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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

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