Hugh Ballantyne

Hugh is an Emmy Award nominated producer and director. He has made films for The History Ch, National Geographic, Discovery Ch, SKY 1, CH4, SBS [Aus], Network 9 [Aus] and Channel 10 [Aus].

Shot all over the world including Morocco, South Africa, Borneo, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, US, and across Europe. Hugh has made films for international production companies: Nutopia, Raw, Diverse, Carbon Media, Optomen, Mentorn, North One and Lonely Planet.

Hugh's stories include history, science, survival, travel, arts and culture. He has directed actors, presenters and the public to create character driven specialist factual television and well-crafted drama documentaries.

Hugh has experience in directing crews from 3 to 73; in locations from studio’s in Mumbai to mountain peaks in the Canadian Rockies and involving complex CGI sequences & post-production.

Hugh’s strong sense of story compliments his arresting visuals. He draws on a breadth of experience including writing and directing short films, high-end music videos and commercials. Hugh graduated from the Sydney Film School in 2003. Previously, he worked as an Architect, having completed his studies at Greenwich University in 1991 and achieved his chartered qualifications in 1997.

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