The deepeei film productions crew are experts in their field, driven by passion, adventure, knowledge and innovative thinking. This gives us the ability to focus on the most interesting aspects with depth, speed and agility. Our finished products are the spirit of daring expeditions, inquisitive minds and environmental solutions working as one.

	Brechtje Smidt: Managing Director As Managing Director Brechtje is responsible for the well-being of the company. As founder of deepeei film productions she ensures the original creative drive and safeguards the quality of our productions. She is responsible for inspiring content by directing many of our productions. Brechtje believes strongly in the positive approach and impact that media can have on the society. Favourite animal: Sea turtles and White-tip sharks.
	Milan Collin: General Manager As General Manager and founder of deepeei film productions, Milan ensures all technical and production requirements for our documentaries. He surveys the innovations in the field, to improve our series. With his positive drive he inspires our clients and motivates our team.With a huge passion for adventure, wildlife and mountains, Milan is preferably out of the office. Favourite country: Switzerland Wallis
	Henk-Jan Geel: Head of Sales & Production To give our world wide audience the possibility to watch our productions Henk-Jan expands our growing international network. As Head of Sales and Production he meets our broadcasters, sits with our clients and partners to see what deepeei film productions can offer them. With a background in the commercial sector, its his passion to combine ideals and profit. He proved his perseverance and great organising skills during his Greenland crossing expedition. Favourite tool: my Leatherman
	Su Schreve: Jr Camera Operator Suzanne intends on becoming an independent nature film maker in the near future. It only took her a Biology degree, a Journalism masters, running a music agency and several years of travel to find out. After a wildlife film course in South Africa’s Kruger park, she stalked deepeei until she got a job. Here she hones her skills in camera and scriptwriting. Foremost, Suzanne fully commits into making Lion’s Pride a roaring success. Favourite song: Don’t Panic, Coldplay
	Huibert van Wijk: Jr Director deepeei’s newest bright spark, Huibert, is a recently graduated sociologist. In about eight years, Huibert wants to be an independent documentary film  maker and own a little coastal villa in Figueras, Spain. At deepeei he has the opportunity to practice his (almost fluent) Spanish and learn hands on. Huibert is fully devoted to the series Going South, cycling through the Americas. His main occupations are doing research for the sustainable projects, production planning and editing of the Going South website. Favourite documentary: 4 elements (Jiska Richels)

History

The film production company deepeei was created in 2004 to make films that inspire and motivate. The two forces behind deepeei are Brechtje Smidt and Milan Collin.

deepeei film productions specialises itself in eye-opening, provocative and adventurous projects. With many years of experience in filming wildlife, deepeei has developed a well-trained ‘eye’ for detail and highlights only the important issues.

Whether we film for days in a small hide or climb the side of a mountain ridge to follow our subject, deepeei captures the experience and sensations of the moment. deepeei film productions has a wide experience in filming, from European nature, at high altitude mountain-areas in Asia or in the very dry inlands of Africa.

In 2006, deepeei film productions left for a challenging production of the North side of Mount Everest to film the ascent of German climber Thomas Weber. This footage resulted in our first production; ‘Der Friedhof meiner Freunde’. This 75” minute documentary was broadcasted in Germany (ARD) in July 2007. Our documentary ‘Eye to Eye with Everest’ is in post-production phase (2009).

In May 2008 ‘Miracle on Everest’ was broadcast on National Geographic. This 52” minute thrilling film tells the story of  Lincoln Hall using deepeei footage.

In June 2008, deepeei film productions finalised a  23” minute 5 part series on a Dutch expedition to Greenland in relation to climate change, Going North. This series was broadcast on Dutch public television in the summer of 2008.

In June 2009, a new 13 series production called Going South was started in North and South America. Two teams of two cyclers will take on a journey of a lifetime for the next seven months crossing the two American continents while looking at projects working to combat climate change. Deepeei will follow their trail.