Mark Linfield

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Mark Linfield (born 6 June 1968) is a British writer, producer and director of nature documentaries for cinema and television. He is best known for his work with the BBC Natural History Unit as a producer of two episodes of the television series Planet Earth (2006) and as writer and co-director of the associated feature film Earth (2007).

Career

Mark co-founded Wildstar Films in 2018 after 30 years of directing and producing wildlife films. He is currently on the senior creative team for several series at Wildstar and is directing a feature length film for Disneynature.

After studying zoology at the University of Oxford, Mark began his career fronting a film about gorillas in the Congo. After several years with the BBC, Mark joined independent production company, Green Umbrella, where he produced and directed many films for BBC strands{{Clarify|date=June 2024}} The Natural World and Wildlife on One including The Temple Troop; Gelada Baboons – The Battles of Braveheart; Orangutans – The High Society; and Capuchins – The Monkey Puzzle.

Mark returned to the BBC in 2000 to produce and direct on the BAFTA-nominated Life of Mammals, on which he travelled the world with Sir David Attenborough. Mark followed this with two episodes of the hit TV series Planet Earth, winning a Primetime Emmy for the opening show "Pole to Pole".{{Cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/mark-linfield |title=Mark Linfield |publisher=Emmy Awards |access-date=2024-06-25}} Mark followed this as producer/director on Frozen Planet.

For the last 10 years,{{When|date=June 2024}} Mark has been directing and co-directing feature length wildlife films for Disneynature, including Chimpanzee, Monkey Kingdom, Elephant and Earth - the latter remains one of the most successful wildlife theatrical releases of all time.{{cn|date=April 2023}}