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Ted Oakes

Ted Oakes is a Canadian-born filmmaker and biologist who worked at the BBC Natural History Unit for 20 years.[1][2][3][4] He founded Oak Island Films in 2017 and has been managing director since. He has collaborated with BBC, TVO, Smithsonian Channel, Discovery Channel and Merit Motion Pictures.[1]

Education

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Oakes completed his MSc. in biology, at Queen's University, Canada in 1989 [1][3] and a PhD. in zoology at Oxford University, UK in 1996 [1][3][4]

Film career

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SERIES
YEAR TITLE PRODUCTION COMPANY POSITION REFs
2022 Great Lakes Untamed Oak Island Films Director, Executive Producer [2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
2021 Cheetah Family & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [11][12]
2019 Snow Cats & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [13][14]
2018 Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [15][16]
2017 Tribes, Predators & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [17][18]
2016 Elephant Family & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [19][20]
2015 Gorilla Family and Me BBC2 Executive Producer [21][22]
2015 This Wild Life BBC2 Executive Producer [23][24][25]
2014 The Snow Wolf Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer [26][27]
2013 Operation Snow Tiger BBC2 Series Producer [28][29]
2013 The Polar Bear Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer [30][31]
2012 Planet Earth Live BBC1 Consulting Producer [18][32][8]
2011 The Bear Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer [33][34]
2005 Amazon Abyss BBC2 Producer [1][35][36]
2005 Apes in Danger BBC2 Producer [37]
DOCUMENTARIES
2020 The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos CH5 Series Producer [38][39][40][41]
2009 (Ep. 3) Life: Mammals BBC1 Director, Producer [42]
2009 (S.28 Ep.1) Natural World: Bearwalker of the Northwoods BBC NHU Director, Producer [43]

Honours, Awards & Nominations

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Honours

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Awards and nominations

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Award Year Title Distributor Category Result
RTS Scotland 2023 Snow Dogs - Into The Wild BBC2/Animal Planet 'Best On-Screen Personality' Won[46][44]
'Best Camera Craft' Won[46][44]
'Best Sound Craft' Won[44][46]
2021 Gordon Buchanan's Cheetah Family & Me BBC2 'Best Science & Natural History' Won[47][44]
IVOR NOVELLA 2016 Elephant Family & Me BBC2 'Best Music' Nominated[44]
The Observer 2017 Tribes, Predators & Me BBC2 'Best TV Show of 2017’ Won[44]
RTS West 'Best Presentor' & 'Best Natural History Program' Nominated[44][48]
BBC NHU 2014 The Snow Wolf Family & Me BBC2/Animal Planet 'Gierson Award' Nominated[44]
Primetime Emmy 2010 Life Series BBC1/Discovery 'Best Cinematography’ Won[49][44]
Jackson Hole 2003 Monsters We Met BBC2/Animal Planet 'Best CGI' Won[50][44]
RTS 2001 Venom BBC1 ‘Best Graphics’ Won[51]

Writing career

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Mentoring

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Oakes has been a mentor for Wildscreen since 2023[57] and he has mentored Youth Ambassadors through the Ocean Pathways placement programs at Ocean Wise since 2021.[4][58][59]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e GlobeNewswire (Sep 13, 2022). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". Financial Post. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b TVO (2022-09-13). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  3. ^ a b c Saxberg, Lynn (September 24, 2022). "BBC to TVO: Ottawa director comes home with Great Lakes doc series". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d Birnbaum, Elisa (2022-10-26). "Documentary Series 'Great Lakes Untamed' is a Stunning Look at the Fragility of Nature". SEE Change Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. ^ Protecting the World's Largest Freshwater System | The Agenda, retrieved 2023-09-19
  6. ^ "Global News Morning chats with doc film-maker Ted Oakes | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  7. ^ Source To Sea | Great Lakes Untamed | A TVO Original, retrieved 2023-09-19
  8. ^ a b Minogue, Sean (2022-09-13). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". TVO.me. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  9. ^ "Great Lakes Untamed - Merit Motion Pictures". www.meritmotionpictures.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  10. ^ COMPANY; lederhilger. "Great Lakes Untamed". Terra Mater Studios. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  11. ^ "BBC Two - Cheetah Family & Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  12. ^ "Cheetah Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  13. ^ "BBC Two - Snow Cats and Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  14. ^ "Snow Cats and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  15. ^ "BBC Two - Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  16. ^ "Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  17. ^ "BBC Two - Tribes, Predators & Me, Series 1 - Meet the composer". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  18. ^ a b "Ted Oakes | BFI". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  19. ^ "BBC Two - Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  20. ^ "Elephant Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  21. ^ "BBC Two - Gorilla Family & Me, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  22. ^ "Gorilla Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  23. ^ "BBC Two - This Wild Life, Elephant in the Bedroom". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  24. ^ "THIS WILD LIFE". solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  25. ^ "This Wild Life - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  26. ^ "BBC Two - Snow Wolf Family and Me, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  27. ^ "Meeting a wild wolf pack". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  28. ^ "BBC Two - Operation Snow Tiger, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  29. ^ "Operation Snow Tiger - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  30. ^ "BBC Two - The Polar Bear Family and Me, Autumn". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  31. ^ "The Polar Bear Family & Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  32. ^ "Planet Earth Live[09/05/2012] (2012)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  33. ^ "BBC Two - The Bear Family and Me, Spring". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  34. ^ "Who, what, why: What should you do if a grizzly attacks?". BBC News. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  35. ^ Amazon Abyss (2005), retrieved 2023-09-19
  36. ^ "BBC Two - Amazon Abyss". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  37. ^ "BBC Two - Apes in Danger, Chimpanzee". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  38. ^ Michaels, Melissa (2020-08-13). "Smithsonian Channel Canada Investigates the Escape of Pablo Escobar's Illicit Exotic Pet Collection in The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos". Blue Ant Media. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  39. ^ "Smithsonian Channel embarks upon "The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos"". Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  40. ^ "THE HUNT FOR ESCOBAR'S HIPPOS". www.autentic.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  41. ^ COMPANY; lederhilger. "The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos". Terra Mater Studios. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  42. ^ "BBC One - Life, Mammals". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  43. ^ "BBC Two - Natural World, 2009-2010, Bearwalker of the Northwoods". BBC. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  44. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "AWARDS". Oak Island Films Ltd. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  45. ^ "Ted Oakes 2023". All Access 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  46. ^ a b c "RTS Scotland Awards 2023". Royal Television Society. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  47. ^ "RTS Scotland Awards 2021". Royal Television Society. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  48. ^ "RTS West of England Awards 2017". Royal Television Society. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  49. ^ "Outstanding Cinematography For Non Fiction Programming Nominees / Winners 2010". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  50. ^ Jackson Wild (2003). "Winners 2003" (PDF). Jackson Wild Media Awards. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  51. ^ "RTS Craft and Design Winners 2001". Royal Television Society. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  52. ^ "Monsters We Met: Man's Prehistoric Battle for the Planet". www.nhbs.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  53. ^ Oakes, Ted (2003). Monsters We Met: Man's Battle with Prehistoric Animals. BBC. ISBN 978-0-563-48815-6.
  54. ^ "Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  55. ^ Holmes, Martha; Gunton, Michael (March 2010). Life: Extraordinary Animals, Extreme Behaviour. Rupert Barrington, Adam Chapman, Patrick Morris, Ted Oakes. ISBN 978-0-520-26537-0.
  56. ^ Gunton, Michael; Holmes, Martha (2009). Life: Extraordinary Animals, Extreme Behaviour. BBC. ISBN 978-1-84607-642-8.
  57. ^ Irons, Hazel (2023-02-06). "Wildscreen launch BBC Internship and more as part of their WWF x Wildscreen Internship Scheme". Wildscreen. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  58. ^ "Karry, Emily, Timme & David's Experience with Oak Island Films - Ocean Wise". ocean.org. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  59. ^ "Julia's Experience with Oak Island Films - Ocean Wise". ocean.org. 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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