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productions also known as edge west is an american film and television production company founded by peabody award winning 5 producer director writer philip j day . the company was formed in 2006 to better facilitate day s status as a filmmaker . for more than a decade day has been an active producing partner with national geographic channel public broadcast service discovery the history channel tlc bbc television channel four tv uk and nhk japan . 6 some of the collaborators on projects include writer producer aidan pickering son of sir edward pickering journalist director of photography wes dorman 1st assistant director jeremy gilbreath visual effects producer calder greenwood writer aaron even production manager erin shulsinger and production designer clare brown . today edge west specializes in making high end tv shows with elaborate and dramatic recreations about a wide range of subjects . they have produced multiple films and series since it was founded in 2006 . 7 edge west s first film the real roswell has been repeated regularly since it premiered in 2007 . tunnel to a lost world was voted best documentary of the year by an audience poll in turkey 8 the country where the film was made . in 2009 the skyjacker that got away was the best rated program ever on the long running series undercover history for national geographic . 9 edge west has produced six tv shows for national geographic channel three of which aired in 2011 and three which aired in 2012 . edge west was also delighted to have been asked to produce a visual extravaganza for ted conference . four camera crews filmed in long beach and palm springs at the remarkable 2012 ted conference . the footage is being used for a special broadcast by nhk japan and for a four minute sizzle for ted on their web site . edge west produced a one hour special for discovery channel s curiosity strand which aired on december 9 2012 . 10 contents 1 awards 2 festivals 3 charities 4 filmography 5 external links 6 references awards edit in 2010 edge west productions won a coveted telly award for the production of the skyjacker that got away . the story of d. b. cooper 11 a man who has eluded the fbi for over thirty years . 11 four edge west members of that film philip j day william martens calder greenwood and mark fenlason have been nominated for an emmy award at the 2010 news and documentary emmy awards 12 in the class of outstanding individual achievement lighting direction & scenic design . also in 2010 the company won three other top telly awards for lost cities of the amazon tunnel to a lost world and great escape the final secrets . 13 in 2011 edge west won another two telly awards for their shows vanished from alcatraz and born to rage . 14 again in 2012 edge west won two silver telly awards and a bronze telly award for their show crime lords of tokyo 15 owner of edge west productions philip j day is a multi award winning producer and director . his series on lyndon b. johnson s secret and illegal white house tape recordings began with hello mr president 1997 . the long running series the white house tapes johnson tapes went on to win multiple awards including an emmy award three emmy nominations and a peabody award . 16 festivals edit in december 2011 edge west was contacted by the museo civico di rovereto requesting that the company submit some of its films for the international festival of archaeological film . three of edge west s films lost cities of the amazon tunnel to a lost world and nasca lines the buried secrets were shown at the festival in october 2012 in rovereto italy . all three films were voted into the top 20 films of the festival with lost cities of the amazon at 5 tunnel to a lost world at 6 and nasca lines the buried secrets at 19 . in october 2012 edge west was again contacted to show some of its films . the company has currently submitted the films lost cities of the amazon tunnel to a lost world and nasca lines the buried secrets to the archaeology channel international film and video festival . these three films will be shown at the festival held in eugene oregon between may 7 13 2013 . charities edit the employees of edge west often bring in aspiring filmmakers to teach them the ropes of the entertainment industry . phil s daughter kaya was one of their many students who at the age of 16 obtained her first production credit for the film nasca lines the buried secrets . they have continued to train many students through their internship program in an effort to expose them to the creative world of film making . phil often races triathlons under the banner of edge west to raise money for children s charities like the children s hospital los angeles . filmography edit since its inception in 2006 edge west productions has produced fifteen documentaries for national geographic channel and one for pbs and were honored to produce a four minute sizzle for ted 2012 . its current production title to be released at a later date will air on the discovery channel on december 9 2012 . year title distributor producer director awards festivals noted articles 2007 inside rio carnaval pbs philip j. day kpbs 2007 the real roswell national geographic philip j. day 2008 lost cities of the amazon national geographic philip j. day 2010 silver telly award 13 5th at rassegna internazionale del cinema archeologico national geographic expedition week 23rd rassegna internazionale del cinema archeologico 2008 tunnel to a lost world national geographic philip j. day 2010 silver telly award 13 6th at rassegna internazionale del cinema archeologico 23rd rassegna internazionale del cinema archeologico 2009 great escape the final secrets national geographic philip j. day 2010 silver telly award 13 2009 the skyjacker that got away national geographic philip j. day 2010 silver telly award 13 2010 news and documentary emmy awards nominated for outstanding individual achievement lighting direction & scenic design inside ngc morris suntribune 2010 nasca lines the buried secrets national geographic philip j. day 19th at rassegna internazionale del cinema archeologico adventure travel green fudge media update world mysteries 23rd rassegna internazionale del cinema archeologico 2011 vanished from alcatraz national geographic philip j. day 2011 silver telly award 14 cbs san francisco ny post 2011 born to rage national geographic philip j. day 2011 silver telly award 14 usa today cinema blend 2011 crime lords of tokyo national geographic philip j. day 2012 silver telly award for documentary 15 2012 silver telly award for editing 2012 bronze telly award for cinematography 2012 party like the queen of france national geographic philip j. day emmy magazine 2012 party like a roman emperor national geographic philip j. day emmy magazine 2012 party like the rich and famous national geographic philip j. day emmy magazine 2012 ted talks 2012 ted philip j. day amy yap day 2012 curiosity volcano time bomb discovery channel 17 philip j. day nhnz nhnz news tv by the numbers realscreen yahoo external links edit edge west productions edge west productions at the internet movie database philip j day official website references edit http www.imdb.com name nm2629605 http www.imdb.com name nm2714149 http www.imdb.com name nm1996002 http www.imdb.com name nm4317519 peabody awards collection archives record about edge west edge west shows http www.imdb.com title tt1349733 edge west shows the skyjacker that got away http edgewest.com a b sky jacker vanishes without a trace . cite error invalid ref tag ; name db cooper defined multiple times with different content see the help page . nominees for the 31st annual news & documentary emmy awards a b c d e 2010 telly award winners a b c 2011 telly award winners a b 2012 telly award winners peabody awards collection archive records http dsc.discovery.com tv shows curiosity season 2 episodes8.htm retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title edge west productions & 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