Anthony Geffen CEO & Creative Director
Anthony Geffen is CEO and Creative Director of Atlantic Productions and is one of the world’s leading documentary film makers and a pioneer in immersive storytelling. He’s won over 50 international awards including 5 British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) and 11 American Emmys. WIRED described him as a visionary storyteller.
He oversees four Studios which are part of Atlantic– this includes Atlantic Immersive, one of the fastest growing immersive companies covering education, health, and entertainment. Recent immersive collaborations include Google, Apple, Meta, NASA, and Harvard Medical School. He won the first British Academy Award (BAFTA) for virtual reality storytelling.
He also oversees the production Studio Atlantic Productions, Atlantic Design and Visual Effects Studio, and a Theatrical Studio.
His films have been seen by over a billion people. He has made 13 projects with David Attenborough including the ‘Great Barrier Reef’, ‘First Life’, and ‘David Attenborough meets President Obama’. Other documentaries include ‘Belsen: Our Story’, ‘Jerusalem: City of Heaven’, ‘The Promised Land’, ‘Inside the Commons’ and ‘The Coronation’ with Queen Elizabeth II. Theatrical films include ‘The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest’ and ‘Hawking: Can You Hear Me?’ and ‘Natural History Museum Alive 3D’.
He has been part of expeditions which have journeyed to the top of the world, Mount Everest and to the deepest point of the world’s oceans, the Mariana Trench.
He has spoken at forums across the world including TEDX, Google Zeitgeist, Facebook Hack the Future and the Apple Developer Conference. He worked at the BBC for 10 years on several highly acclaimed award-winning films and series.
He is a fellow at St Cross College, Oxford University.