Ted Oakes

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Ted Oakes
Occupation(s) Filmmaker, Biologist
Years active2005-present
Known forFilms on nature

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]

References

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