Maggie Stogner

Maggie Stogner

Associate professor of film and media arts; Executive Director, AU’s Center For Environmental Filmmaking; Fellow, AU’s Center For Media & Social Impact

Area of Expertise:
Environmental, conservation, nature, science, social documentary filmmaking and communication strategy. Climate communication, film & digital production and industry, visual & immersive storytelling, independent filmmaking.
Additional Information:
Maggie Burnette Stogner is the Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Filmmaking (www.environmentalfilm.org) and a professor of Film and Media Arts at American University in Washington, D.C.. She brings over 30 years of filmmaking experience to the Center and to the classroom. She was on staff at National Geographic TV & Film for nearly a decade where she produced, directed and wrote numerous documentaries, and was senior producer of the award-winning series EXPLORER. In 2005, she launched the independent media company Blue Bear Films (http://www.bluebearfilms.com/), creating films and immersive media for world-touring cultural exhibitions for National Geographic, the Smithsonian, LucasFilms, and others. She creates documentaries and outreach campaigns that inspire and inform, including the award-winning "Unbreathable - the Fight For Healthy Air" (2020), "In the Executioner's Shadow" (2018), “Gold Mountain” (2016), and others. Her leadership at the Center For Environmental Filmmaking seeks to empower media makers to be advocates for our planet and catalysts for positive change. CEF builds diversity and equity through its programs, experiential learning, and inclusive filmmaking. Through its research, the Center propels a leading vision for the future: CEF - Impact Media Report2020: Creative, Collaborative & Outreach Strategies for Nature, Environmental and Science Films. She is a judge for the Emmy Awards and Jackson Wild Media Awards; a senior reviewer for the International League of Conservation Photographers; Advisory Board Member of DC-Environmental Film Festival; voting member of the Academy of TV Arts and Sciences; and an Executive Member of Women in Film and Video.
Foreign Language Fluency:
n/a
Academic Credentials:
BA, San Francisco State University; MA, communication, Stanford University
Category:
Film and Television
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