Ted Oakes

Ted Oakes
OccupationsFilmmaker, Biologist
Years active2005-present
Known forFilms on nature

Ted Oakes is a Canadian-born filmmaker and biologist who worked at the BBC Natural History Unit for 20 years. He founded Oak Island Films in 2017 and has been managing director since. He has collaborated with BBC, TVO, Smithsonian Channel, Discovery Channel and Merit Motion Pictures.

Education

Oakes completed his MSc. in biology, at Queen's University, Canada in 1989 and a PhD. in zoology at Oxford University, UK in 1996

Film career

Series
Year Title Production company Position Refs
2022 Great Lakes Untamed Oak Island Films Director, Executive Producer
2021 Cheetah Family & Me BBC2 Executive Producer
2019 Snow Cats & Me BBC2 Executive Producer
2018 Grizzly Bear Cubs & Me BBC2 Executive Producer
2017 Tribes, Predators & Me BBC2 Executive Producer
2016 Elephant Family & Me BBC2 Executive Producer
2015 Gorilla Family and Me BBC2 Executive Producer
2015 This Wild Life BBC2 Executive Producer
2014 The Snow Wolf Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer
2013 Operation Snow Tiger BBC2 Series Producer
2013 The Polar Bear Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer
2012 Planet Earth Live BBC1 Consulting Producer
2011 The Bear Family & Me BBC2 Series Producer
2005 Amazon Abyss BBC2 Producer
2005 Apes in Danger BBC2 Producer
DOCUMENTARIES
2020 The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos CH5 Series Producer
2009 (Ep. 3) Life: Mammals BBC1 Director, Producer
2009 (S.28 Ep.1) Natural World: Bearwalker of the Northwoods BBC NHU Director, Producer

Honours, Awards & Nominations

Honours

Awards and nominations

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

Writing career

Mentoring

Oakes has been a mentor for Wildscreen since 2023 and he has mentored Youth Ambassadors through the Ocean Pathways placement programs at Ocean Wise since 2021.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 GlobeNewswire (September 13, 2022). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". Financial Post. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  2. 1 2 TVO (September 13, 2022). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release). Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Saxberg, Lynn (September 24, 2022). "BBC to TVO: Ottawa director comes home with Great Lakes doc series". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Birnbaum, Elisa (October 26, 2022). "Documentary Series 'Great Lakes Untamed' is a Stunning Look at the Fragility of Nature". SEE Change Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ Protecting the World's Largest Freshwater System | The Agenda, September 26, 2022, retrieved September 19, 2023
  6. ↑ "Global News Morning chats with doc film-maker Ted Oakes | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ Source To Sea | Great Lakes Untamed | A TVO Original, September 23, 2022, retrieved September 19, 2023
  8. 1 2 Minogue, Sean (September 13, 2022). "Discover the world's largest freshwater ecosystem in new TVO Original series Great Lakes Untamed". TVO.me. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Great Lakes Untamed - Merit Motion Pictures". www.meritmotionpictures.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ COMPANY; lederhilger. "Great Lakes Untamed". Terra Mater Studios. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "BBC Two - Cheetah Family & Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Cheetah Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  13. ↑ "BBC Two - Snow Cats and Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Snow Cats and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  15. ↑ "BBC Two - Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  17. ↑ "BBC Two - Tribes, Predators & Me, Series 1 - Meet the composer". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Ted Oakes | BFI". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  19. ↑ "BBC Two - Gordon Buchanan: Elephant Family & Me, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Elephant Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  21. ↑ "BBC Two - Gorilla Family & Me, Episode 2". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Gorilla Family and Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  23. ↑ "BBC Two - This Wild Life, Elephant in the Bedroom". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  24. ↑ "THIS WILD LIFE". solutionsmedia.cbcrc.ca (in French). Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  25. ↑ "This Wild Life - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  26. ↑ "BBC Two - Snow Wolf Family and Me, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  27. ↑ "Meeting a wild wolf pack". BBC News. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  28. ↑ "BBC Two - Operation Snow Tiger, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  29. ↑ "Operation Snow Tiger - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  30. ↑ "BBC Two - The Polar Bear Family and Me, Autumn". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  31. ↑ "The Polar Bear Family & Me - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  32. ↑ "Planet Earth Live[09/05/2012] (2012)". BFI. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  33. ↑ "BBC Two - The Bear Family and Me, Spring". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  34. ↑ "Who, what, why: What should you do if a grizzly attacks?". BBC News. July 7, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  35. ↑ Amazon Abyss (2005), retrieved September 19, 2023
  36. ↑ "BBC Two - Amazon Abyss". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  37. ↑ "BBC Two - Apes in Danger, Chimpanzee". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  38. ↑ Michaels, Melissa (August 13, 2020). "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 September 19, 2023.
  39. ↑ "Smithsonian Channel embarks upon "The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos"". Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  40. ↑ "THE HUNT FOR ESCOBAR'S HIPPOS". www.autentic.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  41. ↑ COMPANY; lederhilger. "The Hunt for Escobar's Hippos". Terra Mater Studios. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  42. ↑ "BBC One - Life, Mammals". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  43. ↑ "BBC Two - Natural World, 2009-2010, Bearwalker of the Northwoods". BBC. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  44. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "AWARDS". Oak Island Films Ltd. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  45. ↑ "Ted Oakes 2023". All Access 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  46. 1 2 3 "RTS Scotland Awards 2023". Royal Television Society. May 5, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  47. ↑ "RTS Scotland Awards 2021". Royal Television Society. September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  48. ↑ "RTS West of England Awards 2017". Royal Television Society. March 29, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  49. ↑ "Outstanding Cinematography For Non Fiction Programming Nominees / Winners 2010". Television Academy. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  50. ↑ Jackson Wild (2003). "Winners 2003" (PDF). Jackson Wild Media Awards. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  51. ↑ "RTS Craft and Design Winners 2001". Royal Television Society. January 24, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  52. ↑ "Monsters We Met: Man's Prehistoric Battle for the Planet". www.nhbs.com. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  53. ↑ Oakes, Ted (2003). Monsters We Met: Man's Battle with Prehistoric Animals. BBC. ISBN 978-0-563-48815-6.
  54. ↑ "Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  55. ↑ Holmes, Martha; Gunton, Michael (March 2010). Life: Extraordinary Animals, Extreme Behaviour. Rupert Barrington, Adam Chapman, Patrick Morris, Ted Oakes. ISBN 978-0-520-26537-0.
  56. ↑ Gunton, Michael; Holmes, Martha (2009). Life: Extraordinary Animals, Extreme Behaviour. BBC. ISBN 978-1-84607-642-8.
  57. ↑ Irons, Hazel (February 6, 2023). "Wildscreen launch BBC Internship and more as part of their WWF x Wildscreen Internship Scheme". Wildscreen. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  58. ↑ "Karry, Emily, Timme & David's Experience with Oak Island Films - Ocean Wise". ocean.org. January 10, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  59. ↑ "Julia's Experience with Oak Island Films - Ocean Wise". ocean.org. February 26, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2023.