Ted Oakes

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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]

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Education

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

SERIES
YEARTITLEPRODUCTION COMPANYPOSITIONREFs
2022Great Lakes UntamedOak Island FilmsDirector, Executive Producer [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
2021 Cheetah Family & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [11] [12]
2019Snow 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]
2015Gorilla Family and Me BBC2 Executive Producer [21] [22]
2015This 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]
2005Apes in Danger BBC2 Producer [37]
DOCUMENTARIES
2020The Hunt for Escobar's HipposCH5Series 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

Honours

Awards and nominations

AwardYearTitleDistributorCategoryResult
RTS Scotland 2023Snow 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]
2021Gordon Buchanan's Cheetah Family & Me BBC2 'Best Science & Natural History'Won [47] [44]
IVOR NOVELLA 2016Elephant 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 2003Monsters We Met BBC2/Animal Planet 'Best CGI'Won [50] [44]
RTS 2001Venom BBC1 ‘Best Graphics’ Won [51]

Writing career

Mentoring

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]

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