articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2012 argofilms industry entertainment founded 1990 founder allison argo headquarters cape cod massachusetts products wildlife documentaries website http www.argofilms.com argofilms is a production company specializing in documentary filmmaking . established in 1990 argofilms has received six emmy awards a dupont columbia award for journalism four genesis awards and over one hundred other awards internationally . 1 allison argo who serves as producer director writer editor and narrator for argofilms began the company with the goal of lending a voice to those who can not speak for themselves . 2 the company focusing especially on endangered species and captive animal issues . 3 frogs the thin green line chimpanzees an unnatural history and crash a tale of two species are acclaimed documentaries produced in collaboration with national geographic and pbs . 4 in total argofilms has created fifteen films for national geographic and pbs . 5 currently in pre production at argofilms is the story of dao the company s first feature film . 6 contents 1 history 2 productions 3 references 4 external links history edit ivan in tacoma washington 1989 director allison argo and cinematographer joe pontecorvo in northern thailand 2011 in the late 1980s allison argo encountered a captive gorilla named ivan living inside a shopping mall in tacoma washington . for over two decades ivan had lived in a concrete enclosure without exposure to natural light or other gorillas . prompted by this encounter argo left her career as an actress to produce films on conservation and captive animal welfare . 6 the urban gorilla directly inspired by ivan s condition took three years for argofilms to complete as their first production . 6 the team included allison argo as writer director and producer ; argo s then husband director of photography robert e. collins as principal cinematographer ; and glenn close as narrator . 7 the film broadcast by national geographic was nominated for two national emmys 8 and received a 1992 alfred i. dupont columbia university award . 9 after the success of the urban gorilla national geographic approached argo to discuss further collaboration . this led to argofilms second documentary keepers of the wild for which argo won a 1992 national emmy for directing . filming for keepers of the wild spanned kenya belize canada and the us starting argofilms international travel . argo wrote directed and produced the film with glenn close once again performing as narrator . 10 productions edit since 1990 argofilms has produced 14 documentaries as well as shorter films to support wildlife and conservation causes . the company frequently collaborates with national geographic television pbs and thirteen wnet . six of argofilms documentaries were produced for the pbs nature series . year film title involvement notes 1990 the urban gorilla producer director writer editor nominated 1990 emmy award nominated 1990 emmy award 8 dupont columbia award 11 jackson hole wildlife film festival first recipient of the best newcomer award 12 christopher columbus award worldfest houston international film festival award genesis award 13 narrator glenn close 1992 keepers of the wild producer director writer won 1992 national emmy award for directing 14 christopher columbus award narrator glenn close 1996 the last frog producer director writer narrator won 1996 national emmy award 15 jackson hole wildlife film festival award 15 japan international wildlife film festival award 15 missoula international wildlife film festival best of festival 15 earthwatch award 1997 stolen treasures producer director writer narrator king cobra writer won 1997 emmy award news and documentary 16 lords of the everglades writer extraordinary dogs producer director finalist jackson hole wildlife film festival snake invasion producer director writer narrator 1999 secret life of cats producer director writer narrator won 1999 national emmy award 15 jackson hole wildlife film festival 15 japan international wildlife film festival 15 international wildlife film festival 15 itva peer awards christopher columbus award wisdom of the wild producer director writer narrator 2000 the urban elephant producer director writer narrator won 2001 emmy award for outstanding cultural & informational documentary best director 17 the new york festivals world medal genesis award 18 2003 inca mummies secrets of a lost world producer director writer narrator itva peer awards 2004 return to freedom producer director writer narrator editor a short film for the american wild horse sanctuary 19 2006 chimpanzees an unnatural history producer director writer narrator won 2007 national emmy award for outstanding individual achievement in a craft research 20 genesis award 18 best editing best television program 250 000 500 000 budget merit for powerful storytelling and merit for advocacy at the international wildlife film festival 21 christopher columbus award 22 explorer s club 23 2008 crash a tale of two species producer director writer editor narrator 31st international wildlife film festival sapphire award second place best conservation & environmental issue best script 24 nominated national emmy award 25 2009 frogs the thin green line producer director writer editor narrator selection for dc environmental film fest 26 2011 9 11 where were you producer director writer editor this film is about immediate responses to the attack on the world trade center . 27 2013 parrot confidential producer writer editor narrator genesis award 28 special jury award new york wild film festival 29 argofilms is in pre production for the story of dao the company s first full length feature film . the film is based on the life of an elephant named pang dao whom argo first encountered during the filming of the urban elephant for pbs nature and national geographic . 30 the story of dao began pre production in 2011 . the film s six week scout in southeast asia was funded by a kickstarter campaign 31 which received over 25 000 from over 200 backers . 32 references edit frogs the thin green line ask the filmmaker nature april 2009 aug. 2012 http www.pbs.org wnet nature episodes frogs the thin green line ask the filmmaker 4872 . about argofilms argofilms 2011 aug. 2012 http www.argofilms.com films . bates mary january 28 2013 . allison argo filmmaker conservationist izilwane voices for biodiversity . retrieved july 20 2014 . nature 2012 aug. 2012 http www.pbs.org wnet nature argofilms internet movie database imdb aug. 2012 http www.imdb.com company co0249843 . a b c bates . allison argo filmmaker conservationist izilwane voices for biodiversity . robert e. collins imdb aug. 2012 http www.imdb.com name nm0002300 glenn close imdb aug. 2012 http www.imdb.com name nm0000335 and allison argo interviewed by the american dog reports inspire documentary filmmaker allison argo the american dog magazine winter 2011 56 57 http issuu.com americandogmag docs www.theamericandogmag.com search q argo . a b k. connor mark 30 september 2011 . portrait of an artist east side monthly . retrieved 20 july 2014 . all dupont columbia award winners . columbia university graduate school of journalism . retrieved 2012 10 19 . silver baton wtbs tv national geographic society explorer the urban gorilla scheiderer david february 17 1993 . tv reviews keepers affecting and thoughtful los angeles times . retrieved july 20 2014 . all dupont columbia award winners columbia journalism school . retrieved 20 july 2014 . 2013 speakers jackson hole wildlife film festival . 2013 . retrieved july 20 2014 . eldred rich 25 april 2014 . humane society honors cape filmmaker wicked local . retrieved 20 july 2014 . allison argo zoom info . 2014 . retrieved 20 july 2014 . a b c d e f g h 2013 speakers jackson hole wildlife film festival . news and documentary emmy awards imdb . 2014 . retrieved july 20 2014 . the 22nd annual news and documentary emmy awards emmy online pdf . 2001 . retrieved july 20 2014 . a b eldred . humane society honors cape filmmaker wicked local . video gallery american wild horse sanctuary . 2014 . retrieved july 20 2014 . outstanding individual achievement in a craft research national television academy 28th annual news and documentary emmy awards winners p15 international wildlife film festival ffw . 2008 . retrieved july 20 2014 . the 58th annual christopher award winners the christphers inc. . 2007 . retrieved 20 july 2014 . weekend picks bubbles comic books and documentaries about.com . 2007 . retrieved july 20 2014 . winners 31st international wildlife film festival check url value help pdf . april 7 2012 . retrieved july 20 2014 . the 30th annual emmy awards for news & documentary the nominations the national academy of television arts and sciences pdf . 2009 . retrieved july 20 2014 . frogs the thin green line dc environmental film fest . 2014 . retrieved july 20 2014 . episode 9 11 where were you national geographic . 2014 . retrieved july 20 2014 . genesis awards humane society of the united states . 2014 . retrieved july 20 2014 . parrot confidential celebrates special jury award at the ny wild film festival foster parrots . 2014 . retrieved july 20 2014 . ali berman elephants in captivity awareness film hits fundraising goal ecorazzi may 2011 august 2012 http www.ecorazzi.com 2011 05 06 elephants in captivity awareness film hits its goal on kickstarter . bates mary 28 january 2013 . allison argo filmmaker conservationist izilwane voices for biodiversity . retrieved 19 july 2014 . the story of dao raise awareness for elephants thru film . kickstarter . may 12 2011 . retrieved 2012 10 19 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to allison argo . argofilms official website argofilms at the internet movie database retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 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