John Battsek
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John Battsek is a is a documentary film producer.
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[edit] Biography
John Battsek is a prodigious UK documentary-maker, his most famous being One Day in September (1999), the Oscar-winning feature length documentary about the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. At the 2007 Sundance Film Festival he launched three new feature documentaries, My Kid Could Paint That, Crossing The Line, and In The Shadow of the Moon, securing distribution deals for more than $4M. He is also Head of Film at Passion Pictures.
His latest project is The Age of Stupid, a hard-hitting documentary about runaway climate change for Spanner Films.
[edit] Filmography
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
One Day in September (1999) - Producer
The Game of Their Lives (2002) - Executive Producer
Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop (2003) - Producer
Peace One Day (2004) - Co-producer
Lila Says (Lila Dit Ca) (2004) - Co-producer
Black Sun (documentary) (2005) - Producer
A State of Mind (2005) - Producer
Once in a Lifetime (documentary) (2006) - Producer
In the Shadow of the Moon (2006) - Executive Producer
Crossing the Line (film) (2006) - Executive Producer
My Kid Could Paint That (2007) - Executive Producer
In Prison My Whole Life (2007) - Co-producer
Oh, Saigon (2007) - Co-Producer
The Age of Stupid (2008) - Executive Producer
[edit] Reviews & Interviews
"A Passion for the Truth" - Variety
John Battsek on Once in a Lifetime - BBC Film Network
Interview with John Battsek - Tiscali Film and TV
Live Forever Q&A - Contact Music
