PROFILE
Windsock Films is led by award-winning producer-director-writer Craig Forrest.
Over a 30+ year career, Craig’s television, film, video and documentary projects have taken him to 142 countries, flown him 14x around the world and landed him on 6 continents. Nearly 200 overseas assignments have imbedded him into dangerous hot spots like Iraq, Cuba, Burundi, the Congo, El Salvador, Palestine, Cambodia, Vietnam, Uganda, Haiti, Burma, Morocco, Chad, Northern Ireland, Bosnia & Kosovo.
His strengths include digital cinema, broadcast segments & shows, documentaries and single/multi-camera production. He has worked at the network level for CBS’s The Amazing Race, ABC’s In Concert, Discovery Channel’s World of Wonder, HBO’s Arli$$, Travel Channel’s World’s Best, UPN’s Strange Universe, Animal Planet’s Amazing Animal Videos, PBS’s Traveling Lite, History Channel’s Ancient Mysteries: Voodoo, Fox Sports’ Soccer USA, A&E’s Investigative Reports with Bill Kurtis, TLC’s Too Extreme and American Movie Classics’ Movie Memories.
Craig is the author of the book Commando Tactics for Digital Filmmakers. He holds a Master's degree in Film Studies from the Conservatory of Motion Pictures at Chapman University, and a Bachelors in Biblical and Theological Studies from Bethany University. A voting member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys), he also holds membership in the International Press Association and the prestigious Travelers’ Century Club (100+ countries).
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AWARDS
Craig's recent projects have earned a number of notable television, film, documentary and video awards:
• 2007 Telly Award – Outpouring ’06 Promo
• 2007 Telly Award – Sparkle TV spot
• 2007 Telly Award – Alternative Sparkle TV spot
• 2006 Cine Golden Eagle – Burundi: A Troubled Nation, A New Tribe
• 2006 Telly Award – Dare to Dream TV special
• 2006 Telly Award – 60 seconds on a Steward’s Journey
• 2006 Telly Award – Burundi: A Troubled Nation, A New Tribe
• 2006 Aurora Award – Burundi: A Troubled Nation, A New Tribe
• 2006 Remi Award – Burundi: A Troubled Nation, A New Tribe
• 2006 Videographer Award– Dare To Dream TV Special
• 2006 Videographer Award – 60 seconds on a Steward’s Journey
• 2005 Telly Award – Niger: Under the Umbrella of Islam
• 2005 Telly Award – Benin: Cradle of Voodoo
• 2005 Aurora Award (Platinum) – Ivory Coast: Key to the Francophone World
• 2005 Aegis Award – Ivory Coast: Key to the Francophone World
• 2005 Aegis Award – Benin: Cradle of Voodoo
• 2005 Aegis Award – Niger: Under the Umbrella of Islam
• 2005 Aegis Award – Burundi: A Troubled Nation, A New Tribe
• 2005 Accolade Award – Burundi: A Troubled Nation, A New Tribe
• 2005 Marcom Award – 60 seconds on a Steward’s Journey
• 2005 Communicator Award – 60 seconds on a Steward’s Journey
• 2003 Communicator Award – Burundi: A Troubled Nation, A New Tribe
As a freelance artist, Craig has worked on production teams that have won or earned:
• 2009 PrimeTime Emmy (Reality Competition) – The Amazing Race (Season 14)
Network: CBS • Producer: World Race Productions • Team Role: Coordinator
• 1996 Cine Golden Eagle – Ancient Mysteries: Voodoo
Network: A&E Television • Producer: FilmRoos • Team Role: Field Producer (Haiti)
• 1996 Aurora (GOLD) – Investigative Reports – Red Light Districts
Network: A & E Television • Producer: 44 Blue Productions • Team Role: Cameraman (Cuba)
• 1994 Cable Ace Nomination – World of Wonder
Network: Discovery Channel • Producer: GRB Entertainment • Team Role: Field Prod-Writer (Singapore, India, Morocco)
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Contact Us
Phone: 1-714-655-5372
Fax: 1-714-617-5857
craig@windsockfilms.com
www.craigforrest.wordpress.com
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