Anna Dimitriadis

Cinematographer and presenter

Anna is a cinematographer and presenter with experience filming across the globe for international broadcasters.

Film work

Anna co-presents the first series of Big Cat 24/7 alongside Gordon Buchanan and Vianet Djenguet. It launched on the BBC and BBC iPlayer in August 2024. Series two, which is currently in production, will be broadcast in August 2025.

Previous credits include Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory, Animals up Close with Bertie Gregory, Sentient (Disney+) and Underworld (Curiosity Stream). 

Anna is primarily a long-lens cinematographer, as well as an underwater camera operator, drone, and gimbal system operator, using her lens to provide an intimate view into an animal’s world without disturbing their peace

Anna has filmed everything from lions to killer whales, and eagles to penguins.

Travel

In addition to her work in the UK, Anna has filmed in some of the most remote corners of the globe. Locations include Antarctica, Argentina, Botswana, Gibraltar, The Central African Republic, Patagonian Chile, The Galapagos Islands, Indonesia, Zambia, Mexico, and the UK. 

Interests

Having discovered how male-dominated the wildlife cinematography industry is, Anna joined the Wildlife Camerawoman Community, who advocate for women and gender minorities in the industry. She is keen to inspire more underrepresented individuals into a life in the wild, behind the camera.

Background and qualifications

Anna spent six years behind the camera in ‘human’ based TV. A year spent working in Argentina gave her a strong desire to ‘do what she could for the planet’, so she changed direction, and retrained, to allow her to focus on natural history programme making.  

She took online university modules in Biology and qualified as a rebreather diver (rEvo system) and an HSE art IV commercial diver. She also holds a BCAP qualification in ropes canopy access.

She also has a BA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Bristol and a Professional Underwater Camera Operator diploma from the Liquid Motion film school in Mexico. 

Anna is half Greek and speaks both Greek and Spanish proficiently.

Photo credit: Devon Jenkins