Festival Year: 2020, 2021
Dominic Gill
Roles: Director
Dominic Gill is a former environmental consultant who launched his career in filmmaking by riding a tandem bicycle from Alaska to Argentina while picking up strangers on the back. In 2008 he debuted his film on the subject at Banff Film Festival taking home the Special Jury Prize with a distribution deal by the UK’s ITV4. The film, which is also a published book, has been sold many times over to over 30 territories around the world. In 2011, Dominic formed Encompass Films with his producing partner Nadia Gill. While he focused on building a strong reputation in the outdoor brand world, he also vigorously pursued his cinematography craft. While working on his own feature directorial debut Coming To My Senses he also DP’d the forthcoming film Riders of Destiny, to premiere at Thessaloniki film festival this 2019. Dominic has won numerous awards for his publishing and film work, a select few include the National Outdoor Book Award, Hiscox Courage Award Austin Film Festival, & Best Feature Documentary Mammoth Film Festival.
Festival Year: 2020, 2021