Disneynature

Disneynature is an independent film label of The Walt Disney Studios. Founded on April 21, 2008, their releases consist of independent nature documentary films and is headquartered in Paris, France.

In 2012, a Disney Nature TV pay cable channel was launched in France and is currently carried by France Telecom.

Background

Disney veteran Jean-Francois Camilleri, who has served as senior vice president and general manager for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures France, is the head of the new unit. Disneynature is based in France, where Camilleri and his team oversee the initiation, development and acquisition of high quality feature projects.

The first film released domestically under the new label was the American version of Earth, from award-winning British producer/director Alastair Fothergill, whose credits include the landmark Planet Earth series for BBC and Discovery Channel and The Blue Planet. Earth, produced by BBC Worldwide and Greenlight Media and co-directed by Mark Linfield, was released in cinemas internationally in 2007. It premiered in the U.S. on Earth Day, April 22, 2009.