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When we hear wildlife filmmaking and photography many of us think of National Geographic, Discovery Channel or Earth Matters. It sounds like a dream job to travel far and wide, track magnificent animals, capture their lives on film and see the results make audiences react with wonder. We want to hear from those behind the camera, what else wildlife filmmaking and photography entails and why these professions remain so important. Industry experts and representatives from films showing at ALT EFF 2020 will dig out some tips and tricks about their craft, so get ready for a roaring session!
Meet the Panelists:
Doel Trivedy wears many hats at Riverbank Studios. She is a Writer-Director-Producer and believes that stories can change perspectives. Doel studied film in Canada and started her career working with Discovery Channel. Over the last 10 years Doel has documented wildlife in its natural habitat and told stories of environmental concern. She has produced and directed several episodes of the TV series ‘Earth Matter’s’, India’s longest running environmental series on National TV. She has recently completed 2 conservation films as Co-director and Writer - ‘Gyamo - Queen of the Mountains’ and ‘Looking for Sultan’. Both films are currently airing on Animal Planet.
Jen Guyton is a photographer and ecologist with a passion for telling stories at the junction of global environmental change and human culture. She is a National Geographic Explorer, 2019 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, and a Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers. Jen not only holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University, but has been published in National Geographic Online, BBC Wildlife Magazine, bioGraphic Magazine, Ranger Rick, Biosphere, and others, and has been honored in various photo competitions including Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Nature's Best.
Rita Banerji is the founder & director of the Green Hub Project (A North East Network - Dusty Foot Initiative), which looks at leveraging the power of youth in conservation action and social change through the power of the visual medium. She is one of the leading environment filmmakers in India, having been part of three Panda award winning films. This includes 'Shores of Silence - Whalesharks in India' and 'The Wild Meat Trail'. In 2017 she was awarded the National Geographic – CMS Prithvi Ratna Award and the RBS Earth Heroes award in 2018. She was inducted as an Ashoka Fellow in 2019.
Robin Darius Conz is an editor and cameran based out of Bangalore. He worked with Wildlife filmmaker and National Geographic Fellow Sandesh Kadur Wildcats of India and India's Wild Leopards, which is showing at ALT EFF 2020.
Augusto Bila is an up-and-coming young filmmaker at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. He worked on Our Gorongosa, an incredible journey through the park that showcases an effective human-integrated approach to wildlife conservation and management.
When we hear wildlife filmmaking and photography many of us think of National Geographic, Discovery Channel or Earth Matters. It sounds like a dream job to travel far and wide, track magnificent animals, capture their lives on film and see the results make audiences react with wonder. We want to hear from those behind the camera, what else wildlife filmmaking and photography entails and why these professions remain so important. Industry experts and representatives from films showing at ALT EFF 2020 will dig out some tips and tricks about their craft, so get ready for a roaring session!
Meet the Panelists:
Doel Trivedy wears many hats at Riverbank Studios. She is a Writer-Director-Producer and believes that stories can change perspectives. Doel studied film in Canada and started her career working with Discovery Channel. Over the last 10 years Doel has documented wildlife in its natural habitat and told stories of environmental concern. She has produced and directed several episodes of the TV series ‘Earth Matter’s’, India’s longest running environmental series on National TV. She has recently completed 2 conservation films as Co-director and Writer - ‘Gyamo - Queen of the Mountains’ and ‘Looking for Sultan’. Both films are currently airing on Animal Planet.
Jen Guyton is a photographer and ecologist with a passion for telling stories at the junction of global environmental change and human culture. She is a National Geographic Explorer, 2019 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, and a Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers. Jen not only holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University, but has been published in National Geographic Online, BBC Wildlife Magazine, bioGraphic Magazine, Ranger Rick, Biosphere, and others, and has been honored in various photo competitions including Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Nature's Best.
Rita Banerji is the founder & director of the Green Hub Project (A North East Network - Dusty Foot Initiative), which looks at leveraging the power of youth in conservation action and social change through the power of the visual medium. She is one of the leading environment filmmakers in India, having been part of three Panda award winning films. This includes 'Shores of Silence - Whalesharks in India' and 'The Wild Meat Trail'. In 2017 she was awarded the National Geographic – CMS Prithvi Ratna Award and the RBS Earth Heroes award in 2018. She was inducted as an Ashoka Fellow in 2019.
Robin Darius Conz is an editor and cameran based out of Bangalore. He worked with Wildlife filmmaker and National Geographic Fellow Sandesh Kadur Wildcats of India and India's Wild Leopards, which is showing at ALT EFF 2020.
Augusto Bila is an up-and-coming young filmmaker at Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. He worked on Our Gorongosa, an incredible journey through the park that showcases an effective human-integrated approach to wildlife conservation and management.
