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Australian natural history film maker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
David Damien Parer AO ACS is an Australian natural history film maker, working in partnership with his wife and sound recordist, Elizabeth Parer-Cook.[1]
David Damien Parer | |
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| Born | David Damien Parer 29 July 1945 Melbourne, Victoria, Australian |
| Occupation(s) | cinematographer, natural history film maker |
| Notable work | Wolves of the Sea |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Parer-Cook |
| Children | 1 (Zoe) |
| Relatives | Damien Parer (uncle) Amanda Parer (niece) Ray Parer (great uncle) |
Parer was conscripted into the Australian Army to go to the Vietnam War in 1970, but he entered a Masters program to study physics in the Antarctic. Parer spent the summers of 1970 and 1972 in Antarctica studying cosmic rays at Mawson Station. While there he filmed his first documentary. David subsequently joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC Natural History Unit making wildlife films, where he met his wife and fellow film maker, Elizabeth Parer-Cook, in 1977. After the Natural History Unit closed in 2007, the Parers have continued working as a freelance team.[1]
The Parers' films have won over 130 Australian and international awards including the Golden Panda at Windscreen twice and three Emmy's.[2]
He was awarded the Golden Panda from Wildscreen (known as the green Oscars) for:
He has been awarded the AFI award for the best cinematography for a non-feature film four times, for :
His other work as a cinematographer and producer includes:
Many of Parer's documentaries have been narrated by noted naturalist David Attenborough.[1]
Parer received an Honorary Doctor of Science from Monash University, Melbourne 17 March 1989.[3][4]
Parer gained "legend status" at St Patrick's College Old Collegians' Association. He attended college there from 1962 to 1964.[5]
Parer was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society's Hall of Fame in 2008.[2] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to wildlife cinematography, to literature as an author, and to the environment".[6]
His uncle was Academy Award-winning war cinematographer, Damien Peter Parer, who filmed Kokoda Front Line in 1944 in Papua New Guinea.
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