James Reed

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Known For Director

Gender Male

James Reed

Biography

https://vimeo.com/user18193103 Reed’s credits as a director include the multi-award-winning features Jago - A Life Under Water and Rise of the Warrior Apes. In 2021, Reed received further accolade as the director of My Octopus Teacher, the story of a South African filmmaker who forges an unexpected friendship with an octopus, which became a huge critical and audience success on Netflix and went on to win the Best Documentary Feature Award at the 93rd Academy Awards. Jonny Keeling, Head of BBC Studios Natural History Unit, said: “I’m delighted to be embarking on a collaborative development partnership with James Reed and Matt Houghton, the outstanding creative talents of Underdog Films. “Character and emotional storytelling are at the heart of filmmaking both at the NHU and Underdog Films, so we look forward to developing a number of original, ambitious and compelling natural history features for audiences across the globe. I’m hugely excited to welcome James and Matt’s input and perspectives to the NHU’s creative development process and can’t wait to start working with them.” James Reed, Managing Director, Underdog Films, said: “We are very excited to get into this with the NHU. They’ve been at the forefront of natural history film-making for decades and their further growth in the feature doc market will be a fantastic development for the industry as a whole.” Matt Houghton, Underdog Films, adds: “Collaboration and successful partnerships are a key part of Underdog Films’ approach to filmmaking and we’re delighted to be working with the talented storytellers of the NHU. The team has exciting, ambitious plans and we’re looking forward to contributing to stories that will be entertaining, enlightening and thought-provoking.”

Known For

Director

2023
Chimp Empire

as Director

2022
Frozen Planet II

as Director

2020
My Octopus Teacher

as Director

2019
Wild Korea

as Director

2017
2015
2013

Producer

2024
Life on the Edge

as Executive Producer

2023
Chimp Empire

as Executive Producer

2022
Frozen Planet II

as Producer

2019
Wild Korea

as Producer

2017
2015

Writer

2023
Chimp Empire

as Writer

2020
2019
Wild Korea

as Writer

Actor

1953
The Oscars

as Self