David Kennard

David Kennard: Producer, Director, Writer David Kennard has more than 45 years of international experience as a Producer, Writer, Director and Communications Consultant, starting with the BBC. He has played a leading role in the creation of over 100 non-fiction television specials, books, multimedia products and media campaigns, and has produced fifteen major international documentary series. His work as a producer and director includes: . The Ascent of Man with Jacob Bronowski . Connections with James Burke . Cosmos with Carl Sagan . We The People with Peter Jennings . The Hero's Journey with Joseph Campbell . The Heart of Healing, hosted by Jane Seymour . The Promise of Play with Jane Goodall . Amelia Earhart's Last Flight, co-produced with the Smithsonian Institution . 2001:HAL's Legacy with Arthur C. Clarke . ReCreating America & Reinventing Yourself (2 documentaries on creativity) . John Cleese's Wine for the Confused . Global Warming: the Signs and the Science, hosted by Alanis Morrisette . Keeping Score: the Great Symphonies with Michael Tilson Thomas . A Year in Burgundy & A Year in Champagne (recent feature documentaries) Kennard's work has won the National Emmy, International Emmy, Dupont Columbia, American Historical Association, National Education Film Festival, International Science Film Festival, Houston Worldfest, Alexander Hamilton, ASCAP Deems Taylor, Oenovideo, Cine Golden Eagle, BAFTA and Peabody Awards. He is the Founder and President of InCA (Independent Communications Associates Inc.), a worldwide non-fiction production company with offices in San Francisco, Toulouse (France) and Nairobi (Kenya), with a 30-year track record of documentary excellence. He speaks three languages, and has filmed in 41 countries. Kennard holds an MA and BA in Modern Languages from Oxford, and a DAP Diploma from the Sorbonne, University of Paris. He spent a year abroad in the MBA (International Studies) program at Indiana University. He is married, has four children and five grandchildren, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.