Award winning filmmaker with thirty years of production experience both broadcast and non-broadcast.
In August 2018 became employed as a local government filmmaker in the UK.
Original break in television was in 1984 with the then new Channel 4's Eleventh Hour, youth series 'Turn It Up'. Went on to train at (Newport Film School) Newport Film School, The National Film and Television School and in the cutting rooms of BBC Wales and Tyne Tees Television. Specialized from 2003 - 2010 in running media projects with young people with physical and
learning disabilities.
During 2010 to 2018 was a freelance filmmaker, project manager, media tutor and lecturer. Working with charities, corporate organizations, educational establishments, individuals and community groups with a particular interest in social history and archaeology.
Original break in television was in 1984 with the then new Channel 4's Eleventh Hour, youth series 'Turn It Up'. Went on to train at (Newport Film School) Newport Film School, The National Film and Television School and in the cutting rooms of BBC Wales and Tyne Tees Television. Specialized from 2003 - 2010 in running media projects with young people with physical and
learning disabilities.
During 2010 to 2018 was a freelance filmmaker, project manager, media tutor and lecturer. Working with charities, corporate organizations, educational establishments, individuals and community groups with a particular interest in social history and archaeology.
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Links to not-for-profit and educational projects
History
1. History in the Making (prt 1&2) & Other Museum Films
2. Oxfordshire Iron Age Mirror
3. Memory Projects -Living Well With Dementia
4. Rock Around The Clock (Oral History)
5. History in the Making (Anglo Saxons prt 3)
6. Down Memory Lane (Oral History)
Education & Training
1. Education, Skills and Learning
2. All About Eve
3. Bodies Beautiful
Community
1. Community Projects & Learning
2. Youth Projects
3. Ataxia - Telangiectasia (A-T) Production
Links to not-for-profit and educational projects
History
1. History in the Making (prt 1&2) & Other Museum Films
2. Oxfordshire Iron Age Mirror
3. Memory Projects -Living Well With Dementia
4. Rock Around The Clock (Oral History)
5. History in the Making (Anglo Saxons prt 3)
6. Down Memory Lane (Oral History)
Education & Training
1. Education, Skills and Learning
2. All About Eve
3. Bodies Beautiful
Community
1. Community Projects & Learning
2. Youth Projects
3. Ataxia - Telangiectasia (A-T) Production
Clients, organization and individuals:
Cornerstone Arts Centre, Abingdon & Witney College, Distant Object Productions, First Sight Media, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, British China International Consulting Limited, A-T Society, Oxfordshire Museum Service, Open University, Oxfordshire County Council, Cherwell District Council, South and West Oxfordshire District Council (Taking Part), Vale of White Horse District Council, Film Oxford - Adult Education, OYAP Trust, The Orders of St John Care Trust, Iffley Academy, Memory Clubs UK ltd, Abingdon Resource Centre, OXFAM, Pitt Rivers, Voices From Oxford (Balliol College), NHS, Communication Management, Nicola Menage and The Blueberry Wave.
Cornerstone Arts Centre, Abingdon & Witney College, Distant Object Productions, First Sight Media, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, British China International Consulting Limited, A-T Society, Oxfordshire Museum Service, Open University, Oxfordshire County Council, Cherwell District Council, South and West Oxfordshire District Council (Taking Part), Vale of White Horse District Council, Film Oxford - Adult Education, OYAP Trust, The Orders of St John Care Trust, Iffley Academy, Memory Clubs UK ltd, Abingdon Resource Centre, OXFAM, Pitt Rivers, Voices From Oxford (Balliol College), NHS, Communication Management, Nicola Menage and The Blueberry Wave.
Production
Awards and Nominations:
2020 'Winner' Global Film-Maker Award (UK)
Global India International Film Festival, Maharashtra, India
Documentary Awards:
2021 Documentary Ska'd by the music
Silver Producers Award for Outstanding Achievement Virgin Spring Cinefest International Film Festival, Kolkata
2020 Documentary Ska'd by the music
(Special Jury Award) Best Documentary Film Golden Sparrow International Film Festival,
(Special Jury Award) Best Documentary Film Golden Sparrow International Film Festival,
2020 Documentary Ska'd by the music
Winner Best Documentary Film Award Madras Independent Film Festival, Chennai
Winner Best Documentary Film Award Madras Independent Film Festival, Chennai
2020 Documentary Ska'd by the music
Critics' Choice Award (Documentary Category) Tagore International Film Festival
Critics' Choice Award (Documentary Category) Tagore International Film Festival
2020 Documentary Ska'd by the music
Special Mention Award (Documentary Category) Port Blair International Film Festival,
Special Mention Award (Documentary Category) Port Blair International Film Festival,
2020 Documentary Ska'd by the music
(Honorable Mention) Best Documentary Film Athens International Art Film Festival, Greece
2019
Documentary Ska'd by the music (Honorable Mention) Best Documentary Film Athens International Art Film Festival, Greece
Winner for 'Best Documentary Film' Global India International Film Festival, Pune, Maharashtra,
2018
Documentary Ska'd by the music
Nomination for Golden Heart Trellick for 'Best Music Documentary' Portobello Film Festival. London UK
2009
Documentary Thank You Skinhead Girl
2010'Best
Documentary Film' 8th Film Palace International Festival, SONY ERICSSON competition, Bulgaria
2009 Nominated
for ’Best Film’ at the Portobello Film Festival London
2009
Documentary Thank You Skinhead Girl
1992
Documentary The Journey
*David
Altshul Award for Innovation and Creative Excellence in Film Making
1992
Documentary The Journey
*The
Critic’s Award at the 8th Edinburgh Fringe Film and Video Festival
1992
Documentary The Journey
*Certificate
of Merit in honour and recognition of the production’s superior quality at the
28th Chicago Film Festival by the Chicago Film Jury.
Factual/Nonfiction Awards:
2023 OX Place - Oxford Needs Homes - Shared Ownership
with Michelle Chidgey
Best Social Awareness Short Film
Cherry International Film Festival
2023 ODS East Hanney - Multi-Use Games Area
Best One-Minute Short Film
Cherry International Film Festival
2022 My Father with Leslie Spiro
Award for Educational Film
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards
2022 My Father with Leslie Spiro
Award for Educational Film
Gangtok International Film Festival
2022 Elf Around Town with Oxford City Council Christmas Campaign
Award for Best Family/Children's Film
Canary International Film Festival
2022 Elf Around Town with Oxford City Council Christmas Campaign
Award for Best Mobile Short
Canary International Film Festival
Canary International Film Festival
Golden Fern Film Awards (Former Mountain View) International Film Festival