John Downer
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A passionate zoologist, John has been making nature documentaries for the BBC for over 30 years. He made his name by abandoning the traditional style of nature documentaries and pioneering a highly inventive subjective approach using new technology and dramatic story-telling techniques His innovative approach to filmmaking has brought him numerous international awards for series such as Supersense, Weird Nature, Earthflight and Penguins – Spy in the Huddle. Never afraid to experiment, his first music video, for Peter Gabriel, even won a Grammy
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Pride (2004)
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Polar Bear: Spy on the Ice (2011)
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Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale (2015)
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Wings 3D (2014)
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Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
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Earthflight (2013)
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Winged Planet (2012)
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Spy in the Snow (2018)
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Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest (2007)
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Serengeti River Crossing (2021)
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The Galactic Garden (1985)
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Caméras-espions au pays du froid (2018)
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