Biography

Independent Italian filmmaker Brando Quilici has a career spanning more than two decades, during which he has worked on numerous specials for American networks including National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, and PBS (NOVA), as well as European broadcasters such as Channel 4, ZDF, France 5, and Rai. His work has received recognition at international festivals, including the Jackson Hole Festival, the Antibes 1991 Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous-Marine, and the Trento Film Festival, where Le Ande: Vita nel cielo won the Genziana d’Argento for Best Mountain Film.

In 2012-2013, Quilici worked closely with Academy Award-winning producer Jake Eberts to produce The Journey Home, a family action-adventure feature film set among the ice fields of the Canadian Arctic. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies) and Brando Quilici, the film stars Dakota Goyo (Real Steel), Goran Višnjić (ER), and Bridget Moynahan (Blue Bloods), and was written by Academy Award winner Hugh Hudson. The film was released theatrically in over 35 countries and is available on major U.S. digital platforms and DVD.

Quilici spent three years filming throughout the Arctic to produce and direct the 13-part Discovery Channel series The Arctic. He also produced and directed the three-part television series The Andes, produced and distributed by Discovery Channel.
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