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Holly Stadtler
Vermont
documentary filmmaker
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Title/Occupation:  Director  Producer  Writer 
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian/White
Citizenship: US
Languages Spoken: English

Brief Message to Members: I worked for NBC News, then Discovery Channel for years...then started making docs for cable broadcast 1996. Lived in DC area for 23 years but now live in beautiful Vermont.
Biography: Holly Stadtler began her journalism career at NBC Nightly News in Washington, DC where she was a Production Manager until 1989. In 1990 she joined Discovery Channel Pictures and worked as an Associate Producer, Coordinating Producer, and Producer on over 100 hours of programming for both Discovery and Learning Channel networks. Her experience includes work in all genres from history to science and technology with the highest concentration of hours in natural history films. In 1996 she directed and produced THE MAKING OF THE LEOPARD SON for Discovery channel and went on to create her own production company, Dream Catcher Films, Inc. THE MAKING OF THE LEOPARD SON received high acclaim from the International Wildlife Film Festival, the renowned Jackson Hole Film Festival and the Chicago International Television Competition. In 1997, Stadtler completed a one-hour science documentary titled COMA: THE SILENT EPIDEMIC for Discovery Channel which premiered in November, 1997. This film won a CINE Golden Eagle, a Bronze Award from the National Education Media Network, and was nominated for a National Emmy in the category of Outstanding Background Analysis of a Single Current Story. Also in 1997, Stadtler produced a one-hour natural history film about the bears of Kodiak Island in Alaska. FOOTSTEPS OF A BEAR aired on Discovery’s Animal Planet network in January, 1998. Stadtler directed and co-produced a one-hour scientific and historical documentary, BURIED ALIVE: SECRETS FROM THE GRAVE. This film aired on Discovery Channel’s international networks as well as in the US and won awards from CINE, Worldfest Houston and Worldfest Flagstaff. In 1999, Stadtler completed THE MULTIPLE PERSONALITY PUZZLE which premiered on TLC and screened at the DC Independent Film Festival. This film’s awards include a CINE Golden Eagle and a Gold Award for directing from the Aurora Awards. In 2000 she directed TROUBLED WATERS, a story about the restoration of the Everglades, which premiered on TBS Superstation and screened at the DC Environmental Film Festival. TROUBLED WATERS received a Genesis Award Commendation and a Gold Award from Worldfest Houston among other awards. In 2002, Stadtler produced AMERICA’S LAST RED WOLVES, a documentary for National Geographic Television about the recovery of endangered red wolves; this film aired on MSNBC’s EXPLORER. The film won a bronze plaque from Worldfest Houston, was screened at the Telenature Film Festival in Pamplona, Spain, and was a finalist at the NY Film Festival. In 2003, Stadtler wrote and produced a one-hour independent documentary, KILIMANJARO FOR HOPE about her climb of Africa’s highest peak. Hikers and outdoor enthusiasts purchase this film over the internet. In 2003, Stadtler wrote and directed a 12:00 video for VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK in Minnesota to play in their visitor centers. In 2005-2006, Stadtler was an adjunct teacher at American University and George Washington University teaching DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION to both undergrads and graduate students. In 2006 Stadtler wrote and produced MIRACLE CURES which aired on National Geographic Channel’s IS IT REAL series. Most recently, she produced STRUCK BY LIGHTNING for National Geographic Explorer and is currently releasing an independent feature documentary, FINDING OUR VOICES.