MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
Awards
ACADEMY AWARDS
Documentary Feature (Winner)
BAFTA FILM AWARDS
Documentary (Winner)
PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures (Winner)
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary (Nominee)
ACE EDDIE AWARDS
Best Edited Documentary (Feature) – Pippa Ehrlich & Dan Schwalm (Winner)
WILDSCREEN
Golden Panda
JACKSON WILD
Best People & Nature Film – Long Form
Best Science in Nature Film – Long Form
Best Editing
Grand Teton
(nominated for 8 more awards)
IDA AWARDS
Pare Lorentz Award (Winner)
Best Music Score (Winner)
Best Writing (Nominee)
EARTHX
Best Feature Film Jury Prize
GREEN SCREEN
Best Film 2020
Best Story 2020
Best Marine Film 2020
WILD OCEANS
Best Animal Behaviour or Ecosystem Description Award (still to be announced)
LAB ME CRAZY
Best Documentary or Reportage
SILBERSALZ
Inspiring Change Award
Young Audience Award
MILLENIUM DOCS
The Green Warsaw Award
ROTTERDAM WILDLIFE FILM FESTIVAL
Animal Behaviour Award
SCIENCE CONGRESS
Best Natural History Long Format
Biggest Impact Of The Year (To be announced Dec 8-10th)
CRITICS CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS
Best Science/Nature Documentary (Winner)
Best Cinematography (Winner)
Best Narration Craig Foster (Nominee)
Best Documentary Feature My Octopus Teacher (Nominee)
CINEMA EYE HONORS
Audience Choice Prize – Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Roger Horrocks
CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY (CAS) AWARDS
Motion Picture – Documentary (Nominee)
HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
Motion Picture – Documentary (Nominee)
LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
Best Documentary (Nominee)
MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARDS
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Feature Documentary (Nominee)
ST LOUIS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Best Documentary (Nominee)
GZDOCS (GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL)
Best Documentary (Nominee)
SAN DIEGO FILM CRITICS SOCIETY
Best Documentary Film (Nominee)
ST LOUIS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Best Documentary Feature (Nominee)
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER
Full Credits
Directed By Pippa Ehrlich & James Reed
Produced By Craig Foster
Director Of Photography Roger Horrocks & Craig Foster
Executive Producer Ellen Windemuth
Sound Design Barry Donnelly
Original Music Kevin Smuts
Consultant Editor Jinx Godfrey
Editors Pippa Ehrlich & Dan Schwalm
Colorist Kyle Stroebel
Underwater Photography Craig Foster
Topside Photography Warren Smart
Aerial Photography Tom Foster
Additional Photography Pippa Ehrlich & Dave Aenme
Written By Pippa Ehrlich & James Reed
Additional Music Mathew Dennis, Tom Foster & Ronan Skillen
Sound Recording Louw Verwoerd, Hilton Auffray & Tom Foster
Production Manager Swati Thiyagarajan
Scientific Advisers Emeritus Professor Charles Griffiths, Dr Jannes Landschoff & Professor Jennifer Mather
Associate Producers Swati Thiyagarajan, Ross Frylinck & Carina Frankal
Production Assistant Faine Loubser
Production Finance Foster Brothers Film
For Off The Fence
Head Of Production Karen Meehan
Production Manager Stuart Hoole
Production Secretary Charlotte Kingdom
Co-executive Producers Allison Bean & Andrew Zikking
Associate Producers Sam Barton-humphreys & Ludo Dufour
General Counsel Michelle Bruce
Production Finance Marcel Derksen, Menno Fennema
Graphics & Titles Max Phillips
FOR REFINERY POST PRODUCTION
Digital Imaging Producer Jade Kohler
Post Supervisor Lauren Van Rensburg
Mastering Technician Armien Baradien
Conform Editor Danielle Nel
Online Editor Lamees Martin
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION FACILITY
Audio One
Foley Artist Charl Mostert
Technical Support Lynne Brennan, Michael Brennan, Tom Osborn
ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE & PHOTOS COURTESY OF:
Foster Brothers Film
Roger Horrocks
Michael Raimondo
SPECIAL THANKS
Sara Edelson, Michael Raimondo, Parker Family, Mapula Trust, Prannoy Roy, Rhadika Roy, Louis Herman, Anthony Mitchell, Brian Bergman, Friedl Le Roux, Yvette Oosthuizen, Deirdre Sims, Michael Sims, Scott Ramsay, Jerry Lemba Lemba, Toren Wing, Jason Boswell, Miguel Oliveira, Aimee Kuhl, Danielle Ehrlich, Lisa Beasley, Mike Duffet, Erik Meijer, Georgia Thompson, Ian Mcallum, Mike Nortje, John Chambers, Monica Rorvick, Craig Fraser, Libby Doyle, Christopher Henshilwood, Colin Bell, Diana Foster, Keith Foster, Natasha Dryden