WildBear Taps BBC & Nat Geo Filmmaker

WildBear Entertainment has brought in Dr. Chadden Hunter, a wildlife biologist and multi-award-winning producer, director, writer and presenter, as an executive producer.

Most recently, for the BBC, Hunter was a producer/director/writer on Seven Worlds, One Planet and Planet Earth 2, as well as series producer on Wild Arabia and principal director on Frozen Planet. For National Geographic, his credits include Hunter & Hunted and Cliffhangers.

At WildBear Entertainment, Chadden will be working with the team to deepen its slate of blue-chip natural-history content and films about the natural world, secure new commissions and run productions.

“There is a tremendous appetite for beautifully produced natural history at the moment, especially if it takes us to new worlds and shares unique stories, as with Playing with Sharks,” commented Michael Tear, WildBear Entertainment’s CEO. “We are thrilled to welcome Chadden to the team. His appointment not only gives us an additional resource to capitalize on this current demand but also, more importantly, he brings extraordinary expertise from working all over the world at every stage of the creative process, from operating cameras to directing, producing and presenting. And he knows his stuff: Chadden’s enviable production credits are underpinned by impressive academic qualifications in zoology and ecology.”

Dr. Hunter added: “I am super excited to be joining forces with WildBear Entertainment for the next stage of my career. I’ve been a fan of their work for years and it’s great to be back on home turf in Australia. I can’t wait to get stuck in with the team to enhance WildBear’s natural history output still further. We’ll be working on ambitious new programs for new outlets, to be enjoyed by audiences all over the world.”