JOHN DOWNER

DIRECTING

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.