Peter Chelkowski Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Gambell, Alaska, United States

PBS / INDEPENDENT LENSWith the Indigenous people of Gambell, Alaska, I co-produced and co-directed, an award winning feature documentary in the some of the harshest conditions on the planet. Together, we wove a complex story about an Alaska Native family trying to recover from brutal online attacks of animal activists against their teenage son, the youngest person to ever harpoon a whale for his village. The logistics were mind boggling. While the storytelling is nuanced yet powerful.

Alaska, United States

Life Below Zero: First Alaskans - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TV SERIEShttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/episode/4c34c2f3-6ac5-48e6-848a-ef1d9e117116/playlist/PL553044961I produce and shoot As part of a 4 person camera crew in Remote Arctic Alaska . We cover a lot of miles and arduous terrain on a daily basis. We are a self supported team making Emmy award winning TV. I continually get work as a Producer on this show because of my storytelling abilities, talent in directing non-actors and camera skills.

London, England, United Kingdom

Vitamin Sea is a London based production company founded by Peter Chelkowski and Pulitzer winning journalist and filmmaker Jim Wickens. They focus on developing controversial, danger-fueled non-fiction entertainment. They are currently in development with Light Box.

I work undercover around the world and the United States for Ecostorm, an award-winning ethical investigative agency. I use cutting edge research, undercover investigations and film to create hard-hitting journalism. Specializing in extreme condition investigations.

New York City

Cinematography instructor. Helped develop the curriculum for SocDoc, a new MFA programin social documentary.

New York City Producer for VIX series Septiembre. In charge of all operations and logistics for NYC episodes, from the pre-production phase through delivery. Oversaw all budget, locations, schedules, rentals, local hires, daily production, 100+ cast and crew and day-to day logistics.

New York, New York, United States

Wrote, developed, cast, pre-produced a 12 part premium non-fiction series with NBC Universal, stalled by Covid.

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Producer for Netflix fictional series Dark Desire. In charge of all operations and logistics for NYC episodes, from the pre-production phase through delivery. Oversaw all budget, locations, schedules, rentals, local hires, daily production and day-to day logistics.

Developed non-fiction content with Jeremy Dear at Wall-to-Wall for both the British and American markets.

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Producer for Netflix fictional series Dark Desire. In charge of all operations and logistics for NYC episodes, from the pre-production phase through delivery. Oversaw all budget, locations, schedules, rentals, local hires, daily production and day-to day logistics.

Nyc

Pete Chelkowski joined forces with Adam Weiss to create Weiss & Ski, a commercial, independent and experimental branded content production company. Their infusion of cinema verité into the scripted genre has attracted a wide range of clients, from PUMA to ABERCROMBIE & FITCH to COCA COLA.In addition to directing, weiss&ski offers full producton services from creative to post.www.weissandski.com

London, United Kingdom

Developing a non-fiction TV series with two-time Oscar winner Simon Chinn at Lightbox.

Nyc

Shot episodes 2 &3 of "Who Run The World".EP- Sarah Jessica Parker & Morgan Spurlock Release - Spring 2018

Worldwide

Developing, shooting and producing new doc series around the globe for Robert Redford, Paul Allen and Discovery Networks. Chasing slave ships in Indonesia. Exposing illegal fishing on the high seas. Fighting pirates in the Pacific. It's gonna change the way you live your life...hopefully!

Greater New York City Area

Head of film and TV, working with major studios and directors, as well as top brands. Spearheaded PR campaign to attract top talent like Woody Allen, Noah Baumbach, Ridley Scott and brands such as Dior, Bacardi, Levis.Box offers a variety of services in multiple industries, from photo-retouching to book publishing to film grading. I centralized their numerous offerings under one powerful brand. Redefined job responsibilities and hierarchies. Remapped inter-departmental communication to ensure maximum efficiency and streamlined their pipelines and workflows.Developed and helped launch the new Ad agency KIDS for CEO Pascal Dangin.www.kidscreative.com

Created and Executive Produced the original Tuna fishing series for Discovery.

Greater New York City Area

Hired to expand Splash into a full-fledged television production company. In charge of developing, writing and producing fiction and nonfiction shows for broadcast.Developed and produced Fighting Tuna (Discovery) and developed talent for Auction Kings (Discovery).Work with talent, network executives, agents, lawyers, managers and producers regarding identifying and signing talent, developing projects and formats, writing treatments and creating sales materials.Conduct nationwide casting for unscripted shows. Produce sizzle reels from concept to delivery. Pitch show ideas to network executives at all major cable networks. Direct and produce sizzle reels, discovering talent and create formats.

Mexico City Area, Mexico / New York City

Managed the New York branch of the Mexico Citybased production company. Coordinated internationalco-productions, accountable for all aspects of productionfrom pitching, budgeting thru deliverables.Worked asCreative Director on select commercials for clientsincluding Furor Jeans, Diesel Jeans, Fifa, Tele-Mundo.

New York City

Produced film and theater programs for the University in Paris, Prague, Rada and Capetown. Developed marketingand advertising strategies to attract new students.

Trinidad And Tobago

For the last 200 years, the sleeping giant wakes every winter and Trinidad & Tobago braces for another riotous Carnival. The island explodes to the thundering sounds of Steel Drums, Calypso and Soca music, as frenzied masqueraders flood the streets in their magnificent, sexy costumes. This is the moment everyone’s been waiting for, the moment to transform into someone else - someone powerful, sexual and completely uninhibited, if only for a few days. But Carnival is no simple party, it embodies the struggle between Europe and Africa, that has defined the Caribbean to a large extent.Forget Rio. Forget New Orleans. Experience Carnival Trini style.• 35mm film / Dolby Digital / 90 minutes •FEATURING THE MUSIC OFMachel Montano • Bunji Garlin • Black Stalin • Super Blue

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Film Directing

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Journalism