Filmmaker and environmentalist Mark Terry is now available to be booked along with his films The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning and The Polar Explorer for speaking engagements and presentations.

Popular venues and events include colleges and universities, public libraries, environmental organizations, documentary organizations, film festivals and markets, science conferences and fundraisers.
Gemini Award Acceptance Speech
Mark has made presentations with Al Gore's Climate Project Canada and is a Community Leader with the David Suzuki Foundation. He has also recently been named a Fellow International of The Explorers Club in New York, the club's highest level of membership.

He has also been awarded the Canadian Chapter of The Explorers Club's highest honour, the Stefansson Medal for his "outstanding achievements in documenting our natural world".

Here are some of the events Mark has spoken at this past year:
  • The Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC
  • International Science Conference in Oslo, Norway
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Cancun, Mexico
  • The Ontario Science Centre (TEDxIBYORK)
  • The Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, Nevada City, CA
  • The American Conservation Film Festival, Shepherdstown, WV
  • 50th Anniversary Arctic National Refuge Symposium, Shepherdstown, WV
  • York University’s Environmental Studies Graduation Dinner, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Planet in Focus Film Festival, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
  • University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
  • Elementary and Secondary Schools, District 16 School Board, Miramichi, NB, Canada
  • University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
  • University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
  • The Explorers Club, New York, NY
  • POLARCinema Film Festival, Oslo, Norway
  • Havergal College, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Downsview Public Library, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • TEDxHOMER, Homer, Alaska
Here's what some people have said about Mark's presentations:
"The presence of Mr. Terry in Regina was indeed a highlight. The background information and candid response to many informed questions added significantly to the experience of the audience. I can without any doubt recommend Mr. Terry and his extraordinary documentaries to any organisation."
- Dr. Malcolm Wilson, Co-Recipient, Nobel Peace Prize, 2007, University of Regina

"Mark's films balance both the concern and optimism needed in the future. They are expertly made and provide a stunningly beautiful representation of the polar regions. It would be a pleasure to have Mark back in Prince George and I would be happy to recommend him and his work to other venues and organisations."
- Dr. Patrick T. Maher, Assistant Professor, University of Northern British Columbia

"It is my pleasure to recommend Mark Terry for speaking engagements. We had the chance to have him visit and he engaged the public very well. He is passionate about his work and can transmit his enthusiasm very well."
- Maeva Gauthier, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria

To book Mr. Terry for your next event, please contact his office at info@polarexplorerfilm.com or call 416-899-5855.
 
 
  • THEATRICAL DOUBLE BILL - Catch both our films - The Polar Explorer and The Antarctica Challenge - on the BIG screen at Cinecenta, the on-campus cinema of the University of Victoria in British Columbia. The double bill takes place Monday, June 25 starting at 7:10 PM. Please click the link for more information. Enjoy!
    http://tinyurl.com/polar-double-bill


  • COMMUNITY LEADER – The David Suzuki Foundation has just announced that filmmaker Mark Terry has been named a Community Leader of their organization. To read the story, click here:
    http://tinyurl.com/CommunityLeader
 
 
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  • August, 2011 - Filmmaker Mark Terry wins the 2011 Gemini Humanitarian Award. The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television has awarded The Polar Explorer’s director Mark Terry this prestigious honour in recognition of his work with the United Nations in bringing the latest climate change research to international policy-makers with his films.