Alastair Fothergill Biography
Alastair Fothergill is a producer of nature documentaries for TV and cinema from Britain. He is famous for being the series producer of the 2001 series The Blue Planet, the Brit TV series, Planet Earth and the co-director of the associated feature films Deep Blue and Earth.
Fothergill had a highly acclaimed career at the BBC’s Natural History Unit. Alastair has been at the forefront of natural history programming for over 30 years.
Alastair Fothergill Career
While still a student studying zoology at St Cuthbert’s Society in the University of Durham, he made his first film, On the Okavango. In 1983, he joined the BBC Natural History Unit. There he worked on The Really Wild Show, Wildlife on One and David Attenborough’s The Trials of Life. In 1992, he was appointed the head of the Unit. In his tenure, he was the producer behind Attenborough’s award-winning series Life in the Freezer.
Alastair was awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in 1996.
He stepped down as head of the Natural History Unit in June of 1998. This was in a bid to concentrate on his work as the series producer on the multi-award-winning The Blue Planet. He finished his next major series Planet Earth in June of 1998.
Alastair Fothergill Our Planet
He was lauded as executive producer of Frozen Planet in 2011 and the 2015 Brit nature documentary series, The Hunt.
Additionally, he has also presented several TV programmes, including The Abyss. He is also the author of three books.
On the 11th of February in 2008, he was awarded the “Clean Energy Award” by BMW during the Cinema for Peace award ceremony.
He signed a multi-picture deal with newly formed Disneynature in 2008. Currently, he now spends six months each year on sabbatical from the BBC. During the sabbatical, he develops feature documentaries as an independent producer. The debut titles under the Disneynature deal have been, African Cats in 2011, Chimpanzee in 2012, Bears in 2014, and Penguins in 2019. The aforementioned nature documentaries have been co-directed with Keith Scholey, Mark Linfield, and Jeff Wilson respectively.
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Television Society in 2016. This was for his work in natural history programming.
Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey
Alastair debut titles under the Disneynature deal have been, African Cats in 2011, Chimpanzee in 2012, Bears in 2014, and Penguins in 2019. These nature documentaries have been co-directed with Keith Scholey, Mark Linfield, and Jeff Wilson respectively.
Keith and Alastair jointly produced the Series of the Netflix Original Documentary Series Our Planet. They also co-directed African Cats, Bears, and Dolphin Reef for Disneynature. Keith Scholey, a former television executive, is a British producer of nature documentaries for television and cinema.
Alastair Fothergill Penguins
Penguins is an upcoming nature documentary film. The documentary is directed by Alastair Fothergill and Jeff Wilson. The documentary will be produced by Disneynature. On the 17th of April in 2019, the film was released in the United States, 5 days prior to Earth Day. The coming-of-age story is based on the life of an Adélie penguin named Steve who joins millions of fellow males in the icy Antarctic spring on a mission to build a suitable nest, find a life partner and start a family. American actor Ed Helms is set to provide the narration of the American release of the film. The film is set to be the thirteenth nature documentary to be released by Disney under the Disneynature label.
Alastair Fothergill Age
He was born on the 10th of April in 1960. He was 58 years old as of 2018.
Alastair Fothergill Family | Alastair Fothergill OBE
Currently, he lives in Bristol with his wife Melinda and his two sons, Hamish and William. He was born Alastair David William Fothergill OBE
Alastair Fothergill Networth
Fothergill net worth is $18 million.
Alastair Fothergill Silverback Films
Silverback Films, formed in 2012, specialises in the production of high-quality wildlife films for both television and cinema. Silverback was formed by Fothergill and Keith Scholey. It brings together a world-class team of wildlife filmmakers to create the highest quality natural history films.
Alastair Fothergill Filmography
The Really Wild Show released in 1986 – He held the position of producer.
Wild Britain released in 1987 – He held the position of producer.
Reefwatch released in 1988 – He held the position of associate producer.
Wildlife on One released in 1988–92 – He held the position of producer.
The Trials of Life released in 1990 – He held the position of assistant producer.
Life in the Freezer released in 1993 –He held the position of a series producer.
Natural World, episode “South Georgia: An Island All Alone” released in 1998 – He held the position of producer.
The Blue Planet released in 2001 – He held the position of a series producer.
Going Ape released in 2002 – He held the position of presenter alongside Saba Douglas-Hamilton.
The Abyss – Live released in 2002–03 – He held the position of executive producer and presenter alongside Michael deGruy, Kate Humble and Peter Snow.
Deep Blue released in 2003 – He held the position of writer and director alongside Andy Byatt.
Planet Earth released in 2006 – He held the position of a series producer.
Earth released in 2007 – He held the position of writer and director alongside Mark Linfield.
Frozen Planet released in 2011 – He held the position of executive producer.
African Cats released in 2011 – He held the position of writer and director alongside Keith Scholey.
Chimpanzee released in 2012 – He held the position of writer and director alongside Mark Linfield.
Bears released in 2014 – He held the position of director alongside Keith Scholey.
The Hunt released in 2015 – He held the position of executive producer.
Alastair Fothergill Email Contact
Silverback Films
1 St Augustine’s Yard, Gaunts Lane
Bristol BS1 5DE, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0)117 9927 220
Email: info@silverbackfilms.tv
Website: www.silverbackfilms.tv
Alastair Fothergill Twitter
Hear from Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, the creators of @OurPlanet, about why it’s one of the most important stories ever told. #FightForYourWorld #ShareOurPlanet pic.twitter.com/rL3fVx6YlH
— WWF UK (@wwf_uk) April 8, 2019
Alastair Fothergill Instagram
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