Gail Willumsen Gemini Productions e-mail: info@geminiproductions.tv website: www.geminiproductions.tv ______________________________________________________________________________________ CREDITS Produced, Directed and Written by Gail Willumsen (unless otherwise noted): THE MUMMY WHO WOULD BE KING A one-hour special for NOVA, WGBH’s science series, about the long-lost mummy of one of Egypt’s great pharaohs. (co-produced with Jill Shinefield) PBS Broadcast premiere: Jan. 2006. • Emmy, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing DELIVERING THE GOODS A one-hour episode in the series Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge, a co-production of WGBH Educational TV and Vulcan inc. This six-hour television series explores the extraordinary history of public health as well as the precarious state of the world’s health today. PBS broadcast premiere: Nov. 2005. (co-produced with Jill Shinefield) • Emmy, Best Informational Programming, Long Form. BLACK SKY: THE RACE FOR SPACE Discovery Channel, Oct., 2004. For Vulcan, Inc. A verité documentary about aviation luminary Burt Rutan, and his attempt to build the first private (non-governmental) space program in history. (co-produced & co-directed with Jill Shinefield; no writing credit) • Peabody Award – Best in Electronic Media • Finalist - New York Festivals 2006 Television Documentary and Information Program / Science and Technology. • Cine Golden Eagle Award - Telecast - Professional Non-Fiction Division, Science & Technology • Space Frontier Foundation, Space Frontier Award, Best Presentation of Space LOST WORLD OF THE HOLY LAND National PBS broadcast premiere: April 2003. A one-hour special about wildlife conservation efforts in the region known as the Holy Land, for “Nature”, a co-production of WNET/Thirteen and National Geographic Television. (co-produced with Jill Shinefield) • Finalist Award, 25th International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula • Merit Awards for Cinematography and for Use of Music, 25th Intnl. Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula • Nominee, Pare Lorentz Award, International Documentary Association • Nominee, 2003 Genesis Award, Humane Society of the United States • Special Commendation 2004 Genesis Awards, Human Society of the United States THE EVOLUTIONARY ARMS RACE National PBS broadcast premiere: Sept. 2001. A one-hour episode in the Evolution series, a co-production of WGBH and Clear Blue Skies Productions, for broadcast on PBS. (co-produced with Jill Shinefield) • Cine Golden Eagle Award • Worldfest Houston International Film and Video Festival – Plantinum Award • Omni Intermedia Bronze Award LOST SHIPS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN National Geographic Channel Broadcast premiere: May 2000. A one-hour special about a deep-sea archaeology expedition led by Dr. Robert Ballard off the coast of Israel, for the National Geographic Channel. THE NOBLE HORSE National PBS broadcast premiere: Nov.1999. A one-hour special about the relationship between horses and humans, for “Nature”, a co-production of WNET 13 and National Geographic Television. • First Place: Gold Camera Award, International Film and Video Festival • Golden Cine Award • Nominee, 2000 Genesis Award, Humane Society of the United States ANCIENT GRAVES: VOICES OF THE DEAD NBC broadcast premiere: Nov. 8, 1998. A one-hour National Geographic Special about the study of mummies and other ancient human remains. (co-produced with Jill Shinefield) VOLCANO! NBC broadcast premiere: May 19, 1997. A one-hour National Geographic Special for NBC on volcanoes and the people who study them. • Emmy, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing HEROD’S DYNASTY Cable broadcast premiere: Jan. 1996. A one-hour episode in the “Ancient Mysteries” series, a production of FilmRoos for the Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E) • Cable ACE Nomination, Best Informational Series 30 YEARS OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SPECIALS NBC broadcast premiere: January 1995. A two-hour National Geographic Special. Highest-rated show in its time period. (co-produced with Barry Nye) • Nominated for Emmy, Best Informational Special, Primetime Programming ISLAND OF THE GIANT BEARS PBS broadcast premiere: January 1994. A one-hour National Geographic Special about Alaska’s Kodiak Island, home to the largest bears on earth. (co-produced with Wolfgang Bayer & Barry Nye) • Chris Award, Columbus Intn’l Film & Video Festival. THE MOON AND BEYOND National PBS broadcast premiere: November 1992. A one-hour special about a return to the Moon. For the SPACE AGE series, a production of WQED Pittsburgh and NHK/Japan, in association with the National Academy of Sciences. THE INFINITE VOYAGE Five one-hour specials in the PBS science series INFINITE VOYAGE, for WQED Pittsburgh in association with the National Academy of Sciences – 1988-1992 “The Dawn of Humankind” “A Taste of Health” • Ohio State Certificate of Merit, Natural & Physical Sciences “The Living Clock” • Nominated for Emmy, Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing • President's Award, Best Entry of the 38th annual Columbus Intn'l Film & Video Festival. • Certificate of Merit, Chicago Intn'l. Film Festival. • Ohio State Certificate of Merit, Natural & Physical Sciences “Living With Disaster” • Showcased by National Academy of Sciences for Intn’l Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction • Broadcast by Japan's Disaster Prevention Bureau on National Disaster Prevention Day. • 5th Annual Women in Film Festival, Los Angeles “The Geometry of Life” • Segments on display in American Museum of Nat. Hist., NY. Written by Gail Willumsen: GALAPAGOS Writer of US broadcast version of three-hour special about the geology and wildlife of the extraordinary islands that inspired Charles Darwin; a co-production of the National Geographic Channel and the BBC. US Broadcast March 2007. CYCLONE! NBC Broadcast premiere: Nov. 1995. A one-hour National Geographic Special about hurricanes, tornadoes and waterspouts. PALEOWORLD Half-hour episodes for The Learning Channel series, broadcast in 1995/1996. “Trail of the Neanderthals”, “Mammoths”, “Troodon: Dinosaur Genius” “Permian: The Land Time Forgot”