GREEN RENAISSANCE

Director - Michael Raimondo

Michael is a Cape Town based executive producer and managing director of Green Renaissance Productions. After obtaining a BSc in Environmental Geographical Science from the University of Cape Town, he worked for both Cambridge University and the (IUCN) World Conservation Union. He has been working in the television industry since 2003, and has directed and produced over 150 films to date. His work has been shown on Discovery, BBC and National Geographic.

He has won numerous awards including Picture fro Change 2012 award, the Best Short film 2011 at the Wild Talk Film Festival, Mobfest Best Short Film as well as the SAB Environmental Journalist 2010 Merit Award in South Africa.

Michael is passionate about Nature, the motto at Green Renaissance is "Inspired by Nature" this is what drives Michael and his team to encourage others daily to affect change .