WHO WE ARE
Board MEMBERS & founders
Vanessa Berlowitz
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Chair / Mentor
Mark Linfield
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Founder
Pragna Parsotam - Kok
Director of Nature Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers
Founding Board Member
Bertie Gregory
Filmmaker & Presenter
Board Member
Rebecca Wootton
Director of Production & Operations
Vice Chair / Treasurer
Chloe Sarosh
Executive Producer
Vice Chair / Mentor / Secretary
Erin Ranney
Cinematographer
Board Member
Faith Musembi
TV Producer
Board Member
THE TEAM
Anwar Mamon
Executive Producer
Mentoring Manager / Mentor
Linda Stephens
Academy Operations Director
Sarah Cooke
Executive Finance Officer
Vic Ribeck
Impact Campaign Operations Director
Justine Evans
Cinematographer
Mentor
Sophie Darlington
Cinematographer
Mentor
Martyn Colbeck
Cinematographer
Mentor
“A POWERHOUSE OF TALENT AND EXPERIENCE”
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![A man with short black hair, a mustache, and a goatee, wearing a black puffer jacket and a silver chain, stands in front of a vibrant orange and yellow backdrop with a large portrait of a man with a beard and traditional attire. Orange-clad monks are seated in the background.]()
Amol Rajan goes to the Ganges
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![Promotional poster for a documentary titled 'Under Dogs' featuring three animals holding paper masks with cartoonish facial expressions. The animals are a raccoon, a baboon, and a seal. The poster says the documentary is narrated by Ryan Reynolds, is about misfits, and streams on Disney+ and Hulu, releasing on June 15.]()
Underdogs
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![Poster advertising the documentary 'Secrets of the Octopus,' showing a close-up of an octopus with its tentacles extended underwater, with text details about the show's release date and streaming services.]()
Secrets of the Octopus
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![Promotional poster for 'America's National Parks' documentary series, featuring a close-up of a fox against a green blurred background. Text provides details about the premiere dates on National Geographic and Disney+.]()
America's National Parks
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![Cover of 'America the Beautiful' documentary by National Geographic, featuring a silhouette of a bison filled with images of American wildlife and landscapes, including eagles, bears, mountains, and forests, with text indicating it is narrated by Michael B. Jordan and streaming on Disney+.]()
America The Beautiful
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![Poster for National Geographic's 'Animals Up Close' featuring Bertie Gregory. Imagery includes a smiling man in a blue jacket and beanie, with various animals such as an eagle, wolf pup, elephant, dolphins, orcas, a sea lion, and penguins around him. The poster mentions September release on Disney+.]()
Animals up close with Bertie Gregory
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![Poster for a Nat Geo series titled 'Queens,' featuring an image of an elephant with a crown above its head and lions and a bear around it, with text indicating it's narrated by Angela Bassett and streaming on Hulu and Disney+]()
Queens
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![Close-up of a tiger with a cub, both looking forward, in the jungle with blurred background, promoting DisneyNature's Tiger documentary.]()
Tiger
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![Movie poster for 'Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory,' featuring Bertie Gregory smiling, surrounded by an array of animals like a lion, whale, penguin, seal, and various birds, with scenes of adventure such as scuba diving, flying drones, and filming wildlife. The poster promotes a Disney+ day premiere on September 8.]()
Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory
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![Close-up of a tiger's face with the title 'Tigers on the Rise' and Disney+ logo, indicating a streaming documentary.]()
Tigers on the Rise
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![Promotional poster for a National Geographic and Disney+ documentary titled 'Sky Sharks,' featuring an illustration of a shark with graffiti-style yellow paint and street art background.]()
Sky Sharks
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![Promotional poster for a National Geographic Sharkfest special titled 'Sharks Up Close' with Bertie Gregory. It features a smiling man in scuba gear holding a camera above water, and a large great white shark swimming below the surface.]()
Sharks up close with bertie gregory
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![Promotional poster for a National Geographic documentary titled 'Cheetahs Up Close' hosted by Bertie Gregory, featuring a man with a camera and a close-up of a cheetah]()
Cheetahs Up close with Bertie Gregory
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Dolphins up close with bertie gregory
Our PARTNERS
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