I am a communications and multimedia professional with extensive experience directing, shooting, and shaping visual content for broadcast documentary, advertising, corporate communications, feature films, and online media. I lead creative teams across regions, handling scripting, storyboarding, filming, editing, and audience analytics, and I thrive on delivering compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences. My career has taken me across Asia, Africa, the USA and Europe, where I’ve collaborated with people from varied backgrounds to produce impactful content. Today I run PanaceaFilm from Helsinki (and London) and work with clients and partners worldwide, including corporations, government bodies, and civil society groups. I enjoy turning briefs into engaging stories, managing budgets and schedules, and guiding talent both on and off camera. I’m motivated by projects that combine creativity with social impact and innovation, and I’m always looking for new collaborations that push the boundaries of narrative and visual storytelling.…

Jonathan Clabburn

I am a communications and multimedia professional with extensive experience directing, shooting, and shaping visual content for broadcast documentary, advertising, corporate communications, feature films, and online media. I lead creative teams across regions, handling scripting, storyboarding, filming, editing, and audience analytics, and I thrive on delivering compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences. My career has taken me across Asia, Africa, the USA and Europe, where I’ve collaborated with people from varied backgrounds to produce impactful content. Today I run PanaceaFilm from Helsinki (and London) and work with clients and partners worldwide, including corporations, government bodies, and civil society groups. I enjoy turning briefs into engaging stories, managing budgets and schedules, and guiding talent both on and off camera. I’m motivated by projects that combine creativity with social impact and innovation, and I’m always looking for new collaborations that push the boundaries of narrative and visual storytelling.…

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I am a communications and multimedia professional with extensive experience directing, shooting, and shaping visual content for broadcast documentary, advertising, corporate communications, feature films, and online media. I lead creative teams across regions, handling scripting, storyboarding, filming, editing, and audience analytics, and I thrive on delivering compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences. My career has taken me across Asia, Africa, the USA and Europe, where I’ve collaborated with people from varied backgrounds to produce impactful content.

Today I run PanaceaFilm from Helsinki (and London) and work with clients and partners worldwide, including corporations, government bodies, and civil society groups. I enjoy turning briefs into engaging stories, managing budgets and schedules, and guiding talent both on and off camera. I’m motivated by projects that combine creativity with social impact and innovation, and I’m always looking for new collaborations that push the boundaries of narrative and visual storytelling.

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Language

English
Fluent
Finnish
Intermediate

Work Experience

Director / Producer / Cinematographer at Panaceafilm
October 4, 2020 - Present
Film industry professional
Director / Writer / Producer / Cinematographer / Postproduction Supervisor at PanaceaFilm
January 1, 2012 - Present
Self-employed through content production company PanaceaFilm; produced multiple video content projects for advertising campaigns, social media marketing, corporate communications and Civil Society organisations. Roles included scriptwriting, direction, camera operation, editing and post-production supervision. Extensive travel for filming to USA, India, UAE, Vietnam, Singapore, Tanzania and throughout Europe. Notable projects include CBRE – Talent Manifesto; Dubai Future Fund – Museum of the Future; Bloomberg + Commonwealth – corporate communications videos with live graphical elements; School Safari Tanzania – 46‑min commissioned film; SBS (Australia) / Channel 4 (UK) collaborations.
Freelance Film Maker at London, UK
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2011
Freelance production, scriptwriting, direction & cinematography for advertising, corporate communications & social media campaigns. Credits include feature documentary REDTREES (cinematography) with Netflix (global release) and UK/US cinema screenings; Al Jazeera International – Cinematography; Refugee Council UK – Cinematography; Madonna – Raising Malawi – Production, Direction & Cinematography.
Freelance Photographer / Film Maker at Sydney, Australia
January 1, 1995 - December 31, 2004
Freelance photography, cinematography, production and direction of stills and video content for documentaries, advertising and graphic design.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Photography) at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne University)
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1991
Directing Actors / Scene Building / Screencraft at Australian Film, Television and Radio School
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998
Bachelor of Arts (Photography) at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne University)
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1991
Directing Actors / Scene Building / Screencraft at Australian Film, Television and Radio School
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 1998
Bachelor of Arts (Photography) at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne University)
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1991
Directing Actors / Scene Building / Screencraft at Australian Film, Television and Radio School
January 1, 1998 - December 10, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Education, Government, Real Estate & Construction