I am an award-winning wildlife filmmaker and cinematographer, based in Austria. I specialise in filming and sharing Austrian wildlife stories and my films have won at Jackson Wild Media Awards, United Nations World Wildlife Day and Green Screen Film Festival.

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I am passionate about crafting impactful wildlife stories whether from behind the camera, as a director or behind a laptop developing ideas into exciting films. Recently, I have finished production on Marmots on Toast, a film produced by my production company Dream Wild Films and winner of Wildscreen's Wild Pitch in 2022, where it was subsequently funded by National Geographic. Working as the writer, director and cinematography with my filmmaking partner Jack Mifflin. Over the past 12 months, I have also worked as the DOP for Wild Vienna, a Natural History production by Terra Mater Studios, featured on and filmed for BBC Countryfile and Scotland: The Big Picture's feature documentary. I have also judged for Innsbruck Nature Film Festival.​

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I have been lucky to gain support in my filmmaking from industry leaders including RED, Wild Motion Docs, LAOWA, and Picture Shop Post-Production. 

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Originally from the UK, I fell in love with Vienna whilst filming the world’s most endangered hamster there, and now I am lucky enought to call the city home. I hold a First Class Honours degree in BA Film, from Screenology Film School in Bristol. During the course of my degree, I directed and filmed multiple award-winning short wildlife films; whilst working as a researcher and production assistant on natural history, factual and drama productions. After graduating, I moved to Austria, and began working as a camerawoman. In 2024, I co-founded Dream Wild Films in order to create impactful and important wildlife films, focusing on the effects of humans on species that are often overlooked  on our planet.

For project ideas, collaborations, more information, up to date CV or showreel -

please contact me - yazzellis@gmail.com