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 The BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is a department of BBC Studios that produces television, radio and online content with a natural history or wildlife theme. It is best known for its highly regarded nature documentaries, including '' ...

as a producer of two episodes of the television series ''

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'' (2006) and as writer and co-director of the associated feature film ''

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surf ...

'' (2007).

Career

Mark co-founded Wildstar Films in 2018 after 30 years of directing and producing award winning 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 award-winning films for BBC strands 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. Mark followed this as Producer/Director on Frozen Planet a show for which he received an EMMY nomination for writing. For the last 10 years, Mark has been directing and co-directing feature length wildlife films for Disneynature, these include Chimpanzee, Monkey Kingdom, Elephant and Earth - the latter remains one of the most successful wildlife theatrical releases of all time.

Personal life

Linfield lives in

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with his wife Vanessa Berlowitz and their son, Cameron

Film and TV credits

*'' Natural World'' : 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 ''The Life of Mammals'' is a nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 20 November 2002. A study of the evolution and habits of the various mammal species, it was the fou ...

'' (2002) * ''

Wildlife on One ''Wildlife on One'' was, for nearly three decades, the BBC's flagship natural history programme. First broadcast in 1977, each edition ran for half an hour. The narrator was Sir David Attenborough. When repeated on BBC2 BBC Two is a Briti ...

'' : Episode: "Gelada Baboons: The Battles of Braveheart (2000) : Episode: "Capuchins: The Monkey Puzzle" (2004) * ''

'' : Episode: "From Pole to Pole" (2006) : Episode: "Seasonal Forests" (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

Frozen Planet ''Frozen Planet'' is a 2011 British nature documentary series, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University. It was filmed by the BBC Natural History Unit. The production team, which includes executive producer Alastair Fothergill and series p ...

'' (2011) * '' Chimpanzee'' (2012) * ''

Monkey Kingdom ''Monkey Kingdom'' is a 2015 American nature documentary film directed and produced by Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill and narrated by Tina Fey. The documentary is about a family of monkeys living in ancient ruins founded in the jungles ...

'' (2015) * Elephant (2020)

References

External links

* British television producers Living people People educated at Lancing College 1968 births {{UK-tv-bio-stub