George Duffield (film-maker)

George Duffield is a British award-winning film producer and wildlife photographer. He is best known for the documentary film The End of the Line and is a co-founder of the marine charity, the Blue Marine Foundation.

Duffield is the son of Dame Vivien Duffield, the British-Jewish philanthropist, and the financier John Duffield. He graduated from Harvard University. He is married to actress Natasha Wightman.

Duffield co-founded Arcane Films with Meg Thomson. Among the company's most successful films was the documentary The End of the Line which changed the attitudes of individuals and companies such as Pret a Manger and Marks & Spencer.The End of the Line was inspired by the book The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat by Charles Clover, the journalist and columnist. The documentary followed him as he investigated how overfishing is having a dramatic effect on the number, quantity and types of fish in the seas. It was described by the Chicago Tribune as "an apocalyptic documentary that is as beautiful as it is damning".

In 2011 the low-budget film won the inaugural Puma Creative Impact for its success in changing consumer behaviour. A study by the Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation found that it had been seen by more than 1 million people and had created press and media attention worth more than £4 million. Among the places it has been screened are 10 Downing Street, the United Nations General Assembly, and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.

He produced the 3D IMAX film Jerusalem with Daniel Ferguson (Writer, director, Producer), Taran Davies (Producer) and Jake Eberts (Executive Producer). The film is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch and focuses on the cultural, political and religious importance of Jeursalem. It was released in 2013.

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