Jenny Nichols
Principal
Harnessing the power of visual media to tell stories, Jenny works to create films that will act as tipping points in conservation campaigns. Jenny is a Director, DP, Cinematographer, Editor and Illustrator. She thrives on multidisciplinary projects and collaborates with a dedicated community of photojournalists, filmmakers, writers, illustrators, scientists and conservation organizations.
Jenny’s films have screened at HotDocs, Seattle International Film Festival, Brooklyn Film Festival, Telluride Mountainfilm, Banff Mountainfilm Festival, DC Environmental Film Festival, Jackson Hole Science & Media Awards, and many more!
Recent Awards
The Love Bugs
Wins an Emmy for Outstanding Short Documentary 2021
Colors of Change
Creative Excellence Award, Adventure Film
Finalist in Short Film, Jackson Hole Science and Media Awards
Afghan Cycles
Best Documentary, Brooklyn Film Festival
Honorable Mention, Seattle International Film Festival
Remember When
Finalist in Micro Movie, Jackson Hole Science and Media Awards
Elk River
Best International Short Award, Planet in Focus
Most inspiring Adventure Film, Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Clients
Wildlife Conservation Network, Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Sea Legacy, Lion Recovery Fund, Elephant Crisis Fund, World Wildlife Fund, Yale School of Forestry, National Geographic, New York Magazine, SONY, Patagonia, Exposure Labs, The Wild Foundation, The International League of Conservation Photographers, Conservation International, American Rivers, One Tree Planted, Cristina Mittermeier Photography, Paul Nicklen Photography, David Doubilet and Jen Hayes Undersea Images, Peter McBride Photography, Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Magazine among many others.
Speaking
2020 – Fire Side talk, Wild&Scenic Film Festival, CA
2019 – Film Summit panel at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival, Kendal, UK
2019 – CampSight Creativity for Good panel at Breckenridge Film Festival, CO
2019 – Brooks School, North Andover, MA
2018 – 1000 Words Live, Provo, UT
2018 – NANPA Nature Photography Celebration, Jackson Hole, WY
2018 – Women Outside Adventure Forum, CO
2017 – NASA Goddard, MD
2017 – Great Falls Studios, VA
2017 – Women’s filmmaking panel, DC Environmental Film Festival, DC
2016 – Nature in Focus, Bengaluru, India
2016 – North America Congress for Conservation Biology, Madison, WI
2016 – Yale School of Forestry, Science & Storytelling Symposium, CT
2015 – Mountainfilm in Telluride, CO
2013 – WildPhotos, Royal Geographic Society, London