Sandy Crichton - Director - Country of Origin: Scotland
| Sandy is an award winning Scottish filmmaker with a wide range of interests in factual film including natural history and social documentary. A graduate of the world renowned Natural History Filmmaking and Communications programme at the University of Otago, Sandy has also worked for two of the world's leading producers of factual television: Natural History New Zealand and BBC Natural History Unit. His area of expertise is in making highly visual, unique documentaries with compelling narratives; the wildlife films he has worked on tend to have strong human characters and are often character driven. In 2008, more than 4 years from the start, he finally completed "Karearea: The Pine Falcon." The focus has paid off, with selection at over 30 festivals worldwide, collecting 12 awards from amongst a host of nominations. Although he has worked on a number of projects, the marvelous falcons of New Zealand hold a most special place in his heart. |  |
