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Mateo Willis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Early life [ edit]

Mateo Willis (born 1974) is an Australian/British director and cinematographer.

Willis was born in Spain to Australian parents. During his early childhood his family lived in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. They settled in Muscat, Oman where Mateo attended high school at the American British Academy.

Biography [ edit]

As a cinematographer Willis was involved in the principal photography for a number of wildlife programs. His breakthrough came with his first shoot for the BBC’s Frozen Planet in 2010. Since then he has filmed on Life Story, Planet Earth 2, Dynasties and Blue Planet 2 for the BBC as well as Our Planet for Netflix.

Willis transitioned into directing in 2016. He directed ‘Mountains’ an episode of Hostile Planet for the National Geographic Channel in April 2019. In January 2020 his film ‘Frozen Nights’, an episode of the Night on Earth series for Netflix, was released. Along with several commercials he has written and directed a short drama to be released in 2020.

He lives in the UK.

Awards [ edit]


 * 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Craft Award. Photography: Factual BBC Frozen Planet “To The Ends Of The Earth” http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/television-craft-awards-winners-in-2012#jump14
 * 2012 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Primetime Emmy Awards. Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: BBC Frozen Planet " To The Ends Of The Earth”. https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-cinematography-for-non-fiction-programming
 * 2017 Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Primetime Emmy Awards. Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: BBC Planet Earth 2 "Islands”. https://www.emmys.com/shows/planet-earth-ii

Filmography [ edit]


 * BBC Frozen Planet "To the Ends of the Earth", "Winter" - Cinematographer
 * BBC Life Story "First Steps", Growing Up", "Courtship" "Parenthood" - Cinematographer
 * BBC Planet Earth 2 "Islands", "Mountains", "Deserts", "Grasslands", "Cities" "A World of Wonder" - Cinematographer
 * BBC Earth: One Amazing Day Theatrical Feature - Cinematographer
 * BBC Dynasties "Chimpanzee" - Cinematographer
 * Netflix Our Planet "One Planet", "From Deserts to Grasslands" - Cinematographer
 * The National Geographic Channel Hostile Planet “Mountains” - Director and Producer
 * Netflix Night on Earth “Frozen Nights” - Director and Producer
 * Battersea - “Rescue is my Favourite Breed” Commercial - Director and cinematographer
 * Annex Films “Eulogy” Short drama - Director and writer

References [ edit]


 * https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2019/05/documenting-animals-edge
 * http://www.davidreviews.tv/News/Annex_Films_sign_Mateo_Willis/
 * https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/factual/hostile-planet-national-geographic/5138781.article
 * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-most-stunning-photographs-from-david-attenboroughs-planet-ea/cameraman-mateo-willis-crouches-on-the-forest-floor-filming-the/
 * https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8941347/bear-grylls-hostile-planet-cameraman-ledge-baby-birds/
 * https://www.battersea.org.uk/interview-rescueismyfavouritebreed-film-director-mateo-willis
 * http://tellybinge.co.uk/interviews/mateo-willis-interview-hostile-planet-our-planet/
 * https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/film-2/blue-planets-mateo-willis-shares-lessons-hes-learned/