Peter Goetz
Peter Goetz is a film & television director, producer, and EP with over twenty years of international experience creating documentary feature films, doc-series, and branded content working with Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, HBO, CBS, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, CNN, and brands such as Patagonia, Spotify, Delta, Airbnb, Redbull, Tesla, Headspace, Toyota, Reef, Roxy, and Quiksilver.
Peter’s innate love for adventure is palpable. The California native and UC Berkeley alum started his career working on Survivor & the Amazing Race, traveling to the most remote corners of the globe as one of the youngest producers of the hit series. Since then, Peter’s work includes the supervision, development, production, and delivery of a vast range of subjects. After shooting in over 100 countries, Peter is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
He is committed to developing and producing compelling content with a purpose. Peter believes that storytellers have a distinct responsibility to bring entertaining, authentic stories to the screen. Peter strives to push the media landscape forward using storytelling as a hammer with which to shape reality. He’s carved out a niche for telling emotive, character-driven stories known to shape policy, spark momentum and catalyze strategic calls to action to protect the planet and the creatures that inhabit it.
Career Storyline
Peter founded Backroads Pictures, an award-winning, global production studio.  Backroads gives a voice to stories that aim to connect, empower and impact. Seeking narratives that focus on community and our planet, Goetz believes that storytelling has the capacity to change the world.
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Countries Visited
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Commercial Deliverables
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Festival Awards
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Global Production Partners
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Branded Documentaries
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Conservation Impact Films
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Travel Adventure Films
