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David Kennard(I)

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David Kennard: Producer, Director, Writer

David Kennard has more than 45 years of international experience as a Producer, Writer, Director and Communications Consultant, starting with the BBC. He has played a leading role in the creation of over 100 non-fiction television specials, books, multimedia products and media campaigns, and has produced fifteen major international documentary series. His work as a producer and director includes:

. The Ascent of Man with Jacob Bronowski . Connections with James Burke . Cosmos with Carl Sagan . We The People with Peter Jennings . The Hero's Journey with Joseph Campbell . The Heart of Healing, hosted by Jane Seymour . The Promise of Play with Jane Goodall . Amelia Earhart's Last Flight, co-produced with the Smithsonian Institution . 2001:HAL's Legacy with Arthur C. Clarke . ReCreating America & Reinventing Yourself (2 documentaries on creativity) . John Cleese's Wine for the Confused . Global Warming: the Signs and the Science, hosted by Alanis Morrisette . Keeping Score: the Great Symphonies with Michael Tilson Thomas . A Year in Burgundy & A Year in Champagne (recent feature documentaries)

Kennard's work has won the National Emmy, International Emmy, Dupont Columbia, American Historical Association, National Education Film Festival, International Science Film Festival, Houston Worldfest, Alexander Hamilton, ASCAP Deems Taylor, Oenovideo, Cine Golden Eagle, BAFTA and Peabody Awards. He is the Founder and President of InCA (Independent Communications Associates Inc.), a worldwide non-fiction production company with offices in San Francisco, Toulouse (France) and Nairobi (Kenya), with a 30-year track record of documentary excellence. He speaks three languages, and has filmed in 41 countries. Kennard holds an MA and BA in Modern Languages from Oxford, and a DAP Diploma from the Sorbonne, University of Paris. He spent a year abroad in the MBA (International Studies) program at Indiana University. He is married, has four children and five grandchildren, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    A Year in Champagne (2014)
    A Year in Champagne
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2014
    Carl Sagan in Cosmos (1980)
    Cosmos
    9.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    A Year in Burgundy (2013)
    A Year in Burgundy
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2013
    One Bite of the Apple: A Portrait of the Artist Edwina Sandys
    • Director
    • 2003

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    Director



    • A Year in Port (2016)
      A Year in Port
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2016
    • A Year in Champagne (2014)
      A Year in Champagne
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2014
    • A Year in Burgundy (2013)
      A Year in Burgundy
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Keeping Score (2004)
      Keeping Score
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004–2011
    • Journey of the Universe (2011)
      Journey of the Universe
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Power of the Sun
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Wine for the Confused (2004)
      Wine for the Confused
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • One Bite of the Apple: A Portrait of the Artist Edwina Sandys
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Surviving September 11th: The Story of One New York Family
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2002
    • 2001: HAL's Legacy
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2001
    • The Final Hours: Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (2000)
      The Final Hours: Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2000
    • The Heart of Healing
      TV Series
      • segment director
      • 1993
    • The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell (1987)
      The Hero's Journey: The World of Joseph Campbell
      8.1
      • Director
      • 1987
    • The West of the Imagination (1986)
      The West of the Imagination
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1986
    • Heart of the Dragon (1985)
      Heart of the Dragon
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985

    Producer



    • The Book Makers (2020)
      The Book Makers
      7.8
      • senior producer
      • 2020
    • A Year in Port (2016)
      A Year in Port
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Arion Press: Creating the 100th (2014)
      Arion Press: Creating the 100th
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • A Year in Champagne (2014)
      A Year in Champagne
      6.6
      • producer
      • 2014
    • A Year in Burgundy (2013)
      A Year in Burgundy
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Keeping Score (2004)
      Keeping Score
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004–2011
    • Journey of the Universe (2011)
      Journey of the Universe
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2011
    • ReCreating America: Creativity and Learning
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Global Warming: The Signs and the Science (2005)
      Global Warming: The Signs and the Science
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • One Bite of the Apple: A Portrait of the Artist Edwina Sandys
      • co-producer
      • 2003
    • 2001: HAL's Legacy
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • senior producer
      • 2001
    • The Final Hours: Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (2000)
      The Final Hours: Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • senior producer
      • 2000
    • The Promise of Play
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • series producer
      • 2000
    • Africa's Children
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2001

    Writer



    • A Year in Champagne (2014)
      A Year in Champagne
      6.6
      • writer
      • 2014
    • A Year in Burgundy (2013)
      A Year in Burgundy
      6.9
      • writer
      • 2013
    • ReCreating America: Creativity and Learning
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2009
    • The Power of the Sun
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Wine for the Confused (2004)
      Wine for the Confused
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • One Bite of the Apple: A Portrait of the Artist Edwina Sandys
      • writer
      • 2003
    • The Final Hours: Amelia Earhart's Last Flight (2000)
      The Final Hours: Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • The Blue Revolution
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • The West of the Imagination (1986)
      The West of the Imagination
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Heart of the Dragon (1985)
      Heart of the Dragon
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1985

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