River Road FilmS
natural history documentaries
Winner
NEW ZEALAND
MOUNTAIN Film Festival
finalist
Wildscreen
Awards
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recent FILMS
Broadcast on CBC The Nature of Things 2021, available on Gem online
Grasslands - A Hidden Wilderness
Grasslands - A Hidden Wilderness
Canada’s endangered grasslands are home to a surprisingly diverse array of wildlife.
1 X 52 min for CBC and Terra Mater Factual Studios
Produced, Written and Directed by Alex Burr and Jeff Turner
Editing: Erin Cummings
Cinematography: Sam Ellis, Matthew Hood, Darren West, Derek Frankowski
Music: Robert Neufeld
Sound: Paul Fisher, Ewan Deane
Executive Producer: Sue Dando (CBC)
Jackson Wild
World Wildlife Day
Film Showcase Winner
Great Bear Rainforest - IMAX
Great Bear Rainforest - Land of the Spirit Bear
Journey to a land of wolves, grizzlies, sea otters and the Spirit Bear - the rarest bear on Earth
1 X 41 min for MacGillivray Freeman Films (IMAX)
Produced and Written by Jeff Turner
Directed by Ian McAllister
Editing: Andy Mort
Cinematography: Jeff Turner, Ian McAllister, Sam Ellis
Music: Hans Zimmer, Anže Rozman
Executive Producers: Kyle Washington and Byron Horner
The Wild Canadian Year
A five-part legacy series exploring Canada’s wildlife through the seasons
5 X 44 min for CBC
Series Produced by Jeff Turner
Episodes Producers: Jeff Turner, Louise Ferguson, Sue Turner, Chelsea Turner, Jeff Morales
Editing: Jeanne Slater, Tim Wanlin, Kaisa Pitsi
Cinematography: Jeff Turner, Justin Maguire, Darren West, Sam Ellis, Matthew Hood
Music: Tobin Stokes
Executive Producer: Sue Dando (CBC)
Wild Canada
An epic series that takes place through time and across the vast scale of the Canadian landscape
5 X 44 min for CBC, Terra Mater Factual Studios & BBC Earth in association with Telefilm Canada
Series Produced by Jeff Turner, Sue Turner and Brian Leith
Episodes Produced by Jeff Turner, Sue Turner, Sacha Mirzoeff, Phil Chapman
Editing: Tim Coope, Dave Pearce, Matt Meech, Angela Maddick
Cinematography: Jeff Turner, Justin Maguire
Music: Tobin Stokes, Barnaby Taylor
Executive Producer: Sue Dando (CBC), Sabine Holzer and Walter Köhler (Terra Mater)
Spirit Bear Family
Jeff Turner and his family return to the Great Bear Rainforest to a mother Spirit Bear and her cubs
1 X 60 min for CBC & BBC
Produced by Jeff Turner and Sue Turner
Editing: Jeanne Slater
Cinematography: Jeff Turner, Jason Sturgis
Music: Tobin Stokes
Executive Producer: Sue Dando (CBC), Roger Webb (BBC)
Spirit Bear Family
Nature's Great Events: The Great Salmon Run
Hundreds of millions of salmon journey from the Pacific Ocean back to the streams where they were born
1 X 60 min for BBC
Produced by Jeff Turner and Sue Turner
Editing: Tim Coope
Cinematography: Jeff Turner, Justin Maguire
Music: Ben Salisbury, Barnaby Taylor
Executive Producer: Brian Leith (BBC)
A Wolf Called Storm
The story of an extraordinary wolf - Storm - who leads a pack in Canada's
frozen north that hunts the giant buffalo herds
1 X 60 min for the BBC and CBC
Produced by Jeff Turner and Sue Turner
Editing: Kelly Morris
Cinematography: Jeff Turner, Jamie McPherson
Music: Tobin Stokes
Sound: Tony Gort
Executive Producer: Caroline Underwood (CBC), Steve Greenwood (BBC)
The Last Grizzly of Paradise Valley
Jeff Turner searches for grizzly bears in the beautiful Cascade Mountains of Canada
1 X 60 min for the BBC and CBC
Produced by Jeff Turner and Sue Turner
Editing: Mike Chichester, Andrew Chastney
Cinematography: Jeff Turner
Music: Tobin Stokes
Sound: Paul Fisher, Chris Domaille
Executive Producer: Steve Greenwood (BBC)
Edge of Eden:
Living with Grizzlies
Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies
aka Bear Man of Kamchatka
Canadian bear expert Charlie Russell raises orphaned bear cubs in the Russian wilderness
1 X 60 min for the BBC and CBC, 1 x 90 minute theatrical release
Produced by Jeff Turner and Sue Turner
Editing: Andrew Chastney
Cinematography: Jeff Turner
Music: David Mitcham
Producer: Michael Alder (CBC), Neil Nightingale (BBC)