AWARDS

PUSSY RIOT-A Punk Prayer (BBC/HBO)
Winner Broadcast Awards 2015
Winner Special Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival 2013
Winner British Independent Film Awards (Best Documentary 2013)
Oscar Shortlist (Best Documentary 2013)
RTS Nomination (International 2013)
GRIERSON Nomination (Best Documentary 2014)
90 minute Feature Doc
Filmed over the course of 6 months, this documentary tells the incredible story of 3 young women: Nadia, Masha and Katia. But who is really on trial in a case that has gripped the nation and the world beyond – young artists or the society they live in?
PRODUCED @ ROAST BEEF PRODUCTIONS
DIRECTED BY MIKE LERNER & MAXIM POZDOROVKIN

“GOOGLE AND THE WORLD BRAIN” (BBC)
Nominee Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival 2013
90 minute Feature Doc
HG Wells wrote of a computer that controlled everything. The film shows Googles attempts to scan all the worlds books and realise Wells’ dream.
DIRECTOR. BEN LEWIS.

“REAGAN” (BBC/HBO)
Winner EMMY Outstanding Historical Documentary 2012
Winner CINE Golden Eagle 2011
102 minute, Feature Doc.
To mark the centenary of the birth of one of the most iconic figures in recent American politics, a documentary which examines the enigmatic career of screen star and two-term US president Ronald Reagan. He has been heralded as one of the architects of the modern world and since his death many Americans have been working to cement his legacy. But who was he and what did he stand for?
PRODUCED @ CHARLOTTE STREET FILMS.
DIRECTED BY EUGENE JARECKI.
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EMMY Nominated Outstanding Reality Programme 2012
Episodes. Martin Sheen, Blair Underwood, Marisa Tomei and Rita Wilson
PRODUCED @ SHED MEDIA US.

“9/11 HEROES OF THE 88th FLOOR” (DISCOVERY/TLC)
EMMY Nominated Outstanding Informational Programme 2012
90 minute, drama documentary.
A film to mark the 10 year, anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centre.
PRODUCED @ DARLOW SMITHSON. DIRECTOR JAMES QUINN.

Winner Golden Ace Award, Las Vegas Film Festival 2009
Baby Bible Basher’s tells the extraordinary stories of three of the Lord’s “chosen children”, and their relationships with God, their families and their congregations. Are these children the innocent conduits of God’s word, or has their childhood been sacrificed to satisfy zealous parents and congregations hungry for miracles?
Dir. AMELIA HANN.
PRODUCED @ FIRECRACKER FILMS.

“MY BRILLIANT BRAIN” (CHANNEL 5)
Winner, World Television Awards 2008,
Best Science Documentary
A compelling three part documentary that with the help of 3D graphics explores the incredible inner workings of the human brain. The programmes look at a group of remarkable people and poses questions about the origins of genius: are these extraordinary abilities genetic, developed or acquired by accident?
Dir. KURT TONDORFF.
PRODUCED @ WINDFALL FILMS.

“MOUNTAIN” presented by GRIFF RHYS JONES. (BBC)
Winner, Scottish BAFTA Best Factual Entertainment Programme 2007
Griff starts his mountainous tour of Great Britain in the formidable Highlands of North West Scotland. This bleak and beautiful region is one of the most remote areas of Great Britain. Follow in his footsteps and find out more about the peaks and the people he encounters.
DIRECTED BY RUPERT SMITH
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HAMISH BARBER
PRODUCED @ IWC MEDIA.

“THE SEARCH FOR MALLORY & IRVINE” (BBC)
Winner Canal Plus Award  Best Documentary 2002.
BAFTA Nominated Best Cinematography 2000.
BBC nomination, BAFTA & RTS Best Documentary 2000.
In the spring of 1924 a British expedition set out to conquer the as yet unclimbed peak of mount Everest. Two of the expeditions climbers, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were last seen, 6 /800 metres below the summit. Was Everest scaled 29 years before Hilary and Tensing?
PRODUCED & DIRECTED @ BBC BRISTOL BY PETER FIRSTBROOK.

“THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER” (BBC)
Winner, Best Human Rights Film, Amsterdam 2002.
Best Picture Nominee. Amnesty International Media Awards 2002.
Henry Kissinger, Nobel Laureate and the most famous American diplomat in history. This 80 minute film investigates charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
PRODUCED BY ALEX GIBNEY @ JIGSAW/THINK TANK N.Y.C
DIRECTED BY EUGENE JARECKI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ROY ACKERMAN

“A BABY TO SAVE OUR SON” 60 minutes.
BBC Nominated, BAFTA Best Current Affairs Documentary, 2003.
Tells the story of , Jayson and Michelle Whitaker, and their seriously ill son, Charlie.  Their only hope of finding a cure for Charlie and saving his life is to use a controversial gene technology–produce a baby that is a perfect genetic match for Charlie and harvest stem cells from the baby’s umbilical cord.  We follow the Whitaker’s two-year journey through a minefield of emotions and ethical issues, from one continent to another, as they prepare to create one baby to save another.
DIRECTED BY RACHEL COUGHLAN.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER EDWINA VARDEY.

“BIG GIRL LITTLE GIRL”
Best Short Film – Miami Film Festival 2004
Best Directing – Strasbourg Film Festival 2004
7 year old Lucy is in love with her uncle, and finds herself fighting for his attention in a big girl’s world.
DIRECTED BY AMELIA HANN.

“MINDREADERS” EQUINOX (CHANNEL 4)
Winner of 2 B.M.A. Silver Awards.
The film explores what the autistic mind can tell us about why male and female relationships so often end in divorce.
PRODUCED @ ILLUMINATIONS TELEVISION.
DIRECTED BY JEREMY TAYLOR.