Owen Prümm SASC

Owen Prümm, born in Johannesburg, South Africa of German-Welsh origin, is an award-winning wildlife director, writer and cinematographer.

He began his career in mainstream cinema in New York in 1985 and subsequently worked for ten years in the camera department on fiction films and commercials all over the world. In 1997, he shifted to natural history filmmaking, focusing mainly on sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Owen received a lifetime honorary membership from the South African Society of Cinematographers (SASC) and numerous craft awards for his innovative cinematic style of shooting. As Principal Cinematographer, he has shot and directed multiple wildlife films for most of the major broadcasters.

From his own bush camps in Tanzania, he was able to develop a very personal style of filming nature. Owen combines artistic and technical skill with a unique approach to all wildlife he is observing, which allows his camera to get into the skin of his animal protagonists. Much of the behavior he has recorded has never been documented and rarely even witnessed, like the first-ever recording of a take-down of an adult giraffe by two different prides of lions. His special interests in the natural world are symbiotic relationships between species and previously undocumented predatory behaviour.

Sarita Sharma

Sarita Sharma is a film and transmedia producer from Berlin. She holds a Law Degree from the University of Hamburg and a PgD in Media Management from Bournemouth University, and graduated from Atelier Ludwigsburg-Paris as well as from the EURODOC programme. She studied international film production at Filmakademie Ludwigsburg and La fémis, Paris, and Media Management at European Television and Media Management Academy (ETMA) in Strasbourg. Sarita was selected as “Emerging Producer 2012” by Jihlava International Film Festival, and was a participant in the Documentary Campus Masterschool in 2014. In 2015 Sarita joined Shibumi Films.

Bruce Roussos

Born in Belgium and raised in Southern Tanzania, Bruce N.H. Roussos combines a Zoology degree from Bangor University in the UK with foundational training as a safari guide to inform his understanding of wildlife behaviour and ecology. Mentored by Owen Prümm, he has worked with Shibumi Films since 2022 as a long-lens camera operator. His other duties as operations manager include logistics in remote locations, camp management and accounting in Tanzania.

Stefano Bianco

Stefano Bianco is an Italian filmmaker and photographer based in Tanzania. He began his professional career in 2001 in Madrid, Spain, working across television, commercial, and music productions.

In 2014, he relocated to Tanzania, where he founded a production company specializing in social development content for NGOs and wildlife projects. His work has taken him to more than 12 countries across the continent, collaborating with international organizations such as the European Union, World Bank and IEA. For several months a year, he drops everything to join Shibumi to be in the bush, which is what he loves most. He is an experienced camera operator, drone pilot and documentary photographer.

Lorenzo Rossi

After graduating in Economic Engineering in Milan and building an extensive career as an East African safari guide, Lorenzo Rossi trained as a wildlife camera operator with Shibumi. Mentored by Owen Prümm, he filmed in remote areas such as Katavi National Park and Ruaha during the Covid period. This specialized cinematography work further honed his deep ecological knowledge, fieldcraft, and understanding of animal behaviour. Like Owen, he can shoot alone in the field without a driver or tracker.

Naiti Masonda

Naiti Masonda utilizes exceptional tracking abilities, derived from his father's history as an infamous Tanzanian poacher, to expertly read the landscape and anticipate animal behaviour. He applies these highly specialized skills as a dedicated tracker, spotter, and driver, facilitating complex field operations for external wildlife camera crews. Prior to his work in wildlife cinematography, Masonda built a strong foundation in field leadership and logistics while serving as a head guide in Southern Tanzania's tourism sector.

Felix Trolldenier

Felix studied physics and film studies. After his first feature documentaries in New York City, he returned to Germany in 2012 to open his own studio in Berlin to finish independent, author-driven projects. With his growing collaboration with Shibumi Films, which began with The Bastard King (2019), Felix integrated his studio into Shibumi Films.