Company Summary
Sonya Pemberton is one of Australia’s leading factual television producers and she specialises in science. 2012 Emmy Award-winner and record-breaking four-time winner of the prestigious Eureka Award for Science Journalism, her passion is quality science programming. Sonya has written, directed and produced over 60 hours of broadcast documentary, her films winning over 70 international awards.
Professional Credits
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2015, Uranium - Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 3x52mins, Genepool Productions
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2014, Tales of the Unexpected, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 3x52mins, Genepool Productions
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2014, Vaccines - Calling the Shots, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 1x52mins
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2013, Jabbed - love, fear and vaccines, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 1x90mins, Genepool Productions
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2010, Immortal, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 1x55min, December Media & Pemberton Films
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2009, Catching Cancer, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 1x55min, December Media & Pemberton Films
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2007-2008, Angels and Demons, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 60mins, ABC TV
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2006-2007, CRUDE, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 90mins, ABC TV
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2004, Catalyst, Domestic, TV Series /, Factual/Documentary, 40x30mins, ABC TV
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2004, Genius of Junk, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, ABC TV
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2003, Alien Underworld, Domestic, Factual/Documentary, 60mins, ABC TV
Awards
- 2015 WorldFest, Cine Golden Eagle Award for Environment and Science, The Secret Life of Breasts, USA
- 2015 ATOM Award, Best Documentary Science, Uranium - Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Australia
- 2015 ATOM Award, Best Documentary History, Uranium - Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Australia
- 2015 ATOM Award, Best Documentary Series, Uranium - Twisting the Dragon's Tail, Australia
- 2014 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards, Best Medical Science, Jabbed - love, fear and vaccines, USA
- 2014 Eureka Award, Science Journalism, Jabbed - love, fear and vaccines, Australia
- 2013 ATOM Award, Best Science Documentary, Jabbed - love, fear and vaccines, Australia
- 2013 Contemporary Science Film Festival 360, Special Jury Prize, Jabbed - love, fear and vaccines, Czech Republic
- 2013 National Press Club of Australia, Health Journalist of the Year, Jabbed - love, fear and vaccines, Australia
- 2012 Emmy Award (US), Emmy for Outstanding Science & Technology Programming, Immortal, USA
- 2011 Jackson Hole Awards, Best Science & Nature, Immortal, USA
- 2011 National Press Club of Australia, Health Journalist of the Year, Immortal, Australia
- 2011 National Press Club of Australia, Best Documentary, Immortal, Australia
- 2011 International Science Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, Immortal, France
- 2010 Premier’s Literary Awards, Best Science Writer, Catching Cancer, Australia
- 2010 China Dragon Awards, Bronze Award, Catching Cancer, China
- 2010 WorldFest, Special Jury Award, Catching Cancer, USA
- 2010 RealScreen, Best Editing, Catching Cancer, USA
- 2008 New York Film Festivals International Broadcasting Awards, Gold Medal, CRUDE, USA
- 2007 Jackson Hole Film Festival, Best Earth Science, Special Jury Recognition Award, CRUDE, USA
- 2007 Paris Science Film Festival, Prix de la terre, CRUDE, France
- 2007 IWFF International Wildlife Film Festival, Best Television Program, Best Education Film, CRUDE, USA
- 2004 Premiers Literary Awards, Premiers Literary Award, $10,000, Genius of Junk, Australia
- 2004 Eureka Awards, Eureka Prize for Science Journalism, $10,000, Genius of Junk, Australia
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