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Sigal Bujman
Samantha Jacobsen
Johnson Hu
Eriko Rowe
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Marc Pingry Productions has been a pioneer in HDTV. Today the company is a leader in creating the highest quality television on the market. Equipped with their own High Def camcorder, multiple Emmy winning photographer Marc Pingry and his partner- Producer/Director Sigal Bujman, have traveled the globe creating HDTV programming for Discovery HD Theater, Discovery International, PBS, NHK-Japan, HDNet and corporate clients that include Microsoft, IBM, The Harris Corporation and Corbis. From concept through conception and completion, Marc Pingry Productions, Inc. can do it all. In just the last year alone, Marc and Sigal have shot in 22 countries for their series "Fantastic Festivals of the World" (See the series preview (Series 1/Series 2) now in its second season. Currently featured on Discovery HD Theater and distributed worldwide, these programs exemplify the philosophy of the company: "We deliver network quality High Definition programming that is affordable, educational and entertaining."


Marc Pingry— Producer-Director, Camera, Editor       
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Marc Pingry has been in the TV business over 30 years.Marc Pingry A long, long time ago he walked into studio A at WMVS - TV in Milwaukee and knew he was home. After graduating from the two year broadcasting course at Milwaukee Area Technical College he was hired on the remote crew. It was there that he refined his skills that still serve him today.

In 1978 he moved to KCTS Television in Seattle to take over the job of supervising the remote truck. When the money ran out and the truck was parked, he started shooting single camera, from 2" to 1" to 3/4" to BetaCam to HDTV.

Marc PingryDocumentaries took him around the world: Russia, Africa, Europe, India, China, Japan, Canada and the USA. These trips earned him national credits on PBS and 19 Northwest Emmy's in Seattle. He took to the skies in 1988 and shot Over Washington. Since then he has accumulated over 2,000 hours of flight time and Tyler Mount experience. The aerials led him to HDTV and NHK/Japan. He shot an Over California HD sampler on analog 1" using a Sony high definition tube camera. He has shot with every HD camera that has been built over the past decade and not just aerials.

From 1996 to 1997 he followed world renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly to Finland, Ireland, Mexico, Seattle and Venice. The show became Chihuly Over Venice and the first HDTV program to be simulcast Nationally on PBS in both HDTV and NTSC. In 1999 he shot Over Canada which was broadcast nationally both in Canada and the USA. His most recent HD productions include Lino Tagliapietra – Maestro of Glass, Pilchuck: The Totem Project, Over Alaska, Monumental Arizona, Another Side of Peace which was shot in Israel the fall of 2002, and HDNet World Reports from the USA, Spain and Ethiopia in 2003.

January of 1999 Marc left his home at KCTS and started his own production company. He is working with Discovery HD Theatre, HDNet, NHK, PBS, Independent Producers and on his own creations.

Marc owns a Sony HDW-730 high def camcorder and HDTV editing system.

Marc PingryIn 2004 he launched "The Fantastic Festivals of the World" Series". Every month he travels to a different country to shoot a "Festival" in HDTV. Discovery HD Theater began broadcasting the 13X60 series in March, 2004.

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HDTV and NTSC PRODUCTIONS
* Winner of Regional Emmy Award


2009
  • May-June: 3rd NGC Koxinga shoot, London and Israel
  • April: traveled to Taiwan for 2nd NGC Koxinga shoot, Hong Kong and Shanghai for meetings
  • January-February: Marc traveled to Taiwan for first NGC Koxinga shoot, Magic of Taiwan B-roll and then to Hong Kong for stock footage beauty shots.
2008
  • Fantastic Festivals of the World, Episode 10: Taiwan
  • The Green Mayor: a 60 minutes documentary
  • For NHK TV – Medic 1, King County, Washington
  • Fantastic Foods of the World, Episode 2: Sicily
  • Fantastic Festivals of the World Episode 11: Israel
  • Fantastic Festivals of the World Episode 12: Czech Republic
  • Fantastic Festivals of the World Episode 13: Japan
  • University of Washington aerial shots
  • Nature science Magazine
  • Fantastic Foods of the World, Episode 3: Taiwan
2007
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season TWO (13X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater).
    "Fastnacht Carnival" – Germany
    "La Buona Pasqua" – Sicily Italy
    "Harvest Festivals" – Philippines
    "Boi Bumba" – Brazil
    "The Garma and Darwin Festivals" – Australia
    "Highland Games" – Scotland
    "Andong Mask Dance" – S. Korea
    "Lamu Cultural Festival" – Kenya
  • "TOUCH THE FUTURE" Tokyo Motor Show 2007 ‚ to be broadcast on Discovery Channel and Discovery International in 2008.
  • "FANTASTIC FOODS OF THE WORLD" – Sicily, Italy
2006
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season TWO (2X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater) Episode 17 "Dia de Los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) – Mexico, Episode 18 "La Fiesta de la Tradition" (Tradition Festival) – Argentina.
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season ONE (1X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater) – Episode 16 – Hong Kong Lunar Year.
  • "FANTASTIC FOODS OF THE WORLD" Series, PILOT Episode (1X60 Commercial HD). Episode1 "Burgundy – France".
  • "MAGIC OF HONG KONG" – A one hour program featuring HK greatest places, people and culture. CCTV-6 China Government Channel. Five episodes of the American chapter in the "History of the World" series.
  • "HEAVENLY VOICES" – PBS – HD Aerial shooting in England and Italy.
  • "VIDEO CASE STUDIES" for Microsoft Corporation and Worktank, shot in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
2005
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season One (1X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater) – Episode 15 "The Songkran Festival" – Thailand.
  • "DRIVING TOMORROW - TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 50TH ANNIVERSARY" (1x60 HDTV program with worldwide distribution) Produced with Ken Urman - Power to Create, Inc.
  • "BRAIN TUMOR SURGERY" – Director of Photography for UWTV – University of Washington.
2004
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Season One, (11X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater). Episode 3 "The World Buskers Festival" - New Zealand, Episode 4 "Cranaval de Quebec" - Canada, Episode 5 "Festival Las Fallas" – Spain, Episode 6 "Carnival St. Thomas" – US Virgin Islands, Episode 7 "May Festivals" – France, Episode 8 "The Rath Yatra Festival" – India, Episode 9 "Green river Rendezvous" – USA, Episode 12 "September Cultural Shows" – Papua New Guinea, Episode 13: "The Whirling Dervishes" – Turkey.
  • "TRANSPORTATION FOR THE NEXT FIFTY" – HD Aerial shooting Seattle Channel.
2003
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" (2X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater). Episode 1 " The Mid Autumn Lantern Festival" – Hong Kong, Episode 2 "Festival des Theatres de Marionnettes" – France.
  • "TOKYO AUTO SHOW-2003" – Japan (Discovery HD Theater)
  • "MONUMENTAL ARIZONA" (KAET-TV, Tempe, AZ)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: JAPAN, A FOOD COLONY OF THE US" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: THE GREEN FAMINE ‚ ETHIOPIA" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: PROJECT MERCY‚ ETHIOPIA" (HDNet)
  • "FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD- SEVILLE AND JEREZ" – SPAIN (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: GALICIA OIL CLEANUP" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: GIBRALTAR: WHO OWNS THE ROCK" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: WINGS OF FREEDOM" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: JESSICA LYNCH'S HOMETOWN" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: PROTEST IN THE STREETS" (HDNet)
2002
  • "THE OTHER SIDE OF PEACEÇ ISRAEL" (Two Bob Productions)
  • "THE PILCHUCK TOTEM PROJECT" (Pilchuck Foundation)
  • "WORLD SERIES OF FESTIVALS-VALENCIA LAS FALLAS FESTIVAL" (HDNet)
2001
  • "OVER ALASKA" (PBS, NHK-Japan)
  • "SEATTLE: CITY HIGHLIGHTS AND SAFECO FIELD" (NHK-Japan)
  • "MAN'S BEST FRIEND" (Chaotic Films) 24p Feature Film
  • "KEXP COMES TO EMP" (UWTV, University of Washington)
2000
  • "UW FROM THE ABOVE" (University of Washington, UWTV)
  • "MASTERS OF SPACE Ç CHINESE SCROLLS FROM THE 10TH CENTURY" (Pilot)
  • "THE ALGARVE OFF-SEASON" (Monteiro Productions)
  • "BEACH BOYS BACKGROUND-HAWAII" (Joe Thomas Productions)
  • "OVER CANADA" (PBS. CTV, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet)*
1999
  • "OVER CANADA" (PBS. CTV, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet)*
  • "SPRINGTIME OVER NEW YORK" (NHK-Japan) *
  • "A STATE OF MOVEMENT AND CREATIVITY" (IBM Corporation)
  • "OPENING DAY" (Bill Gates-Corbis) "NAB Î99" (Harris Corporation)
  • "NAPA IN SPRING" (NHK-Japan, KCTS-TV)
  • "A DAY IN THE LIFE THE COAST GUARD CUTTER MOHAWK" (Electronic Pictures, NHK-Japan, HDNet, Discovery HD Theater)
  • "CRAFTSMEN OF THE WORLD Ç DULCIMER MAKER" (NHK-Japan)
1998
  • "DTV FLORIDA SAMPLER" (Florida Public Television)
  • "WASHINGTON THE BEAUTIFUL" (PBS, Discovery HD Theater, Travel Channel, Hdnet) "Threatened OCEAN-LISBO EXPO" (Lightspeed Design Group)
  • "PORTO" (Pioneer Electronics)
  • "ROCKEFELLER TREE LIGHTING" (Harris Corporation)
  • "MACY'S WINDOWS" (Harris Corporation)
  • "LISBOA EXPO" (Monteiro Productions)
  • "DIGITAL PRIMER" (Arnold Creative)
  • "HARRIS@NAB'98 (HD Vision)
  • "HDCAM DEBUT" (Sony Corporation)
  • "CRAFTSMEN OF THE WORLD Ç CARRIAGE MAKER" (NHK-Japan)
  • "CRAFTSMEN OF THE WORLD Ç KAYAK MAKER" (NHK-Japan)
1997
  • "PORTUGAL: AN ODYSSEY OF ADVENTURE" (Monteiro Productions, RTP-Portugal)
  • "OVER IRELAND" (RTE-Ireland, PBS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet)
  • "THREE RIVERS AWARDS" (Skutski and Olttmans)
  • "THE MASTERS Ç AUGUSTA" (TBS-Japan)
  • "CRAFTSMEN OF THE WORLD Ç TOTEM CARVER" (NHK-Japan)
  • "A DAY IN THE LIFE ON TUGBOAT Ç PUGET SOUND" (NHK-Japan)
  • "CHIHULY OVER VENICE" (PBS, KCTS-TV)
1996
  • "GROUSE MOUNTAIN" (Beautiful BC Magazine)
  • "ORCAS-VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C." (Beautiful British Columbia Magazine)
  • "OVER CHICAGO" (Sears Tower, KCTS-TV, HDNet)
1995 ‚1996
  • "OVER BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA" (KCTS-TV, NHK-Japan, Beautiful British Columbia Magazine, HDNet) *
  • "CHIHULY OVER VENICE" (PBS, KCTS-TV)
1995
  • "OVER ARIZONA" (KAET-TV, KCTS-TV) *
  • "OVER PHILADELPHIA" (WHHY-TV, KCTS, HDNet)
  • "OVER ST. LOUIS" (KECT-TV, KCTS)
  • "LIFE WAS GOOD" (Farallon Films, NHK-Japan)
1994
  • "OVER AMERICA" (PBS, NHK-Japan, KCTS, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet)
1993
  • "OVER CALIFORNIA" (KCTS-TV, PBS, NHK-Japan, HDNet) *
  • "WASHINGTON DC: OUR NATIONS CAPITOL" (PBS, NHK-Japan, KCTS-TV, Discovery HD Theater, HDNet)
1992
  • "OVER FLORIDA" (KCTS-TV) *
1991
  • "OVER NEW ENGLAND" (KCTS-TV) *
1989
  • "OVER CALIFORNIA SAMPLER" (KCTS-TV, NHK-Japan) * Standard Definition Aerial Productions
1988
  • "OVER WASHINGTON" (KCTS-TV) *
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Sigal Bujman — Producer, Director, Writer       



2009
  • April-June: Traveled to Israel, London, China and Taiwan for location shoots and directing the Koxinga project.
  • March: Supervised editing of Magic of Taiwan, continued pre production on Koxinga project
  • January-February: Pre production for National Geographic documentary “Koxinga”. Wrote script for “Magic of Taiwan”.
2008

Sigal's biggest production in 2008 was the birth of her son Kai. While 7 and 8 months pregnant Sigal traveled to Israel, Sicily and the Czech Republic to shoot programs for HD Theater and Discovery International. Sigal produced, directed wrote and hosted on camera.

2007
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season TWO (13X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater).
    "Fastnacht Carnival" – Germany
    "La Buona Pasqua" – Sicily, Italy
    "Harvest Festivals" – Philippines
    "Boi Bumba" – Brazil
    "The Garma and Darwin Festivals" – Australia
    "Highland Games" – Scotland
    "Andong Mask Dance" – S. Korea
    "Lamu Cultural Festival" – Kenya
  • "TOUCH THE FUTURE" Tokyo Motor Show 2007 ‚ to be broadcast on Discovery Channel and Discovery International in 2008.
  • Directed two videos for MICROSOFT – Istanbul, Turkey
2006
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season TWO (2X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater) Episode 17 "Dia de Los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) ‚ Mexico, Episode 18 "La Fiesta de la Tradition" (Tradition Festival) ‚ Argentina.
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season ONE (1X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater) ‚ Episode 16 ‚ Hong Kong Lunar Year.
  • "FANTASTIC FOODS OF THE WORLD" Series, PILOT Episode (1X60 Commercial HD). Episode1 "Burgundy ‚ France".
  • "MAGIC OF HONG KONG" ‚ A one hour program featuring HK greatest places, people and culture. CCTV-6 China Government Channel. Five episodes of the American chapter in the "World History" series.
  • "VIDEO CASE STUDIES" for Microsoft Corporation and Worktank, shot in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico.
2005
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" Series, Season One (1X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater) ‚ Episode 15 "The Songkran Festival" ‚ Thailand.
  • "DRIVING TOMORROW- Tokyo Motor Show 50th Anniversary" (1x60 HDTV program with worldwide distribution) Produced with Ken Urman - Power to Create, Inc.
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" (3X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater)
2004
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" (11X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater)
2003
 Sigal Bujman
  • Sigal Directed and Produced a documentary in Ethiopia about the Green Famine, for HDNet Channel. The program was also aired in PBS "The News Hour".
  • "FANTASTIC FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD" (2X60 Commercial HD series being broadcast on Discovery HD Theater)
  • "TOKYO AUTO SHOW-2003" (Discovery HD Theater)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: THE GREEN FAMINE ‚ ETHIOPIA" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: PROJECT MERCY‚ ETHIOPIA" (HDNet)
  • "FESTIVALS OF THE WORLD- SEVILLE AND JEREZ" - Spain (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: GALICIA OIL CLEANUP" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: GIBRALTAR: WHO OWNS THE ROCK" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: WINGS OF FREEDOM" (HDNet)
  • "HDNet WORLD REPORTS: PROTEST IN THE STREETS" (HDNet)
  • In November 2003 Sigal was invited to Toronto to be a guest on a TV program "Israel Today", aired in CTS Channel, focusing on a retrospective of her work.
2002
  • "Photographing Holes in Swiss Cheese" a one-hour award winning documentary Sigal Directed, Produced, Wrote and Photographed was aired in Canada CTS Cable TV and in Israeli Channel "YES". The documentary features two hard-core Israeli still photographers and their perspective of the Israeli reality before and after the uprising.
  • "PHOTOGRAPHING HOLES IN SWISS CHEESE" ‚ 50 minutes Documentary (Broadcast in Israel Channel "YES" and in Canada Cable TV CTS)
1999-2002
  • Sigal Directed short films for a group of bereaved Israeli and Palestinians parents that fight for peace. Sigal followed the group in their journey in New York, Washington D.C, London, Gaza, Ramallah, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. These films were aired in various International channels as well as in many peace conferences and educational programs. Her film "Haifa ‚ the Silenced Voices" was shown in international conferences and Universities in Germany, USA and Israel and received editorial coverage in Israeli News papers.
  • "HAIFA ‚ THE SILENCED VOICES" ‚ 40 minutes Documentary (Screened in Universities around USA, Germany, Israel)
1998-2001
  • Film Teacher ‚ Head of Film Department, Ramot Hefer, Israel


Training
Sigal attended four years of Film School in Israel (Beit Berl College of Arts) and three years of Theatre and Drama studies in NYC (Neighborhood Playhouse and Michael Chekhov Studios).

Sigal has lived in Buenos Aires, New York, Tel Aviv, Vancouver and Seattle. This international experience has made her international documentaries a familiar home ground and a great passion.

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Samantha Jacobsen - Newest Member of the "Team"

In December 2007 Sam graduated a semester early from the Edward R. Murrow School of Communication at Washington State University with a degree in Broadcast Production and a minor in History. While at WSU she became the president of The Association of Women in Communications, directed the dating game show "Get Hooked Up!" and interned for KIRO-TV where she madecommercials and helped in the production of the month long SeaFair festivities.

Almost immediately after graduating Sam got a call to drive down to Las Vegas to work for four months as a production assistant on the SciFi network hidden camera show "Scare Tactics". She had been working freelance for KIRO until she joined Marc Pingry Productions as an associated producer, project developer and researcher, in October 2008 where she is thrilled to be a part of an award winning company who creates beautiful and valuable programming.

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Johnson Hu - Vice President, Sales and Marketing/Location Producer

Johnson Hu has a Master’s degree in Journalism from the Chinese Cultural University in Taiwan and was a journalist for the China Times for over 22 years. He became a professional tour guide and used his knowledge of English and his experiences traveling abroad to meet people from all over the world to show them Taipei. In 2008, the Taiwanese Tourism Bureau named him Tour Guide of the Year and he also worked with Marc Pingry for two separate shoots where he performed as the Taiwanese Producer on the location productions.



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Eriko Rowe

Eriko Rowe left behind a successful career as an award-winning advertising copywriter in Tokyo when she moved to New York in 1990 to shift her focus to journalism. Since then, she has worked as a reporter and columnist, as well as authoring nine books. She also works as an associate producer for NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, on documentary programming. In addition, Eriko has been teaching at the University of Washington’s Henry Jackson School of International Studies. Eriko joined Mark Pingry Productions as a writer and producer in 2008. She holds a M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from New York University.

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Alan Rowe

Alan Rowe started his career in public television working as an art director for KTWU-11 in Topeka, Kansas. While there he created a new on-air identity program that increased the station’s viewer recognition by more than 20 percent in its first year. Since then Alan has worked in Tokyo, New York, Seattle and Vancouver, BC working as an art director with advertising agencies and design studios and has developed a reputation as a powerful visual communicator. Alan started working with Mark Pingry Productions in 2008 and has contributed a number of visual elements to the productions.

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