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Palmer founded and is currently director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking (CEF) in the School of Communication at American University in Washington. He is President of the MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation, the largest and most successful producer and distributor of IMAX films in the world, and he also serves as Chief Executive Officer of VideoTakes, Inc. where he leads a division dedicated to the production of environmental films. His filmmaking career spans more than twenty years during which he has produced 300+ hours of original programming for prime time television and the large format film industry. In 1983, he founded the non-profit organization National Audubon Society Productions and served as President and CEO for 11 years. In 1994, he founded the non-profit National Wildlife Productions (part of the National Wildlife Federation) and directed its work in broadcast, cable, syndication, home video, new media, large format and international markets until 2003. His films have been broadcast on the Disney Channel, TBS Superstation, Animal Planet, Home and Garden Television, The Travel Channel, The Outdoor Life Network, and PBS. Millions more have viewed his IMAX films, including Whales, Wolves, Dolphins, Bears, India: Kingdom of the Tiger and Coral Reef Adventure, in the global system of IMAX theaters. Profiles of Palmer have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, and he has been interviewed on the Today Show. In 1994, he was honored with the Frank G. Wells Award from the Environmental Media Association for "contributing to environmental protection year after year." He serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations related to environmental filmmaking, including the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Filmmakers For Conservation, the International Wildlife Media Center and Film Festival, the Large Format Cinema Association, and Green Planet Films. Before becoming a producer of environmental films, Palmer was an energy analyst, chief energy advisor to a senior U.S. Senator, a political appointee in President Jimmy Carter's EPA, and an environmental lobbyist. He has three degrees and was a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard. His degrees include a B.S. with First Class Honors in Mechanical Engineering from University College London, an M.S. in Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture also from University College London, and a second masters degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He is a frequent and popular speaker at conferences and film festivals. Besides giving speeches on wildlife and ecosystem conservation and on how to produce and sell successful wildlife films, he is also a stand-up comedian. For more information about Chris Palmer and his speaking topics, experience, fees and availability, please call our toll-free number, 866-658-4848, or send us an email message here.
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As
a wildlife filmmaker, Chris Palmer has traveled the globe, swum with
dolphins and whales, confronted sharks, come face-to-face with Kodiak
bears, camped with wolf packs, and waded hip-deep through an Everglades
swamp. He and his colleagues have won more than 100 awards, including
two Emmys, two CINE Golden Eagles, and an Oscar nomination. His documentaries
have focused on threatened species and habitats, exposed damaging
commercial enterprises and practices, and celebrated environmental
success stories. He has involved in his projects many of the best-known
environmental advocates in film, including Robert Redford, Paul Newman,
Jane Fonda, Ted Turner and Ted Danson.
