Charlie Phillips (producer)

Charlie Phillips is the head of documentary acquisition and production and The Guardian, and a former deputy director of Sheffield Doc/Fest in the United Kingdom.[1]

Charles R. Phillips
BornNovember 27, 1980 (1980-11-27)
Leeds
NationalityBritish
Occupation
  • Head of video, The Guardian

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.[2] He became the editor of Channel 4’s BAFTA-winning online documentary channel, FourDocs.[3]

In 2008 he joined Doc/Fest[4] as marketplace director, organising the annual MeetMarket pitching event.[5][6] After seeing 5 Broken Cameras pitched in Tel Aviv in 2010, Phillips brought it to the MeetMarket. It went on to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Phillips is a proponent of crowdfunding and digital distribution for documentaries.[7][8] In 2012 Phillips led a successful crowdfunding campaign for Sheffield Doc/Fest. He was promoted to deputy director in 2013.[4] At the 2012 Doc/Fest, Phillips participated in a panel discussion about corporate funding of documentaries. He has appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme.[9]

In September, 2014, Phillips left his position at Doc/Fest to work for The Guardian, as head of its documentary acquisition and production department.[10][11]

References
  1. "ITVS commissioner Aguilar joins Sheffield Doc/Fest". ReelScreen, December 12, 2014 by Manori Ravindran
  2. Tamsin Crimmens, Arts head: Charlie Phillips, deputy director, Sheffield Doc/Fest, The Guardian, 10 June 2014, retrieved 4 August 2014
  3. "My First 5 Jobs: Charlie Phillips". This is Central Station.
  4. Adam Benzine, Sheffield Doc/Fest ups Phillips, Currimbhoy, realscreen.com, 26 September 2013, retrieved 16 January 2014
  5. "Sheffield Doc/Fest’s MeetMarket draws record pitches". Screen Daily. 2 April 2013 | By Michael Rosser
  6. Julie Farmer, ‘Centre Stage’, ’’First For Business’’, 1 June 2013
  7. Stand Out From The Crowd – Part 1, moviescopemag.com, 28 June 2012, retrieved 21 January 2014
  8. "Alt.Doc.Funding: Feature docs. The public and the critics love them. But who will pay to get them made?". Point of View. By Peter Wintonick • November 13th, 2012 • Issue 87, Fall 2012
  9. The film Programme, bbc.co.uk, 5 June 2011, retrieved 21 January 2014
  10. "Charlie Phillips Leaves Sheffield Doc/Fest" Archived 2015-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. September 9, 2014
  11. Doc/Fest exec joins Guardian as head of docs". Broadcast Now.8 September 2014 | By Michael Rosser
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