Chris Schmidt

Chris Schmidt is an award-winning producer and director of documentaries and factual television series. Since joining NOVA in 2012 he has developed and contributed to more than 100 ground-breaking films and series, including "The Planets", "Black Hole Apocalypse", "Great Math Mystery", "Einstein's Quantum Riddle", "Eclipse Over America", "Making North America", "Hunting the Elements", "Making Stuff" and "Cyberwar Threat". Prior to working full-time at NOVA Chris was an independent filmmaker and executive producer making programmes for factual networks, including Discovery, National Geographic, History, Animal Planet and PBS. His work has received the prestigious Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award, the AAAS Gold Kavli Science Journalism award, the Cine Golden Eagle and many nominations for the News and Documentary Emmy Award.