Filmmaker: John D. Liu
Filmmaker/ Environmentalist/ Researcher/ Educator
John D, Liu is an American who has lived in China for more than 25
years. Mr Liu helped to open the CBS News bureau in Beijing at the
time of normalization of relations between the U.S. and China. He
worked for CBS News for more than 10 years leaving in 1990. He
also worked as a photo-journalist for Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI
Italian Television) and Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF German
Television)
Since the mid-1990’s Mr Liu has concentrated on ecological film
making and has written, produced and directed films on Grasslands,
Deserts, Wetlands, Oceans, Rivers, Urban Development,
Atmosphere, Forests, Endangered Animals, Poverty Reduction
primarily for EARTH REPORT and LIFE series on the BBC World. In
2003, Mr Liu wrote, produced and directed "Jane Goodall - China
Diary" for National Geographic.
Since 1997 Mr Liu has directed the Environmental Education Media
Project (EEMP), which uses television to deliver ecological,
sustainable development and public health messages in China and
other countries. Mr Liu was also the driving force in the creation and
development of the China Environment and Sustainable Development
Reference and Research Centre (CESDRRC), the China HIV/AIDS
Information Network (CHAIN), and the Environmental Education
Media Project (Mongolia). For many years Mr Liu has studied and
worked to promote “EARTH’S HOPE”.
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Highlight Film: Hope in a Changing Climate
Other Films: Lessons of the Loess Plateau