Our world-renowned Ecoflix Executive team, Board of Directors and Advisory Board are comprised of world-renowned Environmentalists, Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning filmmakers, Studio Heads, Creatives, Authors, Journalists, Photographers and Marketeers.
We all have a shared passion for animals and the natural world.
The Ecoflix Team
Advisory Board
John D. Liu
John is Ecosystem Ambassador for the Commonland Foundation. He is the founder of the Ecosystem Restoration camps movement and an advisory board member of the UN Decade on Restoration .In the 1980s and 1990s John D. Liu worked as a television producer and cameraman with CBS News, RAI and ZDF covering geo-political events including the rise of China from poverty and isolation and the collapse of the Soviet Union. In the mid-1990s the World Bank asked John to document the rehabilitation of the Loess Plateau.
Lek Chailert
Founder of Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand and world-renowned campaigner against Elephant crushing. Lek has received numerous awards and recognitions, such as Time Magazine’s Heroes of Asia (2005)
Giovanni Pedde
Giovanni segued from Loeb & Loeb media lawyer to VP/EVP at Paramount Pictures TV and CBS Studios International overseeing content distribution for the two studios as well as brand and licensing partnerships in Italy, Spain and Portugal for over twenty years.
Alexia Melocchi
Film and TV Sales, Acquisitions and Distribution Specialist, Producer, Journalist, Podcast Host
Robin Hanbury Tenison, OBE
Founder of Survival International, one of the world’s living greatest explorers
John Dellaverson
Former Executive Vice President Lionsgate Entertainment. Former General Counsel Lionsgate. Former Vice Chairman of Film Finances. Former Partner Loeb and Loeb
Leona Lewis
British global singing sensation Leona Lewis has sold over 40 million records worldwide. The singer/songwriter/actress and passionate philanthropist reached #1 in over 35 countries with her hit single ‘Bleeding Love’. A vocal powerhouse who is renowned for her vocal range and ability, Lewis is a 3-time GRAMMY Award nominee, 7-time BRIT Award nominee, MTV VMA and World Music Award winner, and has been nominated for MTV EMAs and Billboard Music Awards.
James Sawyer
UK Director, IFAW. Has developed and led a global programme and team on disaster management for animals, achieving successes including aid to four million animals in more than 100 disasters.
Dr. Thomas Crowther
British scientist specialising in ecosystem ecology and the Chief Scientific Advisor to the UN’s Trillion Tree Campaign
Dr Ossama Salamah
Dr Salamah is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Human Health Education and Research Foundation (HHERF)
Ronnie Wilson
Music Producer, Manager and Co-Founder SYNCR, as well as Co-Founder A-STAR Foundation – with multi million platinum selling status generating sales of over 15 million worldwide, Ronnie has worked with artists including Eternal, MN8, TLC , Dina Carroll, Rod Stewart, “OST Bad Boys 1 Will Smith” and DJ Paul Oakenfold.
Kelli Richards
Kelli is the Founder, President & Chief Connections Officer of The All Access Group LLC and a recognized leader trailblazer in the world of digital media where Silicon Valley meets Hollywood.
Gobi Rahimi
An English-born writer, producer and director. He has cultivated an extensive career in film, television, branding and social media over the past 18 years with over 360 credits across multiple platforms.
Taye Balogun
A Film Director, Producer and a Photographer. He attended University of Lagos where he studied Chemistry and went on to study Film at the National Film Institute. Taye recently founded the International NGO FILM Festival, based in Nairobi Kenya.
Valentina Martelli
Valentina Martelli is an Italian-American television journalist, screenwriter, director and producer. She is also the founder and Creative Director of ITTV Forum & Festival
Dame Virginia McKenna
OBE – Actress, author and wildlife campaigner. She is known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Born Free (1966), as well as her work with The Born Free Foundation
Christopher J. Gervais, FRGS
Christopher is the Founder & CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival and the Wildlife Conservation Film Fund (WCFF). He is an environmental, marine scientist and multi award winning film producer. Christopher’s professional career has spanned working with natural history museums, extensive field research and public speaking engagements
Denis Ingoldsby
Music and Business Mogul having worked with international artists for 40 years including Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Eternal, TLC, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Janet Jackson, N.W.A., Dina Carroll, Harvey Mason Jnr etc.
Lance Gould
Over 30+ years, I have created content for some of the U.S. & UK’s biggest media brands.
Nina Kristofferson
International Multi-Award Winning actor, singer, writer, senior voice lecturer & Director of EDI for Conservatoires and Advisory Boards. The Times describes Nina as “hypnotizing, captivating & electrifying”. With a wealth of knowledge to inspire and the ability to quickly understand the dynamics of any situation as a mover and a shaker, Nina is able to bring about long lasting sustainable change to embrace all your needs as an organisation.
Dr. Lori Marino
Neuroscientist and expert in animal behaviour and intelligence. She is the founder and executive director of The Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy and founder and President of the Whale Sanctuary Project
Adam Shaw
Adam has a background in banking, nursing and mental health. Throughout all careers and since going into business in 2008, making an impact through events and public speaking has been a central theme. He advises business owners on how to pitch for funding, position themselves to attract investment and operates as an event MC.
Ecoflix Foundation Board of Directors
Lou Pitt
Lou Pitt, an agent for many years and executive at ICM in the Motion Picture and Television department, he formed his own Management/Production company in 1998, The Pitt Group and Alton Road Productions.
Teo Alfero
Founder of the Wolf Connection Sanctuary
Dr. Niall McCann
Award-winning Presenter, Adventurer, Explorer, Biologist and Director of Conservation for National Park Rescue
Ecoflix Foundation U.K. Board of Trustees
Paul Milton
Paul is a global thought leader and a high-level strategist, dedicated to developing innovative and measurable investment models in conservation and global natural resource management.
Dr. Niall McCann
Award-winning Presenter, Adventurer, Explorer, Biologist and Director of Conservation for National Park Rescue
Danny Cohen
Founder of New Media News TV. Advises and consultants for public, private and charitable sector organizations on all things related to commercial strategy. Also a regular speaker at not-for- profit government membership association conferences.