Festival Nature Through her Eyes, VII Academy: Interview of Justine Evans

The Nature: Through Her Eyes festival was a special event with free admission celebrating and highlighting women’s roles in storytelling about nature and the environment, including writers, photographers, filmmakers, as well as camera and sound operators.

The festival was held in Perpignan, France from October 18-21st, 2019 with presenters from the media, literature, academia and research, and legal and commercial worlds. Programming included professional workshops, seminars, film screenings, and mentoring, and these videos offer a glimpse into the 4 days of exciting events.

The UPVD was a partner of the event.

Justine Evans is a well known UK based wildlife film maker and camerawoman who has been in the industry for over 25 years. Her varied career has seen her working across the globe on many of the BBC’s natural history landmark series from David Attenborough’s Life of Mammals right up to the forthcoming One Planet :Seven Worlds. She has also filmed for many of the major international broadcasters; National Geographic, Netflix, Disney, Discovery to name a few. Her love for the tropics lead to a specialisation in tree canopy filming and also to a number of years taking part in expeditions for the BBC as a presenter and camerawoman in very challenging and remote locations. She is also known for being an expert in night filming and has captured some extraordinary nocturnal behaviour over the years, some of it never seen before.

Learn more about the festival at: www.naturethroughhereyes.com