We tell stories.

At Wild Pacific Media we mix curiosity with creativity to produce our unique slate of documentary films.  The ingredients are simple, great storytelling, inspiring characters and stunning cinematography, but our biggest point of difference is that we only produce films with purpose and a human heart, films that allow people to see the world through new eyes, films that fuel curiosity, adventure and action.  We are driven by a desire to engage the greatest audience possible with the wonders of the natural world and the power of the human spirit. 

Founded in 2017 by cinematographer Nick Robinson, Wild Pacific Media has become one of Australia’s premier producers of premium wildlife, science and history documentaries.

OUR TEAM

NICK ROBINSON - DIRECTOR

Nick Robinson began his career as a marine biologist but soon found a path into documentary filmmaking.  Nick’s vision as a documentary writer, director and cinematographer is driven by his passion for our natural world. His films have taken out an array of awards including three AACTA awards for Best Cinematography in a Documentary, and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature Documentary (“Puff: Wonders of the Reef”).

In 2015 Nick founded Wild Pacific Media - a production company that specialises in creating blue-chip long form documentary films that engage audiences in our natural world and encourage stewardship of our planet. His multi-award-winning team have produced several critically acclaimed 3D IMAX films, all aimed at inspiring people to learn about and care for our beautiful planet. Nick has directed several natural history series for ABC Television, including Kakadu (2012), Life on the Reef (2015) and “Australia’s Ocean Odyssey” (2020) and “Australia’s Wild Odyssey” (2023).

CASPAR MAZZOTTI - DIRECTOR

Caspar Mazzotti takes on many roles – Director, Cinematographer and Editor. Most recently he has been carving out a name for himself in the Giant Screen world with credits directing and shooting several IMAX films. Caspar directed and shot the snowboard adventure film ‘Mountain Adventure: Out of Bounds 3D’, filming with Olympian Torah Bright all the way from Antarctica to the Arctic, capturing penguins, polar bears and the dizzying heights of big mountain riding. Caspar was co-director and cinematographer on ‘Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival’, which saw him return to Antarctica to capture the locations on Shackleton’s path with modern day explorer Tim Jarvis. He also Co-Directed the 2019 big screen wildlife film ‘Turtle Odyssey 3D’, which followed the life cycle of a green sea turtle born in the Great Barrier Reef.

Caspar’s storytelling skill on the big screen comes from a strong foundation as an editor for documentary television with long form credits in most major networks including National Geographic, Netflix, Discovery, PBS, ABC Australia and The History Channel.

ELECTRA MANIKAKIS - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Electra Manikakis is an Emmy® Award-winning Executive Producer for Wild Pacific Media - a production company with a specialist focus in long form science and natural history programming. She has a career in television spanning over 30 years, from news and current affairs, entertainment, live outside broadcasts to award winning high-end documentary series. 

Electra has an instinct for finding stories that need telling and bringing the right people together to tell those stories. Her documentary credits include Australia's first Netflix Original Documentary "Puff: Wonders of The Reef" (Outstanding Nature Documentary, 2022 News & Documentary Emmy® Awards), the landmark documentary series, "Australia's Wild Odyssey" and "Australia's Ocean Odyssey" (ABC/ARTE), the feature documentary, "Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival", and the IMAX films "Australia - The Wild Top End", "Ocean Currents 3D", and "Out of Bounds: A Mountain Adventure".

PETA AYERS - PRODUCER

Peta Ayers specialises in the production of high end long-form documentary. She has attended the ‘Hair Olympics’ for ‘The Pursuit of Excellence‘ (PBS, ABC); got up close and personal with invasive species for ‘Cane Toads: The Conquest‘ (Participant Media, National Geographic, premiered Sundance Film Festival 2010); spent time in the wilderness for the production of ‘Kakadu‘ and ‘Life on the Reef‘, both multi-award-winning blue chip natural history documentary series for ABC & PBS; and earned an AACTA Award nomination for her work on the theatrical biopic ‘Whiteley‘. Peta joined Wild Pacific Media in 2017 and has since been producing documentaries both for television and the giant screen. In 2020 She produced and co-wrote the three-part blue-chip series and audience favourite “Australia’s Ocean Odyssey” (ABC, ARTE) followed by “Australia’s Wild Odyssey” (ABC, ARTE). Peta produced and co-wrote Australia’s first Netflix Original documentary, Puff: Wonders of the Reef, which won Outstanding Nature Documentary at the 2022 News and Documentary Emmy Awards.