years and released their first 3D animated feature film "Fly Me To The Moon" as an independent film for box office grosses of over 50 million worldwide. They are currently finishing production on their next 3D animated feature film "Around the World in 50 Years" for distribution with Studio Canal.

Tariq Banuri back to top
Tariq heads the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development. He was Coordinating Lead Author on Nobel Prize-winning Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change while heading the Future Sustainability Program, Stockholm Environment Institute. In Pakistan, he served as founding Executive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute. He received a PHD in Economics from Harvard University.

Chris Bauer back to top
Currently TV Segment Producer at QUEST, Chris began his television career working for The Disney Channel. After Disney, he became one of the founding partners of Standing O' Productions, Inc. where he co-produced the full-length historical sports documentary "Brickpile To Broadway." He then went on to Fox Sports Bay Area, and in 1997, transitioned to producing science & technology content for the USA Network & Sc-Fi Channel series The New Edge and Cool Tech. That experience led to producing stories for two History Channel series, Tactical to Practical, and Man Moment Machine, prior to joining KQED in 2006.

Eric Bendick back to top
Eric Bendick is founder of FROGPONDIA FILMS based in Bozeman, Montana. Founded in 2006, FROGPONDIA has produced a wide range of non-profit, "new media," and broadcast productions for diverse clients such as the National Geographic Channel, PBS, Harvard University’s Center for Health and the Global Environment, Patagonia, The Cougar Fund, and the Western Transportation Institute. Eric is a graduate of Brown University and holds an M.F.A. from Montana State University in Science & Natural History Filmmaking. His recent feature film, “Division Street,” is on tour throughout North America in 2009-10.

John Bredar back to top
John is the Senior Executive Producer of the National Geographic Specials. He produced his first film for National Geographic Television in 1989. Since then he has produced 25 more, ranging from historical subjects to films about the natural world. Since 2005 he has overseen production for the National Geographic Specials on PBS as well as co-executive producer for the Nova-National Geographic Specials, a series of co-branded programs that run on the premiere science series on US Television.

Deirdre Brennan back to top
Deirdre is an Emmy nominated designer for film, television and theatre. She was the decorator for “Lipstick Jungle”, season 2 (NBC) and was the decorator on the daytime drama, “Guiding Light” for 8 years (2000 – 2008). Deirdre joined Green Media Solutions as a consultant in 2009, a company that provides strategic guidance and sustainable sourcing to the film and television industry enabling them to reduce their environmental impact. Her first project is the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. Deirdre is currently producing “Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea!” a film about the alarming decline of the wild Atlantic salmon.

Caroline Brett back to top
Caroline is a highly experienced and award-winning producer/ director who worked for twenty one years for the prestigious Survival series. Caroline joined the Save Our Seas Foundation in 2007 to work on marine productions and initiatives around the world.

Charles R. (C.R.) Caillouet, Jr. back to top
C. R. has been involved in high definition television production for two decades and has contributed to many milestone productions in the development of the high definition television industry as a technical producer and video engineer. He has worked in all areas of HDTV production. He is also the Technical Director of the Blue Ocean Film Festival and the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

Jean-François Camilleri back to top
In 2008, Camilleri created Disneynature, the new label for the Walt Disney Studios, dedicated in producing wildlife films for cinemas, worldwide. As General Manager and Executive Vice President, he is currently overseeing the production of several films under this label: “The Crimson Wing – Mystery of the Flamingos”, “Hidden Beauty – A Love Story That Feeds the Eearth”, “African Cats – Kingdom of Courage” and “Chimpanzee”, and has acquired for the label such films as “Earth” and “Oceans.”

Sean Campbell back to top
Sean is Founder and Principal of Arete Media Group. Sean has spent over a decade in the New York financial community. Sean has helped build and fund several cultural & entertainment based companies. Sean currently lives in Jackson Hole, WY. He graduated with a BA from the University of Maryland.

Jason Carey back to top
Jason has worked with Animal Planet since January 2004. His role and responsibilities as vice president of production include partnering with the development team to ensure the formation of new show concepts and maintaining and improving the quality and integrity of shows produced. As an executive producer for Animal Planet, Carey led the editorial direction for “Escape to Chimp Eden”, “The Grizzly Man Diaries”, “Jockeys” and Animal Planet’s record-breaking series “Whale Wars.” Prior to his full-time involvement with Animal Planet and his work on long-time series “Animal Cops” and “Animal Precinct”, Carey worked on many freelance projects for the network.

Katherine Carpenter back to top
As Producer/Partner, Green Media Solutions LLC, Katherine is an award-winning documentary producer with extensive background in environmental subjects around the world. She was trained as a climate presenter by Al Gore’s Climate Project, and now also works as a carbon accounting consultant for film studios and networks, through Green Media Solutions (www.greenmediasolutions.net).

Mark Carroll back to top
Mark is a conservation filmmaker and photographer. His camera work has appeared on Nature, NOVA and the JASON Project, as well as programming on National Geographic and History. Also a still photographer, Mark’s images have appeared in such magazines as Smithsonian and Sea Kayaker. Find out more at www.outerside.com.

Suzanne Chisholm back to top
Suzanne is the producer and co-director of “Saving Luna”, a multi-award winning documentary about a lone wild orca who tries to befriend people. She managed the film’s successful theatrical run in Canada, including arranging a service deal with a distributor, organizing and directing publicists, and arranging media coverage and appearances. Together with her husband, Michael Parfit, she produced over 20 short documentary pieces for the National Geographic Channel, on subjects as diverse as Atlantic puffins, the Inuit of Nunavut, rising sea levels in the Netherlands, and melting ice in Greenland. They also directed and produced a one-hour documentary about the Australian environment. Their first film was about refugees in Tanzania. “Saving Luna” is their first feature documentary; it has been broadcast on CBC and NHK, it has screened in festivals in over 20 countries, and it has won 24 awards worldwide. The filmmakers are now working on the US release of “Saving Luna.”

Barry Clark back to top
A producer and writer who has worked extensively in natural history programming, Barry served for nine years as chairman of the Festival. During that time he was a tireless promoter of HD. Now, as part of the creative team at Evergreen Films, he is tirelessly promoting the adoption of 3DHD.

Chris Clarke back to top
In 2003, Chris was appointed the Executive Director of the Save Our Seas Foundation which supports and develops global marine conservation initiatives. His goal is to affect real positive change by supporting cutting edge research alongside programs that develop education, awareness, and conservation of the marine environment across the world.

Darron Collins, Ph.D. back to top
Darron Collins is the Managing Director of the Amur Region at World Wildlife Fund. A cultural anthropologist by training, Dr. Collins works to develop conservation solutions that balance the needs of nature with the needs of local people across the Amur in Mongolia, NE China, and the Russian Far East.

Alexandra Cousteau back to top
A globally recognized advocate on water quality and policy, Alexandra continues the work of her renowned grandfather Jacques-Yves and father Philippe Cousteau. At 33, she has already mastered the remarkable storytelling tradition handed down to her and has the unique ability to draw audiences into the weighty issues of policy, politics and action. Alexandra is dedicated to advocating the importance of conservation and sustainable management of water resources in order to preserve a healthy planet. Her global initiatives seek to inspire and empower individuals to protect not only the ocean and its inhabitants, but also the human communities that rely on freshwater resources.

Luke Cresswell back to top
Luke is a self-taught percussionist from Brighton. His session work as a drummer and rhythm programmer includes Beats International, Bette Midler, Elvis Costello and Bryan Ferry. After working for several years as a street musician and performer, he first created STOMP in 1991. He has directed, with Steve McNicholas, several award-winning commercials and short films. He received an Oscar nomination for the film BROOMS, an Emmy nomination for STOMP OUT LOUD and co-directed the award winning Imax movies, “PULSE” and “Wild Ocean 3D.” More recently he and Steve McNicholas have created the Lost and Found Orchestra: Luke also performs and conducts with the Orchestra.

Maryanne Culpepper back to top
Maryanne is Executive Vice President, Editorial and Business Development, heading up development of NGT’s factual films and series and coordinating 360 media throughout National Geographic, utilizing Society-wide media, talent and marketing. She is also responsible for creating financing strategies for film projects, taking the lead to find new broadcast partners and funding opportunities. An Emmy-winning documentary producer, Maryanne was founder and executive producer for Graffiti Works, a film and video production company based in Orlando, FL, and Washington, D.C. and served as Research Director and Senior Producer at local PBS stations and state networks.

Andrea Daniels back to top
Andrea is the Head of Genre Development, Factual at BBC Worldwide and is responsible for developing and securing the acquisition of the BBC Worldwide's factual portfolio. She works to ensure Worldwide's continued global reputation for pushing the boundaries and setting the standard for natural history output, from global co-productions such as; “Planet Earth”, to fully funded commissions and long running stands such as; “Natural World.” Prior to BBC Worldwide, Andrea spent a number of years at the BBC where she worked with the corporations factual community to shape and deliver its current and future creative development.

Geoffrey B. Daniels back to top
As Senior Vice President of Development & Production for National Geographic Channels International and Nat Geo Wild, Geoff Daniels is responsible for commissioning over 350 hours of original programming per year into the network’s core natural history, science, adventure & world culture slots for broadcast in 166 countries, 270 million homes and 34 languages worldwide.

Randall P Dark back to top
Back in 1986, Randall was given the opportunity to view high definition in Toronto for the first time and knew it was the future of images. A few short years later, after working on the high definition production, “Chasing Rainbows” for CBC, he founded HD Vision in New York City and Dallas. The company's mandate was to specialize in the growth of high definition, launching Dark into a position of technological and creative visionary. An undisputed pioneer in the emerging industry, In 2007, Dark opened Randall Dark Productions, headquartered in the popular, Indy-friendly city of Austin, Texas and has recently opened a new company that is headquartered in China. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and is one of a select few members of the Consumer Electronics Associations Academy of Digital Pioneers, a group recognized for their efforts implementing Digital Television in the United States. Dark also received one of the International Electronic Cinema Festival's top honors: The Pioneer Award, bestowed in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the success of HDTV. http://randalldarknews.blogspot.com

David Dugan back to top
David Dugan is Chairman of Windfall Films. He enjoys pushing the boundaries of science and natural history documentaries and has won three Emmys for his films. His most recent production is the radical anatomy series, “Inside Nature’s Giants.” He has been a final judge at JHWFF and his film about E.O. Wilson premiered at last year's Festival.

Rick Gordon back to top
Rick is President and Co-founder of RPG Productions. Founded in 1980, RPG produced original programming in the fields of health education and children's science and since then, the company has evolved into a highly regarded team of experts in post-production for Giant Screen cinema and 3D. Rick has supervised post for over sixty large format projects, including both 2D and 3D films and recently oversaw the creation of the first 2D-to 3D live-action conversion of an entire IMAX film, “Lions 3D,” and followed up producing the 3D conversion of “Egypt 3D: Secrets of the Mummies.” Recent credits include "Sea Monsters", “Bugs 3D,” "Wild Ocean 3D", "Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia", and the feature 3D films, “U2 3D,” and "Fly Me To The Moon. Current projects include “Blue Man Group: BrainStorm”, “Flatland: Search for the 3rd Dimension,” and “The Last ReefHis studio projects include Disney’s Imax versions of "Beauty and The Beast", and "The Lion King,” and the upcoming “The Wildest Dream.”

Suzanne Harle back to top
Suzanne is the Founder and Executive Director of Green Planet Films, a nonprofit distributor of nature and environmental films. Its mission: promoting environmental education through film. Ms. Harle has18 years experience as a media, promotions, and design consultant with skillsets ranging from web analytics and SEO, graphic design and writing, photography and video editing and internet marketing strategies and promotions. In 2008 she received the Gaia Award for the Environment, from the 'Women in Film and Television Showcase' in West Hollywood, CA.

Carol L. Fleisher back to top
While Carol has spent the last thirty years writing, producing and directing documentaries for television, she is currently writing a feature film as well as an IMAX 3D film for Evergreen Films. She is the proud recipient of the Writers’ Guild of America Award, the CableACE Award for Best Documentary Series, two Humanitas Awards, nine Cine Golden Eagles, and a Golden Hugo. Her films have also garnered two Emmy Awards.

Mark Fletcher back to top
Mark is the producer, editor and writer of a series of BBC Natural World films, from “Bears on Top of the World”, “Penguins of Antarctica”, to “Clever Monkeys” and “Bringing Up Baby.” Originally a zoologist and psychologist, Mark started producing his own programs in 2002. “Clever Monkeys” has won a Focal Award, and is nominated for editing, writing and music in the Jackson Hole Wildlife Festival 2009. Mark Fletcher works from a converted pigsty in farmland in Wiltshire, England. His email is muddytrack@gmail.com

Charlie Foley back to top
As Animal Planet’s vice president of development, Charlie signed on for his third tour of duty at Discovery Communications in September 2007, when he was named to his current position. Foley oversees program development and is responsible for the conceptualization and creation of series, stunts, specials and other programming initiative. Foley has developed the hit series “River Monsters” and “Whale Wars”, which are the best-performing series in Animal Planet history. In 2009, “Whale Wars” was recognized with a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding cinematography as well as a Television Academy Honor for “television with a conscience.”

John Ford back to top
John was appointed President and General Manager of Discovery Channel in November 2007. Ford is responsible for the creative and business strategies and management for the Channel, which consistently rates as the top-quality media brand. Ford had been President and General Manager of Discovery Times Channel and Military Channel since September 2007. Ford’s career spans more than thirty years in media, including senior executive positions at Discovery Communications, National Geographic Channel (NGC) and public television. From 2003 to 2007, Ford was Executive Vice President, Programming at National Geographic Channel.

Jennifer Grace back to top
Jen lives in Bozeman, Montana where she is a graduate student of Science and Natural History Filmmaking at Montana State University. She has a BS in Biology from the University of New Mexico She wrote, produced and directed “Breaking Boundaries - the Sondra Van Ert story.” The Smithsonian Institution commissioned her to make a video on environmental contaminants and amphibian declines for an exhibit at the National Zoo. The result was” Frog, Chemical, Water, You” which won a 2009 national student Emmy, best newcomer at the 2009 International Wildlife Film Festival and is a finalist in two categories at the 2009 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

William R. Grant back to top
William R. Grant is director of Science, Nature and History programs at WNET in New York, the largest US public television station. He joined WNET in 1995 after 12 years at WGBH in Boston, where he was managing editor of Frontline and executive editor of Nova. At WNET Grant has been executive producer of numerous mini-series including “America on Wheels”, “Savage Skies”, “Savage Earth”, “Savage Seas”, “Stephen Hawking’s Universe”, “The American President”, “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow”, “Slavery and the Making of America”, “African American Lives”, “The Ascent of Money” and “Looking for Lincoln.” As executive in charge of production he has overseen Nature, one of public television’s most watched series, and “Secrets of the Dead.” He has been a member of the board of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival since its founding in 1989 and its chairman since 2002. Programs produced under his supervision have won fourteen National News and Documentary Emmy awards and nine George Foster Peabody awards.

Steve Greenwood back to top
Steve is the Series Producer on BBC's “Natural World” and has been a producer and director of documentaries for BBC since 1994, most recently heading up the BBC/Discovery/Worldwide Expedition series – “Expedition Borrneo”, “Lost Land of the Jaguar” and “Lost Land of the Volcano."

Caroline Hawkins back to top
As Executive Producer, of Oxford Scientific Films, Caroline is a highly experienced producer of factual television. She is the creator of the global hit series “Meerkat Manor.” Other successes include “Lemur Street” (Five/ Animal Planet), “There’s a Rhino in my House” and “Jessica the Hippo” (Animal Planet).

Merove Heifetz back to top
As COO for Wildscreen USA (WUSA), Merove manages US efforts in support of the ARKive project-www.arkive.org. Her primary areas of expertise are in nonprofit management and web communications within organizations focused on technology, conservation, and international development. Prior to WUSA, Merove worked with eBay Giving Works, Geekcorps, and Earthwatch.

John Heminway back to top
John is a writer, filmmaker and screenwriter who since 1967, has been documenting and celebrating wild corners of our planet, astonishing people and critical issues. In addition, John has written for numerous magazines, newspapers and periodicals including Reader's Digest, Smithsonian, Condé Nast Traveler, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Town & Country, Mens' Journal, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Adventure, Architectural Digest. In 1989, he was cited for his role in earning Condé Nast Traveler the National Magazine Award.

Andrew Jackson back to top
Probably best known as MD of Tigress, Andrew is soon taking over as Head of the BBC’s Natural History Unit. His TV career started with the BBC before joining Tigress to make ‘In The Wild’, with stars like Julia Roberts and Goldie Hawn. In 1996 Andrew established Tigress’ Bristol office making an eight-part Africa series for WNET/NGT.

Valentine Kass back to top
Valentine has served as Program Director in the Informal Science Education (ISE) program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the past eight years. The ISE program provides support for innovative projects that reach large numbers of people through the media, science museums, and other non-classroom settings. Valentine manages the ISE media portfolio including television, large format film projects, and other multi-media projects.

Tetsunori Kikuchi back to top
Tetsunori is a senior producer at NHK Enterprises. After joining NHK in 1992, he worked on numerous natural-history productions such as "The Global Family." Since 1999, and has been engaged in making the award-winning three-part series of "Satoyama." Now he is currently managing the production of a weekly 30-minute program "Nature Wonder Land."

Walter Koehler back to top
After his PhD in journalism and political science Walter Koehler joined the ORF as a member of staff. Since 1987 he worked as a filmmaker, producer and series producer for the newly founded weekly wildlife strand UNIVERSUM. 1994 he became Head of the ORF’s NHU. His record as executive producer contains numerous acclaimed wildlife epics which won numerous festivals around the world.

William Lange back to top
William Lange has been involved in new technologies and techniques with the underwater world for over 20 years. He was among the first to use high resolution and high-definition imaging systems for oceanographic research. He was a key participant in the formulation of The Jason Project, the development of an eight thousand square foot traveling museum exhibit “Extreme Deep Mission to the Abyss” as well as numerous scientific and television projects and many Imax films. He is currently developing technologies, storylines and programming for 2D/3D HDTV/UHDTV, Full Dome and Immersive venues for presentation in science centers, museums and aquariums venues.

Richard Leakey back to top
Paleoanthropologist, politician, political activist and environmentalist, Dr. Richard Leakey has been credited with some of the most significant fossil discoveries in history and was named one of TIME magazine’s “100 Greatest Minds of the 20th Century.” Widely known for his life’s work in conservation and paleoanthropology, Leakey’s latest venture might well be his most meaningful and visionary. WildlifeDirect is an internet-based fundraising organization designed to link conservation supporters directly to on-the-ground conservation projects. The organization addresses the chronic under funding that cripples many conservation projects in developing countries by creating a vehicle for direct giving, allowing small donors in great numbers to deliver their funding where it will make an immediate impact. Utilizing the potential of the internet to distribute program information and connect with individual donors, WildlifeDirect has created a tremendous opportunity for dramatic impact.

Brian Leith back to top
Brian Leith is an Executive Producer at the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, England - currently working on “Human Planet” - the story of the world's most remarkable animal. Over the last few years he has worked as EP on several major landmark series for both BBC and ITV: “Deep Jungle”, “Wild China”, “Nature's Great Events”. He also works as an independent producer - producing several Jackson Hole finalists over the years, including Congo, “The Cultured Ape” (Best of Festival 2003) - and, this year, “The Wolf that Changed America”(for 'Nature', WNET Thirteen, and BBC). Earlier this year he completed “CharlesDarwin and the Tree of Life”(BBC1) - another nominee this year ('Best Presenter-led').

Pierre des Lespinois back to top
Renowned for his innovative visual style, Pierre has earned fourteen Emmy nominations and has been awarded four Emmys as a director and producer. He has produced numerous hours of HD programming and has served as a consultant for major broadcast networks on the adoption of their HD strategies. He is recognized as an international leader in 3-D technology development and innovation.

Jared Lipworth back to top
Jared is executive producer and director of science programs at Thirteen. He oversees a range of science and technology programs and series for prime time, national PBS broadcast. Many of his projects, including “The Human Spark”, “The Mysterious Human Heart” and “Ground War”, are at least partially funded by foundation grants.

Mike Lutz
A twenty-year veteran of providing entertainment and educational programs to specialty theatres worldwide, Mike manages MacGillivray Freeman Films Business Development Team and is active in distribution to Asian markets and home video. Mike is also an Executive Committee member of the GSCA Board of Directors, Chair of the GSCA Marketing Task Force, Co-Chair of the GSCA Professional Development Committee, and founding Chair of the giant screen industry's Distributor's Interest Group.

Jan L. McAlpine back to top
Jan is Director of the United Nations Division on Forests and head of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat, based at UN Headquarters in New York. The UNFF is a body in the United Nations made up of all 192 countries in the United Nations. It addresses all aspects of forests – from complete protection on one end of the spectrum to sustainable use one the other end, and everything in-between, including people, climate change, soils, water and biodiversity, among other issues. Ms. McAlpine was appointed by the Secretary-General in November 2008 to head the Secretariat.

Sue Ellen McCann back to top
Sue Ellen is the Executive Producer for numerous local and national projects at KQED San Francisco. Currently, she is the Executive Producer of QUEST, a cross media series on Northern California science and environment. Sue Ellen’s work has broadcast on PBS, American Experience, POV, Independent Lens, Nova science Now, Frontline and Frontline/World.

Kim McCoy back to top
As Quartermaster and Legal Director, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Kim McCoy, 35, is a passionate animal and environmental advocate with an undergraduate degree in business administration and a J.D. specializing in international environmental law. McCoy is a published law review author, public speaker, and scuba diver with a special fondness for diving with large sharks. Her experiences traveling and living abroad—coupled with a strong desire to put an end to animal cruelty and suffering—led her to choose a vegan lifestyle six years ago. Having previously lived in Japan for two years, she has a fondness for Japanese culture (not including the slaughter of innocent cetaceans) and a special interest in the Japanese public’s general lack of awareness and acceptance of propaganda surrounding the issue of illegal whaling.

David McMurry back to top
David McMurry is a cinematographer based in Portland, Oregon who works in documentary, music video and commercial video production. Recent projects include high-speed Phantom camera work capturing the beauty of hummingbirds in flight and a documentary on the evolution of country & western and bluegrass music in Japan.

Steve McNicholas back to top
Steve is from Yorkshire and worked in the UK theatre as an actor/writer/composer through the seventies and eighties before teaming up with Luke Cresswell and eventually founding the groundbreaking music theatre of STOMP. Now he shares directorial credits with Luke Cresswell on STOMP - based films and commercials and their new show, The Lost and Found Orchestra. With Luke, he composed the soundtrack to the Showtime movie, RIOT, and shares the Oscar and Emmy nominations for his work on BROOMS and STOMP OUT LOUD. He co directed the award winning IMAX movies, “PULSE” and “Wild Ocean 3D.”

Craig Meade back to top
As VP of Program Development for NHNZ, Craig has made over 200 hours of programs for international broadcasters. He was a field producer and director for Discovery's Beyond 2000 and since then has directed and produced comedy, reality, natural history and science programs. Craig combines creativity with a highly developed taste for the industry’s competitive nature in his role as NHNZ's VP Program Development.

Alan Miller back to top
Alan has been editing wildlife documentaries for over twenty years. BBC trained, Alan started editing wildlife programs at Partridge Films and worked on many of their Wildscreen Panda award winners. He has also written, directed and edited many documentaries and a feature film but remains passionately interested in editing.

Stefanie Misztal back to top
Stefanie is an award-winning producer and editor, specializing in earth science and social media distribution at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. She holds an MFA in Science and Natural History Filmmaking from Montana State University and a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California.

Patrick Morris back to top
Patrick is a wildlife film producer and writer with the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, England. He has been making award-winning documentaries for almost twenty years for landmark series such as “Galapagos”, “LIFE” and “Wild Africa” and one-off specials such as “People of the Sea”, “Hokkaido”, “Dune” and “Islands in the African Sky.”

Chris Palmer back to top
Chris Palmer recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Media at the International Wildlife Film Festival. He has spent over 25 years producing hundreds of hours of award-winning films for television and the global network of IMAX theaters. He directs American University’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking, which he founded in 2005. Chris is also president of the MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation, which produces and funds IMAX films. His book on wildlife filmmaking, SHOOTING IN THE WILD, will be published by Sierra Club Books this coming April.

Kathryn Pasternak back to top
Kathryn is a producer, writer and director of wildlife films for international television distribution, and a recipient of two National Emmys and a nominee for a third. After 15 years at National Geographic Television, Pasternak left Nat Geo to pursue projects independently. She’s happy to report that there is life after NGT.

Nigel Pope back to top
Nigel Pope is a BAFTA award winning producer and director with many years of experience in factual and Natural History Production. Recent credits include “Secret Life of Elephants”, “Big Cat Live” and “Orangutan Diary.” Nigel has also gained a reputation for exciting and innovative programming; he created the popular Springwatch format for UK BBC2 and is also well known for Children’s Programming and Drama. Current projects include the “Secret Life of Gorillas” for BBC2 and Earthwatch – a global wildlife event for Summer 2010.

Kori Price back to top
Kori is a senior at the University of Georgia majoring in journalism. She has a passion for advertising, graphics design, writing and traveling. This past summer, Kori was an intern for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and helped with the social media and advertising. Her life mantra is a lot like a line from a famous Beatles song, "There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're supposed to be."

Ann Johnson Prum back to top
Ann is a producer and cinematographer based in New Haven, CT. Ann’s company Coneflower Productions produces science and natural history programs for broadcast. Ann produced and shot “Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air” for WNET/Nature and has recently returned from shooting another Nature program “Cuba: An Accidental Eden.”

Craig Rosaback to top
As Interactive Producer, QUEST, Craig is responsible for the integration of raditional and web-based media across all QUEST platforms, as well as ongoing production of web-only content features. Prior to joining KQED in October of 2006, he spent 11 years with The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, where he worked to create innovative educational visitor experiences online and within the museum space. Craig has a B.A. in World Arts and Cultures from UCLA, and an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University.

Dr. M. Sanjayan back to top
Dr. Sanjayan is the Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy. His work, which has been covered by all major networks, focuses on the stories of interdependence between humans and nature. He frequently appears on documentaries with the BBC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. He is a repeat guest on the Today Show and most recently made an appearance on Letterman. Sanjayan, has a faculty appointment at the University of Montana, in Missoula, which is where he tries to live.

Louie Schwartzberg
Louie is an award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer whose notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery for feature films, television shows, documentaries and commercials. He is an innovator in the world of time-lapse, nature, aerial and “slice-of-life” photography - the only cinematographer in the world who has literally been shooting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week continuously for more than 30 years. Louie is credited with pioneering the contemporary stock footage industry by founding Energy Film Library, which was acquired by Getty Images in 1997. Motion picture clients include “Sex in the City”, “The Bourne Ultimatum”, “Die Hard 4”, “Syriana”, “Crash”, “Men in Black” and classics such as “American Beauty”, “Koyaanisqatsi” and “E.T.” among others. Louie went on to found BlackLight Films, a creative production company specializing in producing original theatrical feature, large format films, HD and TV programming.

Mark Shelley back to top
Mark is the Executive Director of Sea Studios Foundation which harnesses the power of film-making to spotlight some of the most pressing issues of our times. He's starting a sustainable sardine business and, with his wife and daughter, run Tassajara Natural Meats that features local, grass-fed and dry-aged beef. Mark is looking for a brilliant story-teller for a new project.

Katya Shirokow
Katya is Principal and co-founder of WILD LOGIC, a production and distribution company specializing in wildlife programming. Katya received her B.A. degree in classics at St. John's College, Santa Fe and her M.B.A. degree at the Wharton Graduate School. Before founding WILD LOGIC, she was Managing Director of Interlingual Television, a distribution company handling a broad range of genres and based in Tokyo and Beverly Hills.

Keenan Smart back to top
Since its inception under award-winning filmmaker Keenan Smart, NGT’s Natural History Unit has garnered virtually every accolade in the documentary world. Smart is responsible for the creation and supervision of all NGT natural history productions. Smart joined National Geographic in August 1991, bringing more than 14 years of natural history production experience from the BBC’s acclaimed Natural History Unit.

Jonathan Smith back to top
An award-winning speaker and writer, Jonathan is an expert in cause marketing, message management and grassroots advocacy. Jonathan joined Alexandra Cousteau in 2008 to create and launch Blue Legacy’s media strategy and serves as Executive Producer for the organization’s “Expedition: Blue Planet” project. Prior to joining the Blue Legacy team as CEO, he served as the President and CEO of Earth911.com—a company dedicated to product stewardship and recycling.

Hannah Smith-Walker back to top
Hannah Smith Walker holds degrees in biology, photography, and filmmaking. In 2009, Hannah completed a thesis on new media and an award-winning children’s film called “Why Don’t We Ride Zebras?” Hannah spent the previous three years helping create broadcast documentaries and new media projects for Sea Studios Foundation. Currently, Hannah runs SmithWalker Productions, a new media production/consultation company.

Russell Sparkman back to top
Russell is a co-founder of Fusionspark Media, Inc. For 10 years, Fusionspark Media has been a pioneer in the production of online New Media storytelling, with a subject matter focus in conservation and the environment. Sparkman is a member of the board of directors of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

Michael Starobin back to top
Starobin is the founder and creative director of 1AU Global Media, LLC, a multimedia production and consulting company in the Washington D.C. area that specializes in turning tough-to-translate content into compelling. His award-winning work has played prominently around the world. Michael Starobin is credited with developing the process and leading the team that created the world’s first fully spherical movie “Footprints”. He produced “Frozen” for NASA in the March of 2009. In September 2009, his new film about the planet Jupiter “Largest”, opened on spherical screens around the world.

Phil Streather back to top
Principal Large Format (PLF) was founded in 1998 by present CEO Phil Streather. PLF is a production company dedicated to developing and producing: 3D Giant Screen (IMAX) features, 3D Theatrical Documentary features and 3D HDTV. In 1997/8 Phil produced Wildfire - feel the heat, in IMAX 2D, for Discovery Channel Pictures and in 1999 was the Producer on groundbreaking IMAX 2D drama, Legend of Loch Lomond, for Dunbartonshire Enterprise, Scotland. Phil’s most recent IMAX film, Bugs! 3D, narrated by Judi Dench, has won many awards, including the prestigious Panda Award for Best Large Format Film at the Bristol Wildscreen Film Festival and was a Semi-Finalist in the Documentary Short Subject category of the 2004 Academy Awards® Competition. And, with Giant Screen producing partner Jonathan Barker of SK Films, PLF is the recipient of the largest grant made by the National Science Foundation to a Giant Screen film and outreach programme, of $3m, for their next Giant Screen 3D film, Flight of the Butterflies.

Alix Tidmarsh back to top
Alix’s most recent project, “Earth” has achieved extraordinary box office results of $140m to date in 23 markets. “Deep Blue” (BBC, 2004), grossed $30m box. Currently producing 3 features for Disney Nature: “Hidden Beauty”, “African Cats” and “Chimpanzee.” Previously, she was Director of Marketing at BBC Worldwide for 7 years, where she facilitated global marketing projects and shaped the company’s investment strategy. Alix was instrumental in the success of properties such as “The Blue Planet”, “Planet Earth”, “Walking with Dinosaurs” and the David Attenborough series. Prior to the BBC, Alix spent 10 years at Unilever and L’Oreal.

Kris Tompkins back to top
Kristine Tompkins, Founder and President of Conservación Patagonica and former CEO of the Patagonia clothing company for over twenty years, has for more than a decade lived in Chile and Argentina, working full-time on conservation projects. She is also a board member of the Conservation Land Trust, through which she and her spouse, Doug Tompkins (http://www.nationalparksummit.org) have preserved more than two million acres and helped create multiple new national parks in Chile and Argentina.

Chris Valentini back to top
Chris Valentini is a veteran entertainment executive, Emmy award-winning producer/director, and currently an Executive Producer with the National Geographic Channel. Chris has spent the majority of his career with independent entertainment companies overseeing the production, distribution and financing of feature films, non-fiction television programming, syndicated series, and home entertainment properties. Chris has recently moved to the network side of the business offering producers editorial insight and guidance.

Tom Veltre back to top
Presently owner of The Really Interesting Picture Company. Ltd., and adjunct professor of Communications at Fordham University, Tom Veltre also holds an undergraduate degree in Music Education, and did journeyman work as a free-lance Orchestral Musician and High School Band Director before moving into media production full time. Composers who have worked on his films have found him to be living proof for the maxim that "a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.”

Janet Han Vissering back to top
As Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and Co-Finance for National Geographic Channels International, Janet is responsible for managing co-finance and co-production opportunities, building strategic alliances with domestic and international broadcast and production partners, developing global programming including negotiations of output deals, as well as developing sources for alternative funding. National Geographic Channel is available in 166 countries, 270 million homes and 34 languages worldwide.

Leander Ward back to top
Leander co-directed, produced and provided second unit cinematography for the documentary feature film “The Crimson Wing” the first release in Walt Disney Studio's new strand, Disneynature. Ward's experience is in documentary production, camera, and editing and productions for BBC, National Geographic and HDNet. Ward's many professional skills include all aspects of film production, development and pitching of program concept, direction of productions in remote and inhospitable environments and supervision of creative elements during post. Leander is a graduate of the USC School of Film and Television (1994). He makes his home on the scenic English coast of North Devon where he has enjoyed the rare pleasure of surfing during a snowstorm.

Captain Paul F. Watson back to top
For 30 years, Captain Paul Watson has been at the helm of the world's most active marine protection non-profit organization – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Paul Watson’s career as a master mariner began in 1968 as a seaman with the merchant marines and with the Canadian Coast Guard. Watson majored in communications and linguistics at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. He is a Marine Wildlife Conservationist, Environmentalist, Master Mariner, Author and Writer, University Instructor and Public Speaker.

Christine Weber back to top
Currently SVP at Discovery Studios, Weber is a multi-Emmy-award-winning producer who knows pitching from all angles. She learned to pitch internally at National Geographic. As Director of Development at NGT and ABC/Kane, she took pitches from independents. As President of Tiger/Tigress, she secured commissions from the major cable networks and now at Discovery Studios she reviews external treatments and pitches internally to the Discovery networks.

Victoria Weeks back to top
As senior editor and chief technologist for 1AU Global Media, LLC and editor and compositor for “Frozen”, Victoria Weeks defines the current state-of-the-art in spherical media creation. A world leader in this exciting new area, her innovative methodology facilitated NASA’s efforts to develop the platform from simply a round projection surface into a fully capable moviemaking system. Weeks is also an innovator and accomplished moviemaker in independent 3D productions.

Hal Weiner back to top
Hal and his producing partner Marilyn Weiner have produced, written, and directed over 225 documentaries and five public television series. In addition, they produced three feature films: “Family Business”, “The Imagemaker”, and “K2.” Mr. Weiner also wrote and directed “The Imagemaker” and co-directed “Family Business.”

Marilyn Weiner back to top
Marilyn and her producing partner Hal Weiner have produced, written, and directed over 225 documentaries, and five public television series. In addition, they produced three feature films: “Family Business”, “The Imagemaker”, and “K2.” Marilyn Weiner is the recipient of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science's Silver Circle Award for "outstanding contributions to the television industry," winner of Women-In-Film's "Women of Vision Award" for creative excellence, and served as Washington DC Commissioner for the Arts and Humanities for six years.

Todd Weiserback to top
Having joined the Discovery Networks in spring 2007, Todd works as part of the development team for Animal Planet overseeing all new programming for the network. Previously, Todd served in a similar capacity for Discovery Kids under current Animal Planet General Manager Marjorie Kaplan. Prior to his tenure at Discovery, Todd worked at the New Line Cinema–HBO independent film joint venture Picturehouse. Todd helped acquire and build the marketing campaigns for such indie successes as “Pan’s Labyrinth”, “A Prairie Home Companion” and “Downfall”. Todd graduated from The University of Michigan with a dual-degree in Screenwriting/Film and Economics. Born and raised in Oak Park, Michigan, Todd currently calls Manhattan his home.

Sandra Welch back to top
Sandra is currently a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation managing the informal science education media portfolio. The Informal Science Education program funds media projects such as Radio/TV programs and science center/museum exhibits using technology to support learning and teaching.

Cody Westheimer back to top
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Cody is a magna cum laude graduate of the music composition program at USC's Thornton School of Music. At just 30 years of age Westheimer's music has been featured in over two dozen feature films, 4 major video games, network and cable television series and countless other commercial spots, trailers, and short films. Visit him online at www.codywestheimer.com

Rob Whitehair back to top
Rob Whitehair is a wildife ecologist, film director and cinematographer. He strives to tell stories that are a celebration of life and that explore the connections between people and the Earth. His films have won multiple awards at international festivals. His latest wildlife film, “Hollywood Fox”, a one-hour HD special for Parthenon Entertainment was broadcast worldwide. His camera work has been used in productions for National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, and international broadcasters as well as feature documentaries. Rob directed the multiple award winning feature documentary "The Little Red Truck" that opened in New York City in September 2008.

Lenny Williams back to top
Lenny has composed original music for over 600 documentaries, winning numerous national Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Achievement in a Craft: Music and Sound. Since1995 he has worked extensively with National Geographic Television and Film, the Discovery Channel, TRUTV, WNET, CNN, TLC, PBS, Animal Planet, Smithsonian Networks and The History Channel. He has also won five BMI awards and contributed music to two Grammy award-winning recordings. He has also won a Teton award at the 2007 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival for Outstanding Musical Score and a Panda Award for Best Music in 2008 at Wildscreen. He graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in 1983 with a BM degree in music composition and is currently a full time pianist with the D.C. based political satire group The Capitol Steps.

Rob Willox back to top
As Director of Marketing for Sony’s Content Creation Division and having been with Sony for over 14 years, Robert is very intimate with Sony’s high definition acquisition and production business. Robert has been heavily involved in the successful introduction of formats such as DVCAM, MPEG IMX, HDCAM and HDCAM SR to the US marketplace.

Ellen Windemuth back to top
Ellen is the founder and owner of Off the Fence. After graduating from Brown University in the U.S., Ellen worked in sales and co-productions for leading international companies such as Fremantle and Atlantis before starting OTF in Amsterdam in 1994. She is on the board of the Wildscreen Trust, the Jackson Hole Film Festival and the Wild Talk festival in South Africa, and on the Steering Committee of the World Science Congress.

Jason Winkler back to top
Jason is Principal of The Arete Media Group and CEO of Wink Inc. He is an Executive Producer, Producer, Director and Writer who has produced hundreds of hours of HD content on networks including NBC, National Geographic and many others. He and his companies are based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Susan Winslow back to top
Winslow has been a producer, director and writer for more than three decades. Currently the executive producer, her most recent Discovery Channel productions include “Nature’s Most Amazing Events”, “South Pacific” and “Life” all co-produced with the BBC. Previously she helmed Discovery’s UK Reversioning Project, which re-packaged Discovery US Networks’ programs for Discovery Networks Europe. She has also been an Executive Producer for TLC and Senior Writer for National Geographic Explorer.

Richard van Wyk back to top
Richard started in television industry in 1987, qualified as Veterinary Surgeon in 1991 and has had a long standing interest in web and interactive media particularly in the environmental and wildlife genera. He co-founded a leading production company in SA in 1995 and also joined free-to-air television channel in 1999 as station manager. He then joined Africam - one of the first live wildlife portals on the web - piloted live wildlife television broadcast to BBC UK Horizons during this period and in 2006 started Earth-Touch.