Céline Cousteau
| Céline Cousteau | |
|---|---|
 Céline Cousteau Tourfilm 2013 | |
| Born |
Céline S. Cousteau June 6, 1972[1] Los Angeles County, California, USA |
| Nationality | USA and France |
| Spouse(s) | Çapkin van Alphen[2] |
| Children | 1 son |
| Parent(s) | Jean-Michel Cousteau, Anne-Marie Cousteau |
| Relatives |
Fabien Cousteau (brother) Jacques Cousteau (grandfather), Simone Cousteau (grandmother) |
Céline S. Cousteau (born June 6, 1972) is a documentary film director and producer, explorer, and designer. She is the Founder/Director of CauseCentric Productions and Founder/President of the non-profit organisation The Céline Cousteau Film Fellowship. Céline is the daughter of ocean explorer and filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau and granddaughter of the legendary Jacques Yves Cousteau.
Early life
Cousteau was born in California to Jean-Michel and Anne-Marie Cousteau. She grew up in France and in the United States. She attended the United Nations International School in NYC and graduated from Skidmore College in 1994, where she majored in psychology and minored in studio art. She received her master's degree in international and intercultural management from the School for International Training.[3]
Career
Through CauseCentric Productions, Céline Cousteau creates cause focused multi-media content to amplify the reach of humanitarian and environmental stories. The Céline Cousteau Film Fellowship extends her family legacy to the next generation of storytellers and empowering young filmmakers, creatives, and activists to motivate change through storytelling.
Throughout her career, Cousteau has worked on over 18 documentaries as director, producer, and presenter. Besides the short films she produces under CauseCentric, she has spent years working on a major documentary film and engagement campaign, “Tribes on the Edge”. This project, a result of a request by the tribes of the Vale do Javari, Brazilian Amazon for Céline tell the world their story. Based on the plight of the indigenous tribes interwoven with her own personal journey, this impact project will be launched in the Fall of 2016.
Céline Cousteau’s associations include; member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Oceans (2012-2016), Guest Designer for Swarovski, Ambassador for The TreadRight Foundation, Ambassador for Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program, and Keen Footwear brand ambassador. Céline also sits on the advisory boards of The Himalayan Consensus and Marine Construction Technologies.
Cousteau was international spokeswoman for the La Prairie skincare company (2007-2014) and Sustainability Partner with Contiki Holidays (2010-2014). She has served on the founding board of advisers for Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation as well as Plant a Fish.[4]
References
- ↑ "Family Tree Legends". Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ↑ McCarthy, Fiona (December 10, 2012). "Explorer Céline Cousteau on her grandfather Jacques". The Telegraph. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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