John Downer

John Downer

Personal Info

John Downer

Biography

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

Top Movie Crew

Spy in the Snow
Spy in the Snowtrue

Directing

2018-12-30

8.0
Spy in the Snow
Spy in the Snowtrue

Production

2018-12-30

8.0
Earthflight
Earthflighttrue

Directing

2013-11-26

6.6
The Galactic Garden
The Galactic Gardentrue

Writing

1985-01-02

8.0
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeest
Trek - Spy on the Wildebeesttrue

Directing

2007-01-13

7.0
Pride
Pridetrue

Directing

2004-06-21

6.2
The Gathering Swarms
The Gathering Swarmstrue

Writing

2014-05-21

6.5
Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice
Polar Bear - Spy on the Icetrue

Directing

2011-02-22

7.5
The Galactic Garden
The Galactic Gardentrue

Directing

1985-01-02

8.0
Snow Chick - A Penguin's Tale
Snow Chick - A Penguin's Taletrue

Directing

2015-12-23

7.6
Caméras-espions au pays du froid
Caméras-espions au pays du froidtrue

Directing

2018-01-01

0.0
Wings 3D
Wings 3Dtrue

Production

2014-06-17

10.0
Wings 3D
Wings 3Dtrue

Writing

2014-06-17

10.0
Wings 3D
Wings 3Dtrue

Directing

2014-06-17

10.0
Bears: Spy in the Woods
Bears: Spy in the Woodstrue

Directing

2004-11-30

8.0
Pride
Pridetrue

Production

2004-06-21

6.2
The Galactic Garden
The Galactic Gardentrue

Production

1985-01-02

8.0

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