Person
John Downer
Directing
Biography
A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy
Known for
Nature
Writer
Serengeti
Creator
Spy in the Wild
Director
Weird Nature
Producer
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
Director
Serengeti - La grande cavalcade des animaux
Author
Pride
Director
Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries
Director
Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
Director
Spy in the Snow
Director
Filmography
- 2023Serengeti - La grande cavalcade des animauxAuthor
- 2023Spy in the Ocean, A Nature MiniseriesDirector
- 2022SerengetiDirector
- 2021Serengeti River CrossingDirector
- 2019SerengetiCreator
- 2018Spy in the SnowDirector
- 2018Caméras-espions au pays du froidDirector
- 2017Spy in the WildDirector
- 2015Snow Chick - A Penguin's TaleDirector
- 2014Wings 3DDirector
- 2014The Gathering SwarmsWriter
- 2014Dolphins: Spy in the PodDirector
- 2013EarthflightDirector
- 2013Penguins: Spy in the HuddleDirector
- 2012Winged PlanetDirector
- 2011Polar Bear: Spy on the IceDirector
- 2007Trek - Spy on the WildebeestDirector
- 2004Bears: Spy in the WoodsDirector
- 2004PrideDirector
- 2002Weird NatureProducer
- 1985The Galactic GardenWriter
- 1982NatureWriter
- —Spy in the TroopCreative Director
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