Karina Holden
Northern Pictures Head of Factual
20 years ago, Karina Holden was a wildlife biologist pumping crocodile stomachs and doing testicular biopsies on snakes. She made the switch to film making when she joined the ABC’s Natural History Unit in 1995 as a researcher, working her way up the food chain to work on blue chip wildlife series. Since then she has worked in both the independent sector as Head of Production (Oxford Scientific Films Australia), Creative Producer and Writer/Director (Becker Entertainment, Beyond, Southern Star), as well as within the national broadcaster as Commissioning Editor of Science and Natural History.
Karina joined Northern Pictures (A Blue Ant Media company) in 2013 as Head of Factual in the hope it would lead to more croc wrangling and less paperwork. So far, that’s not been the case. Her first feature documentary, BLUE, premiered at the United Nations before its international cinema release. It went on to win Best Impact Film at Vancouver International Film Festival amongst other prizes and has been screened in festivals in over 60 countries worldwide. In 2018 Karina was awarded the Okeanos Prix for services to the Ocean.
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