Douglas Simpson (New Zealand)
Senior Field Sales Executive
Getty Images

Douglas has been passionate about film since graduating from Auckland University where he studied film, television and media studies.

Douglas has a keen interest in helping productions, especially documentaries, come to fruition right from the initial idea throughout the production process. He became an expert in archive licensing when Getty Images won the exclusive rights to license BBC Motion Gallery content. Now representing NBC, NHK, TVNZ and many other prestigious archives, Douglas has had a hand in multiple, diverse projects around the world.


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