About Us

Melissa Peabody is the founder and owner of Living World Films LLC. An award-winning video producer and editor, Melissa has been involved in the creation of wildlife and environmental documentaries and programs since the mid-1990s. Her documentary broadcast credits include Turner Broadcasting (Dolphins In Danger) and an Animal Planet 13-part series (Wyland’s Ocean World), as well as numerous international broadcast venues. Her current film, San Francisco—Still Wild At Heart, will appear on KQED in the summer, 2009.

Melissa’s Program Awards Include:

2008 Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network BEST Of FEST Award; World Fest-Houston International Film Festival Award; 2002 U.S. International Film & Video Festival Award; 2001 Gold, Silver, & Bronze CINDY Awards; 2001 Silver TELLY Award; 2001 JOEY Award; 2000 Omni Intermedia Award; 1996 Golden Panda Award nominee for Best Wildlife-Issue International Documentary; 1995 Honorable Mention at the International Wildlife Film Festival; Public Service Award from the Neurofibromatosis Foundation; 1994 duPont-Columbia Journalism Award; 1993 Best Documentary Emmy for Northern California; and 1992 Best Documentary Emmy Northern California.

Website design by Michael Wasney. Maple leaf artwork by Hanna Steffian.

CONTACT: Melissa Peabody, 415-533-0349, mpeabody@livingworldfilms.com