Peter Rowe

Peter Rowe (born 1947) is a Canadian filmmaker specializing in themes of exploration and adventure. His is the producer of the 39-part television series Angry Planet, which airs on 10 television networks around the world. He is also freelance producer and heads Peter Rowe Productions/Pinewood Films Inc.

Rowe has directed numerous documentaries including Beyond the Red Wall: The Persecution of Falun Gong, the subject of a notorious battle between broadcaster CBC and the Chinese government, Joshua Slocum: New World Columbus, and Popcorn With Maple Syrup: Film in Canada from Eh to Zed.

Rowe’s feature films include Treasure Island, starring Jack Palance and Kevin Zegers, Lost! starring Ken Welsh, Michael Hogan and Helen Shaver, and The Best Bad Thing starring Lana McKissick and Kirin Kiki.

His 2013 half-hour film Shipwrecked on a Great Lake stars Jack Manser as Ned Myers and John Fray as James Fenimore Cooper, and is based on Cooper's book, Ned Myers; or, a Life Before the Mast. 1843. ISBN 1-4280-2232-5.

Television series he has directed include On the Run, Super Humans, Ready or Not, E.N.G., African Skies, Exploring Under Sail, and Fast Track.

His wilderness filmmaking has taken place in over 40 countries and many far-flung corners of the world including numerous active volcanoes, several hurricanes and tornadoes, Antarctica, Cape Horn, the Canadian Arctic, and the Sahara and Arabian Deserts.

Rowe has also performed as an actor, most recently playing Hunter S. Thompson in the TV biography series Final 24.

He appeared in the 2013 documentary film Rewind This about the impact of VHS on the film industry and home video.

• Canadian Society of Cinematographers 2010 Award for Lifestyle/Reality Cinematography (Angry Planet "Hurricane Triple Threat")
• Gold Medal, Worldfest Film Festival (Treasure Island)
• Gold Special Jury Award, Houston Film Festival (Joshua Slocum: New World Columbus)
• Best Film, Montreal Children’s Film Festival (The Best Bad Thing)

• Explorers Club
• Directors Guild of Canada (Ontario Chairman, 2001–2003)
• Canadian Society of Cinematographers
• Writers Guild of Canada
• Founding Board Member-Whistler Film Festival
• Founding Board Member-Explorers Club Film Festival
• Lecturer in Post-Graduate Film Production-Sheridan College (2002–2003)
• Lecturer in Film Production – Harris Institute for the Arts (1995–1997)