Ateles Films

Ateles Films is a film production company founded in 2013, owned by Michael Sanderson and Ana Luisa Santos, focusing on natural history, wildlife and environmental topics for cinema and television for international markets. Ateles Films specialises in animal behaviour, long lens, macro, aerials, high speed. We work in all phases of production from development to the final delivery and distribution of the film. We utilise pioneering camera techniques for cinema, tv and web. Including Red Epic cameras, remote controlled drone aerials, macro and other motion control systems With experience in over 50 countries, we deliver captivating stories, with beautiful images from intriguing angles of species. We do not make any distinctions in the animal kingdom as we believe that every species’ story counts and should be told. Our productions have ranged from being about endangered Bearded vultures high in the mountains, to the more common Red fox in the low lands and spider monkeys brachiating through the jungle canopy. The working languages include English, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and French.