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Joe Pontecorvo

  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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Joe Pontecorvo is known for Kingdom of Elephants (2007), Nature (1982) and Beartrek (2016).
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Kingdom of Elephants
    • Producer(as Joseph Pontecorvo)
    • 2007
    F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Beartrek (2016)
    Beartrek
    8.1
    • Producer
    • 2016
    Wild Discovery (1995)
    Wild Discovery
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Joseph Pontecorvo)

    Credits

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    Producer

    • The Heart of a Lion
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Grounded
      Short
      • producer
      • 2023
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • produced by
      • producer
      • 2011–2023
    • Beartrek (2016)
      Beartrek
      8.1
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Rudy Maxa's World (2008)
      Rudy Maxa's World
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008–2010
    • Soul of a River: Mekong (2008)
      Soul of a River: Mekong
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Tales of the Mekong
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Kingdom of Elephants
      • producer (as Joseph Pontecorvo)
      • 2007
    • Wild Discovery (1995)
      Wild Discovery
      8.6
      TV Series
      • produced by (as Joseph Pontecorvo)
      • 1999
    • In the Shadow of the Tiger (1999)
      In the Shadow of the Tiger
      • producer
      • 1999

    Cinematographer

    • The Heart of a Lion
      • director of photography
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Grounded
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2010–2023
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Joseph Pontecorvo)
      • 2021
    • Living with Snow Leopards: Tashi's Story (2018)
      Living with Snow Leopards: Tashi's Story
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Beartrek (2016)
      Beartrek
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Soul of a River: Mekong (2008)
      Soul of a River: Mekong
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Tales of the Mekong
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007
    • Kingdom of Elephants
      • Cinematographer (as Joseph Pontecorvo)
      • 2007
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Over Alaska (2001)
      Over Alaska
      7.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001
    • Wild Discovery (1995)
      Wild Discovery
      8.6
      TV Series
      • cinematographer (as Joseph Pontecorvo)
      • 1999
    • In the Shadow of the Tiger (1999)
      In the Shadow of the Tiger
      • Cinematographer
      • 1999
    • The Victim
      6.8
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Crocodile Tears (1997)
      Crocodile Tears
      5.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997

    Writer

    • The Heart of a Lion
      • writer
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Grounded
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • Writer
      • 2011–2023
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Joseph Pontecorvo)
      • 2021
    • Living with Snow Leopards: Tashi's Story (2018)
      Living with Snow Leopards: Tashi's Story
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Beartrek (2016)
      Beartrek
      8.1
      • writer
      • 2016
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Rudy Maxa's World (2008)
      Rudy Maxa's World
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2008–2009
    • Wild Discovery (1995)
      Wild Discovery
      8.6
      TV Series
      • written by (as Joseph Pontecorvo)
      • 1999
    • In the Shadow of the Tiger (1999)
      In the Shadow of the Tiger
      • Writer
      • 1999

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Joseph Pontecorvo

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