Thomas "Tom" Atkinson (born 11 January 1978) is a British film and television producer. He holds a BA Hons degree in Fine Art – Sound and Image.
Before moving into production, Tom Atkinson managed London's largest independent post-production house, TVC Soho.[1] In this role he oversaw technical production of many music videos for MTV[2] and VH1[3] for artists such as The Streets,[4] Gareth Gates as well as multiple high-profile corporate jobs for McDonalds, Bang & Olufsen and Zurich.[5] Tom now heads up R3D Films[6] an award winning production company that currently has Film, Documentary, Drama and Corporate projects in production.
Atkinson’s work has been highly acclaimed by the press, in particular Film4.[7][8][9] He has produced several films, including The Wrestling (2008)[10] starring Kendo Nagasaki, Mal Sanders and Sir Jimmy Savile, and The Pantomime[7][11] (2009) narrated by Simon Callow. In 2008, in conjunction with Egmont Publishing Atkinson produced the documentary Roy.[12] This film was made to support the relaunch of legendary comic footballer Roy of the Rovers and the reprinting of his most famous stories.[13] Acclaimed by Film4 in a four star review as "a superb short about a football legend who made up for being a somewhat two-dimensional player by virtue of his formidable haircuts, his nose for scandal and the best eye for goal in the business",[14] Roy won the award for Best Documentary Short at The End of the Pier International Film Festival in 2009,[15] gained Official Selection in Rushes[16] Soho Shorts Festival 2009[17] and also screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[18] Atkinson has also worked with Oscar-winning production company Passion Pictures on a documentary series screened on both Channel 4 and More4.
Atkinson recently wrapped production on The Hairy Hands with Carrion Films[19][20] and one of the UK Film Council's regional screen agencies – South West Screen.[21][22] Directed by Ashley Thorpe, The Hairy Hands[19][20] has been celebrated in Rue Morgue and Fangoria in 2010 and is screening around the world including festivals in Chicago, Toronto and the Cannes Film Festival 2010.