Wild Film Limited

Wild Film Limited has been producing, directing and shooting top-end broadcast programming for the past 30 years. While its history reflects a focus on our Moana or ocean, Wild also produces programming on culture and the environmental changes the South Pacific is currently facing. It has made the South Pacific its people its focus and continues to work with and alongside the island nations we share the Blue Continent with.

To date Wild has produced, directed and shot over 70 hours of natural history documentaries including 15 hours of prime-time documentaries for the US channels including Discovery, Animal Planet and National Geographic.

Our documentary work has resulted in 14 international awards for excellence. Wild has also produced and directed programming for current affairs show 20/20 internationally.

Industry Experience

Mike Bhana is a documentary producer, director, cameraman and writer of Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha decent. During his 34 years in the television industry he has produced, directed and shot over 90 hours of natural history documentaries for channels including Discovery, Animal Planet and National Geographic including 28 films specifically about sharks. His documentary work has resulted in more than a dozen international awards for excellence.
While he has focussed on the Pacific, his documentary work has included travelling the world with the Red Cross, documenting the work of its teams in some of the most dangerous and stricken areas on the planet (‘Hope In Hell’ TV Series picking up a Platinum Remi at Worldfest in Houston).

Mike has worked as a location scout on feature films and was second unit water cinematographer on “The Meg” in 2017/18.

From 2018 through to 2023 Mike wrote, produced and directed 60 episodes of ‘Fish of the Day’ for broadcasters National Geographic Asia and TVNZ. In 2023 he also worked in Vanuatu, Niue and Tonga on a number of projects including shooting a series of stories on climate resilience in the Pacific.

In 2024 Mike is worked on a new YouTube initiative with “Pūniu River Care Trust”, as well as producing content for the “Rere Ki Uta, Rere Ki Tai” project alongside AgriSea New Zealand looking at how we honour the Treaty partnership between Māori and Pākeha, helping to restore and strengthen connections between the people who eat food and those who grow it.

In 2024 Mike also shot, wrote and produced ‘She Leads’ - 44 episodic YouTube stories on Pacific Island women leaders for PTINZ. The series was a huge success - far exceeding the funders expectations.

From 2023 through 2024 Mike also produced his latest documentary ‘To Tatou Wai’ a film dedicated to showcasing the Māori-led programs that are working to improve the poor water quality of New Zealand’s rivers. The film was completed in early 2025.

In 2025/26 Mike has been working on a new documentary “Follow the Money” about AID in the Pacific and a water project in the remote islands of Temotu Province in the Solomon Islands.