2020 Festival Filmmakers TOM ATTWATER Tom is originally from Wichita, KS, but now lives in Missoula, MT. In the past he has worked seasonally as a backcountry instructor and river guide. He graduated from the University of Montana in 2016 with a BFA in Media Arts and Digital Video Production. JOSH BERMAN Josh started his career in the New York City production scene while earning a degree in Film Studies and Photography from Dartmouth College, from which he graduated with honors in 2001. When a knee injury sidetracked Josh’s pursuit of skiing professionally he stepped behind the lens and founded Level 1 as a vehicle through which to produce his first films. While his original plan was to pursue a more traditional filmmaking career in NY or LA, he instead forged his own path following the snow to Colorado and has been shooting, producing, directing, and editing award-winning ski films and outdoor commercial work over the past two decades for clients around the globe. TITOUAN BERNICOT Freediver and photographer Titouan Bernicot grew up surrounded by the ocean. When he realized that his office, playground and sanctuary was under attack, he launched Coral Gardeners, which has been garnering support rapidly around the world. I grew up on Ahe, a small atoll in the North of the Tuamotu islands. My parents had a pearl farm there. Since I was a child, I have spent most of my time in the water, so I created a deep connection with the ocean. Coral reefs have given me everything in life, from the waves we surf to the fish we eat.
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AMANDA BLUGLASS Amanda Bluglass’ films and commercial work have been featured on the BBC, Oprah Winfrey Network, Channel 4, Huffington Post and The Atlantic, with commissions from clients as varied as NASA, London Olympics, Samsung, Etsy, the National Trust and Photobox. She’s also an Associate Lecturer in Media Arts at Plymouth University, UK. Her first career, spanning 12 years in BBC radio/TV news saw her working with national correspondents for the Six, One and Ten o’clock News. Since embarking on freelance directing in 2006, she’s won numerous festival selections and awards for her documentary portraits and experimental films. ANTHONY BONELLO Anthony brings a honed style of storytelling that transports viewers beyond geography to convey the feel of a place and it’s people. The founder of b4apres Media, he independently directed and produced the documentaries AZADI:Freedom and STAND which have both won numerous awards internationally while screening in over 30 countries. Anthony has worked with Switchback for a number of years and joined the team exclusively in 2013 for their first feature documentary SNOWMAN. In 2015 Anthony directed the award winning Salomon Freeski film Eclipse. Anthony is also a published freelance writer and photographer. CHRIS BURKARD Chris Burkard is an accomplished explorer, photographer, creative director, speaker, and author. Traveling throughout the year to pursue the farthest expanses of Earth, Burkard works to capture stories that inspire humans to consider their relationship with nature, while promoting the preservation of wild places everywhere. Layered by outdoor, travel, adventure, surf, and lifestyle subjects, Burkard is known for images that
