Mark Linfield
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Mark Linfield (born 6 June 1968) is a British writer, producer and director of nature documentaries for cinema and television. He is best known for his work with the BBC Natural History Unit as a producer of two episodes of the television series Planet Earth (2006) and as writer and co-director of the associated feature film Earth (2007).
Career
[edit]Mark co-founded Wildstar Films in 2018 after 30 years of directing and producing wildlife films. He is currently on the senior creative team for several series at Wildstar and is directing a feature length film for Disneynature.
After studying zoology at the University of Oxford, Mark began his career fronting a film about gorillas in the Congo. After several years with the BBC, Mark joined independent production company, Green Umbrella, where he produced and directed many films for BBC strands[clarification needed] The Natural World and Wildlife on One including The Temple Troop; Gelada Baboons – The Battles of Braveheart; Orangutans – The High Society; and Capuchins – The Monkey Puzzle.
Mark returned to the BBC in 2000 to produce and direct on the BAFTA-nominated Life of Mammals, on which he travelled the world with Sir David Attenborough. Mark followed this with two episodes of the hit TV series Planet Earth, winning a Primetime Emmy for the opening show "Pole to Pole".[1] Mark followed this as producer/director on Frozen Planet.
For the last 10 years,[when?] Mark has been directing and co-directing feature length wildlife films for Disneynature, including Chimpanzee, Monkey Kingdom, Elephant and Earth - the latter remains one of the most successful wildlife theatrical releases of all time.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Linfield lives in Bristol with his wife Vanessa Berlowitz and their son, Cam.
Film and TV credits
[edit]- Episode: "Journey to the Dark Heart" (1993)
- Episode: "The Temple Troop (1997)
- Episode: "Orang-utans: The High Society" (1998)
- Triumph of Life (2000)
- The Life of Mammals (2002)
- Wildlife on One
- Episode: "Gelada Baboons: The Battles of Braveheart (2000)
- Episode: "Capuchins: The Monkey Puzzle" (2004)
- Episode: "From Pole to Pole" (2006)
- Episode: "Seasonal Forests" (2006)
- Earth (2007)
- Frozen Planet (2011)
- Chimpanzee (2012)
- Monkey Kingdom (2015)
- Elephant (2020)
- Tiger (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "Mark Linfield". Emmy Awards. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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