Popularising Science student Amanda Rogers photograph of a boa snake won an award in the SPREP (South Pacific Regional Environmental Program) Pacific year of Climate Change competition last year. Read More...

‘Wild Dunedin’ student film makes it to San Francisco. Read More...

ODT ARTICLE: Three current or former University of Otago students have achieved "fantastic" success in the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival, winning all three main prizes in the New Zealand Film category.

"It was a clean sweep for the University of Otago and also the Centre for Science Communication," the centre director, Prof Lloyd Davis, said. "It makes me very proud that we're doing something right here." Read More...

Sarah Cowhey and Louise Davidson answering questions after their documentary screened.

A Moment of Clarity
JURY’S SPECIAL SELECTION FOR SCREENING at the WILDSCREEN FESTIVAL, Bristol 2008

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Claudia Babirat from the Class of 2004

Claudia Babirat completed the NHFC postgraduate diploma in 2004, and went on to do her Masters in Natural History Filmmaking in 2006/2007. As well as producing two documentaries (Calici: A Rural Conspiracy [2007], WildSouth International Film Festival, DOCNZ Film Festival, TVNZ broadcast pending; Porker Stalker [2004] 'Best Newcomer' Wild-South International Film Festival, SKY Documentary Channel) and writing a book (The Business of Factual Filmmaking [2007] Longacre Press) as part of Otago University's natural history filmmaking courses, she works as a freelance filmmaker under her production company, Claudia Babirat Productions. Read More...

Hannah Smith Walker from the Class of 2002

Background: BA/BS Photography and Biology
Current Position: Production/Post Coordinator at Sea Studios in Monterey, California.

Hannah hales from land-locked Oklahoma, but sought the ocean as soon as she could. She received her SCUBA certification at the age of fourteen and completed a Woods Hole "Semester at Sea" while still in high school. During this time, she discovered a knack for creating documentaries, and made two science films for the Tulsa Public School System. As an undergraduate she earned degrees in both science and photography. Read More...

Dan Kamien from the Class of 2002

Prior to being accepted into the PGDip NHFC in 2002, I was fortunate enough to have lived and worked as a biologist in some remarkable places such as Macquarie Island, Papua New Guinea and north-western Australia. The joy of communicating these experiences through photography piqued my interest in telling stories of others and stories of the natural world, particularly through documentary. All roads lead to Otago University, especially when in search of documentary filmmaking skills. For me, the course was a shiny, new arrow to my quiver. Read More...

Nicola Vallance Television presenter

Class of 2001 Current position: National Media Manager, DOC
Nic Vallance studied the Post-Graduate Diploma in Natural History Filmmaking and Communication in its inaugural year in 2001. Read More...

Stephen Baker Producer & Director

Class of 2001 Background : BSc Zoology Current Position: Director, Prime TV's United Travel Getaway.I was part of the inaugural class of 2001 and have to say had one of the best years of my life, certainly the best academic year of my life! Maybe it was something to do with being a mature student! I made fantastic friends in fellow students and teaching staff, came away with new skills in camera work, and learnt the art of story telling all in 1 year! Read More...

Jinty MacTavish Masters student Read More...

Kat Gawlik Independent filmmaker Read More...