Ted Oakes

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NationalityCanadian
Alma mater
  • Oxford University
  • Queen’s University
Occupation
  • Film Maker
  • Biologist

Dr Ted Oakes is a Canadian born film maker 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. [5] Ted has collaborated with BBC, TVO, Smithsonian Channel, Discovery ChannelMerit Motion Pictures, Terra Mater Studios, and Two Wise Monkeys Entertainment [1]

Education

PhD. Zoology, Oxford University, UK, 1996 [1][3][4]

MSc. Biology, Queen’s University, Canada,1989 [1][3]

Film Career

SERIES
YEAR TITLE Production Company POSITION REFs
2022 Great Lakes Untamed Oak Island Films Director, Executive Producer [6][7][8][9][10][2][11][4]
2021 Cheetah Family & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [12][13]
2019 Snow Cats & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [14][15]
2018 Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [16][17]
2017 Tribes, Predators & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [18][19]
2016 Elephant Family & Me BBC2 Executive Producer [20][21][22]
2015 Gorilla Family and Me BBC2 Executive Producer [23][24]
2015 This Wild Life BBC2 Executive Producer [25][26][27][28]
2014 The Snow Wolf Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer [29][30]
2013 Operation Snow Tiger BBC2 Series Producer [31][32]
2013 The Polar Bear Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer [33][34]
2012 Planet Earth Live BBC1 Consulting Producer [35][19][36]
2011 The Bear Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer [37][38]
2005 Amazon Abyss BBC2 Producer [39][40][1]
2005 Apes in Danger BBC2 Producer [41]
DOCUMENTARIES
2020 The Hunt for Escobar’s Hippos CH5 Series Producer [42][43][44][45]
2009 (Ep. 3) Life: Mammals BBC1 Director, Producer [46]
2009 (S.28 Ep.1) Natural World: Bearwalker of the Northwoods BBC NHU Director, Producer [47]

Awards, Honors & Nominations

Honors

  • 2021 Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society[48][49]
  • Front Cover Radio Times for Operation Snow Tiger 2013, BBC2/Discovery[50]

Awards & Nominations

Award Year Title Distributor Category Result
RTS Scotland 2023 Snow Dogs - Into The Wild BBC2/Animal Planet 'Best On-Screen Personality' Won[50][51]
'Best Camera Craft' Won[50][51]
'Best Sound Craft' Won[50][51]
2021 Gordon Buchanan’s Cheetah Family & Me BBC2 'Best Science & Natural History' Won[50][52]
IVOR NOVELLA 2016 Elephant Family & Me BBC2 'Best Music' Nominated[50]
The Observer 2017 Tribes, Predators & Me BBC2 'Best TV Show of 2017’ Won[50]
RTS West 'Best Presentor' & 'Best Natural History Program' Nominated[50][53]
BBC NHU 2014 The Snow Wolf Family & Me BBC2/Animal Planet 'Gierson Award' Nominated[50]
Primetime Emmy 2010 Life Series BBC1/Discovery 'Best Cinematography’ Won[54][48]
Jackson Hole 2003 Monsters We Met BBC2/Animal Planet 'Best CGI' Won[50][55]
RTS 2001 Venom BBC1 ‘Best Graphics’ Won[56]

Writing Career

Mentoring

Ted Has been a mentor for Wildscreen since 2023[62] and he has mentored Youth Ambassadors through the Ocean Pathways placement programs at Ocean Wise since 2021.[63][64][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 GlobeNewswire (Sep 13, 2022). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". Financial Post. Retrieved July 28, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 TVO (2022-09-13). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Saxberg, Lynn (September 24, 2022). "BBC to TVO: Ottawa director comes home with Great Lakes doc series". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2023-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Birnbaum, Elisa (2022-10-26). "Documentary Series 'Great Lakes Untamed' is a Stunning Look at the Fragility of Nature". SEE Change Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. ↑ "ABOUT US". Oak Island Films Ltd. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  6. ↑ COMPANY; lederhilger. "Great Lakes Untamed". Terra Mater Studios. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Great Lakes Untamed - Merit Motion Pictures". www.meritmotionpictures.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ↑ Minogue, Sean (2022-09-13). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". TVO.me. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  9. ↑ Source To Sea | Great Lakes Untamed | A TVO Original, retrieved 2023-07-31
  10. ↑ "Global News Morning chats with doc film-maker Ted Oakes | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  11. ↑ Protecting the World's Largest Freshwater System | The Agenda, retrieved 2023-07-31
  12. ↑ "BBC Two - Cheetah Family & Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  13. ↑ "Cheetah Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  14. ↑ "BBC Two - Snow Cats and Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  15. ↑ "Snow Cats and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  16. ↑ "BBC Two - Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  17. ↑ "Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  18. ↑ "BBC Two - Tribes, Predators & Me, Series 1 - Meet the composer". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Ted Oakes | BFI". www2.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  20. ↑ "BBC Two - Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  21. ↑ "Elephant Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  22. ↑ "Spy in the Wild goes global". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  23. ↑ "BBC Two - Gorilla Family & Me, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  24. ↑ "Gorilla Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  25. ↑ "BBC Two - This Wild Life, Elephant in the Bedroom". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  26. ↑ "BBC Natural History Unit announces This Wild Life". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  27. ↑ "THIS WILD LIFE". solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca (in français). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  28. ↑ "This Wild Life - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  29. ↑ "BBC Two - Snow Wolf Family and Me, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  30. ↑ "Meeting a wild wolf pack". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  31. ↑ "BBC Two - Operation Snow Tiger, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  32. ↑ "Operation Snow Tiger - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  33. ↑ "BBC Two - The Polar Bear Family and Me, Autumn". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  34. ↑ "The Polar Bear Family & Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  35. ↑ "Planet Earth Live[09/05/2012] (2012)". BFI. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  36. ↑ Minogue, Sean (2022-09-13). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". TVO.me. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  37. ↑ "BBC Two - The Bear Family and Me, Spring". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  38. ↑ "Who, what, why: What should you do if a grizzly attacks?". BBC News. 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  39. ↑ Amazon Abyss (2005), retrieved 2023-07-29
  40. ↑ "BBC Two - Amazon Abyss". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  41. ↑ "BBC Two - Apes in Danger, Chimpanzee". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  42. ↑ Michaels, Melissa (2020-08-13). "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 2023-07-29.
  43. ↑ "Smithsonian Channel embarks upon "The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos"". Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  44. ↑ "THE HUNT FOR ESCOBAR'S HIPPOS". www.autentic.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  45. ↑ COMPANY; lederhilger. "The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos". Terra Mater Studios. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  46. ↑ "BBC One - Life, Mammals". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  47. ↑ "BBC Two - Natural World, 2009-2010, Bearwalker of the Northwoods". BBC. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 "AWARDS". Oak Island Films Ltd. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  49. ↑ "Ted Oakes 2023". All Access 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 "AWARDS". Oak Island Films Ltd. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 "RTS Scotland Awards 2023". Royal Television Society. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  52. ↑ "RTS Scotland Awards 2021". Royal Television Society. 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  53. ↑ "RTS West of England Awards 2017". Royal Television Society. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  54. ↑ "Outstanding Cinematography For Non Fiction Programming Nominees / Winners 2010". Television Academy. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  55. ↑ Jackson Wild (2003). "Winners 2003" (PDF). Jackson Wild Media Awards. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  56. ↑ "RTS Craft and Design Winners 2001". Royal Television Society. 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  57. ↑ "Monsters We Met: Man's Prehistoric Battle for the Planet". www.nhbs.com. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  58. ↑ Oakes, Ted (2003). Monsters We Met: Man's Battle with Prehistoric Animals. BBC. ISBN 978-0-563-48815-6.
  59. ↑ "The Land of Lost Monsters". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  60. ↑ Holmes, Martha; Gunton, Michael (2009-10-01). Life (First ed.). BBC Books. ISBN 978-1-84607-642-8.
  61. ↑ Gunton, Michael; Holmes, Martha (2009). Life: Extraordinary Animals, Extreme Behaviour. BBC. ISBN 978-1-84607-642-8.
  62. ↑ Ellis, Katerina (2023-02-06). "Wildscreen launch BBC Internship and more as part of their WWF x Wildscreen Internship Scheme". Wildscreen. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  63. ↑ "Karry, Emily, Timme & David's Experience with Oak Island Films". Ocean Wise. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  64. ↑ "Julia's Experience with Oak Island Films". Ocean Wise. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

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