Patrick Morris (director)

Patrick Morris

Patrick Morris at the 66th Annual Peabody Awards
Nationality British
Occupation Producer, director and series producer
Notable work Hokkaido: Garden of the Gods, Dune and Ospreys

Patrick Morris is a British producer, director and series producer of many wildlife documentaries.

Life/Career

Morris attended King’s College, Taunton and the University of Leeds, graduating with a first class honors degree in Zoology.

Morris spent five years working in East Africa with renowned film-maker Hugo van Lawick,[1] producing films for BBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and PBS Nova before joining the BBC Natural History Unit in 1999. There he produced documentaries for the Natural World and Wildlife on One strands, including Hokkaido: Garden of the Gods, Dune and Ospreys, as well as series producing the landmark BBC series Wild Africa,[2] Europe: A Natural History and Galápagos.[3] Most recently Morris produced and wrote the birds and primates episodes for the David Attenborough animal behavior series Life.[4] Morris’ films Galápagos and People of the Sea have both won the Grand Teton best of festival award at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.[5] From 2009 to 2014 he was co-director of Enchanted Kingdom a 3D nature film for BBC Earth Films, Reliance Entertainment and IM Global for cinema release.[6] The film won the 2014 Panda Award 3D Award at the Wildscreen Film Festival.[7] Europe: A Natural History

References

  1. ↑ "Filming BORN TO RUN".
  2. ↑ "Wild Africa 2001".
  3. ↑ "Galapagos 2006".
  4. ↑ "Life TV series 2009".
  5. ↑ "Grand Teton Award" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "BBC Enchanted Kingdom at 3DCS 2014".
  7. ↑ "3D Award: Enchanted Kingdom".


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