It’s great to be able to finally share a trailer for The Dinosaurs, a project that I edited with a fantastic team for many, many months. More details to follow soon!
Secret Lives of Orangutans Nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards
I’m very pleased to share the news that Secret Lives of Orangutans has been nominated for no fewer than eight awards for the 52nd Annual Daytime Emmys, including ‘Single Camera Editing’. It’s a real pleasure to see the feature length documentary garner the attention that it deserves after so much work from a small but fantastic team.
Secret Lives of Orangutans is available to watch on Netflix.
Life on Our Planet wins Best Editing at Royal Television Society West of England Awards 2024
I’m very pleased to share the news that Life on Our Planet has won the prestigious RTS West of England award for editing across any genre. In addition, the series also scooped the award for best Natural History programme, going up against such incredible productions as Chimp Empire, Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory and Planet Earth III, whilst receiving further nominations for Best Director or Producer, Best VFX and Digital Creativity and Best Production Management.
The Life on Our Planet editing team consisted of Andy Netley, Nigel Buck, Alex Boyle, Rob Davies, Rupert Troskie, Sam Rogers, Dave Pearce, Andrew Chastney and myself.
The full press release from the RTS Awards can be found here.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet now on Netflix
Following a week of great reviews and press coverage, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet is now available to stream on Netflix.
https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80216393
Some of the reviews so far (sourced from Rotten Tomatoes)…
‘Environmental catastrophe can be hard to convey in emotional ways. The scale of it can be deadening. Hearing it from Attenborough, however, gives the message stirring intimacy as well as authority.’
– Times (UK)
‘Attenborough’s stark documentary is essential viewing.’
– Common Sense Media
‘This incredibly important documentary pulls no punches – and will have you reaching for a reusable cup or joining the Greta Thunberg fan club the moment the credits roll.’
– The Sun
‘An incredibly important and moving document, and a warning to us all.’
– HeyUGuys
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet hits select cinemas on Monday 28th September 2020
Unfortunately, due to the worldwide pandemic that is currently ravaging the world, the planned release of David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet was delayed somewhat. However, on September 28th and for one night only, select cinemas across the UK will be screening the film, along with a special interview by Michael Palin to further explore the topics raised. You can purchase tickets here: https://www.attenborough.film/
Should you understandably not fancy a trip to the cinema at the moment, then you need not travel any further than your own internet connected device. The film launches on Netflix a few days later on October 4th.
Incidentally, today, Sir David has made the leap onto Instagram. At the time of writing, David has amassed in excess of 1.2 million followers in less than 24 hours, making headlines around the country.
World Wildlife Day – Our Planet Online Content Wins Two More Awards
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 marked the first World Wildlife Day, and to commemorate the occasion, the UN Headquarters in New York hosted a film festival in partnership with Jackson Hole and CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna). A number of films were screened to those attending the event, raising awareness of both the beauty and fragility of world, and what we can do to protect it.
Those films that best impressed the carefully selected jury, were presented with awards, and I’m pleased to announce that two of the films that I worked on (one of which I edited, and both of which I graded) were selected as the winners of their respective categories.
Our Planet Wins Jackson Wild Awards
We’re still making content to accompany the Our Planet series that was released earlier this year, but some of our first films just picked up awards at the prestigious Jackson Wild Festival (previously the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival).
How To Save Our Planet – Winner of ‘Best Changing Planet Film – Short Form’
‘Awarded for the best examination of our changing planet, including human impact, the environment, sustainability and climate change. Sponsored by Smithsonian Channel.’
How To Save Our Planet – Winner of ‘Best Limited Series Film – Short Form’
‘Awarded to the mini-series with episodes shorter than 20 minutes in length, that most effectively advances a natural history theme. Sponsored by ARRI.’
…and if that weren’t exciting enough, the main series (for which I was edit assistant) also scooped up some great awards as well;
Our Planet: High Seas (main series episode) – Winner of ‘Best Ecosystem Film’
Our Planet: Frozen Worlds (main series episode) – Winner of ‘Best Changing Planet Film’
Our Planet Wins ‘Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series’ at 2019 Emmy Awards
Our Planet nominations at 2019 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Now in its twenty-eighth year, the world-famous Jackson Wild Film Festival (previously known as the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival) kicks off on Saturday 21st September 2019, with seven days of sessions, screenings, workshops and exhibitions to entertain and inspire. On the final day, creatives from all over the world will gather for the Grand Teton Awards Gala in the hopes of winning one of the festivals prestigious awards.
This year Our Planet, along with the accompanying online video content that I edited as part of a small team, battled through a list of 1,000 entries to receive no less than eight nominations.
From the Our Planet Series, for which I was edit-assistant…
- Our Planet: Jungles – Nominated for Best Animal Behaviour (Long Form)
- Our Planet: High Seas – Nominated for Best Ecosystem Film
- Our Planet: Frozen Worlds – Nominated for Best Changing Planet Film (Long Form)
- Our Planet series – Nominated for Best Limited Series Film (Long Form)
- Our Planet: One Planet – Nominated for Best Visualisation Film
From the web-based video content to accompany the series, for which I was an editor…
- How to Save Our Planet – Nominated for Best Changing Planet Film (Short Form)
- How to Save Our Planet series – Nominated for Best Limited Series Film (Short Form)
- What is Biodiversity? – Nominated for Best Micro-Movie Film
The Grand Teton Awards Gala will take place at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming at 6pm on Thursday, 26th September. For more information on the festival and other finalists, please visit the official website.
Our Planet Series Receives 10 Emmy Nominations
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