Romi Castagnino

Meet Romi Castagnino @romicastagnino.wild

Romi is a filmmaker, video journalist, and conservation biologist based in Peru. She is happiest when out in the wilderness in rainforests or shooting at 14,000 feet up in the Andes Mountains. She has worked primarily on creating short-form digital content for the environmental news site Mongabay focusing on conservation storytelling in South America and Africa. She is the producer, host, and often camerawoman of the investigative series Chasing Deforestation which exposes the most threatened protected forests in the world using satellite imagery and reporters on the ground.

Besides working for Mongabay, Romi is working on an independent impact film shedding light on the illicit online wildlife trade in Peru. And she hopes to further her commitment to impact production by taking on more projects as a freelancer.

Recent Credits:
2023: ‘The wild sanctuary in Cambodia we cannot access‘ | Mongabay | Producer and Onscreen Presenter, Cambodia.

2023: ‘Defending the Intag Valley: 30 Years of Community Resistance’ | Mongabay | Field producer and Camerawoman, Ecuador, Shot on Canon.

2022: ‘How did a religious group take over part of the Amazon?’ | Mongabay | Producer, Camerawoman and Onscreen Presenter, Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, Shot on Canon.

2021: ‘Koala 911’ | Waterbear | Off the Fence | Co-Director and Camerawoman, Australia, Shot on Canon.

2020-2022: ‘Candid Animal Cam’ | Mongabay | Producer and Onscreen Presenter, Camera trap work.

Key Skills:
Self-shooting producer for short films, Gimbal work, Shoulder-rig, Drone pilot, Hosting, BTS, Bilingual (Spanish and English), Documentary interview setups, Stills photography, Expedition filmmaking, Scriptwriter, Camera traps, First aid response, Unwavering optimism!

Top Tip:
Be the person who everyone wants to work with. A smile and a positive attitude go a long way!

Get in touch with Romi here www.romicastagnino.com or rcastagninov@gmail.com