Charlie Phillips is the head of documentary acquisition and production and ''The Guardian'', and a former deputy director of
Sheffield Doc/Fest
Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England.
The Festival includes film sc ...
in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
.
Early life
Phillips was born in Leeds, UK.
Career
After working at various jobs in the TV and film industry, Phillips set up a short film night in London.
[Tamsin Crimmens]
''Arts head: Charlie Phillips, deputy director, Sheffield Doc/Fest''
''The Guardian'', 10 June 2014, retrieved 4 August 2014 He became the editor of
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
’s
BAFTA-winning online documentary channel,
FourDocs.
In 2008 he joined Doc/Fest
[Adam Benzine]
Sheffield Doc/Fest ups Phillips, Currimbhoy
realscreen.com, 26 September 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014 as marketplace director, organising the annual
MeetMarket pitching event.
[Julie Farmer, ‘Centre Stage’, ’’First For Business’’, 1 June 2013] After seeing ''
5 Broken Cameras
''5 Broken Cameras'' ( ar, خمس كاميرات محطمة ''Khamas Kamīrāt Muḥaṭṭamah''; he, חמש מצלמות שבורות ''Hamesh Matslemot Shvurot'') is a 94-minute documentary film co-directed by Palestinian Emad Burnat and Israel ...
'' pitched in Tel Aviv in 2010, Phillips brought it to the MeetMarket. It went on to be nominated for an
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
.
Phillips is a proponent of
crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and alternative finance. In 2015, over was raised worldwide by crow ...
and
digital distribution
Digital distribution, also referred to as content delivery, online distribution, or electronic software distribution, among others, is the delivery or distribution of digital media content (media), content such as Sound recording and reproductio ...
for documentaries. In 2012 Phillips led a successful crowdfunding campaign for Sheffield Doc/Fest. He was promoted to deputy director in 2013.
At the 2012 Doc/Fest, Phillips participated in a panel discussion about corporate funding of documentaries. He has appeared on
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...
's ''The Film Programme''.
In September, 2014, Phillips left his position at Doc/Fest to work for ''The Guardian'', as head of its documentary acquisition and production department.
Doc/Fest exec joins Guardian as head of docs"
''Broadcast Now''.8 September 2014 , By Michael Rosser
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British documentary film producers
1980 births
Living people