Brian Woods (filmmaker)
| Brian Woods | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Brian Edwards 16 March 1963 Lytham St Annes, United Kingdom |
| Residence | Chiswick, London |
| Education | Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Film maker, producer |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Shipley |
Brian Edwards (born 16 March 1963) is a BAFTA award-winning[1][2] British documentary film-maker, who founded and currently runs True Vision, an independent production company, which concentrates mainly on human rights-related subjects. Through the company he has been awarded or nominated for several international awards, including six US Emmies, a BAFTA, two US Peabodies, The Amnesty International Documentary Award, two One World Awards, and three Monte Carlo TV Festival Awards. The company's films have been commissioned by the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery and HBO, and have been shown around the world.
Early life and career
Woods was educated at Cambridge University, where he read Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam College.[3]
Awards
With Kate Blewett, Brian Woods received the Amnesty International UK Media Award in 2002 for photojournalism. Also with Blewett, he made a BBC documentary, Kids Behind Bars, shown on 17 April 2005, showing the situation of juvenile prisoners in different parts of the world and exploring the problems of juvenile crime and justice; they also co-produced The Dying Rooms.
Productions
| Programme | Channel | Role(s) | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs | Channel 4 | Executive Producer | |
| America's Poor Kids | BBC | Executive Producer | RFK Award for television journalism |
| Growing Up Poor - Lads | BBC | Executive Producer | |
| Growing Up Poor - Girls | BBC | Executive Producer | |
| Chinese Murder Mystery | Executive Producer | ||
| Golden Oldies | BBC | Executive Producer | |
| Kashmir's Torture Trail | Channel 4 | Executive Producer | Amnesty Media Award for Documentary |
| Ukraine's Forgotten Children | Executive Producer | ||
| Britain's Sex Gangs | Executive Producer | ||
| Loved but Lost | Channel 4 | Executive Producer | |
| Up in Smoke | Executive Producer | ||
| Poor Kids | Producer | ||
| War Child/Children of Gaza | Channel 4 | Producer | |
| The Nurture Room | Channel 4 | Producer | |
| City of Fear | Channel 4 | Executive Producer | |
| Britain's Street Kids | Channel 4 | Executive Producer | |
| Britain's Street Kids | Channel 4 | Executive Producer | |
| Zimbabwe's Forgotten Children | Channel 4 | Executive Producer | 2011 BAFTA for Current Affairs US Peabody Award Broadcast Award for Best Documentary |
Other work
Woods is a founding trustee of the charity Care of China's Orphaned and Abandoned (COCOA) and a charitable theatre company.
External links
- Brian Woods
- True Vision
- 11th Annual Media Awards
- Human Rights Film Festival at Brookes
- COCOA
- Apex Trust
References
- ↑ "bafta.org".
- ↑ "Television Awards Nominees and Winners in 2011". bafta.org.
- ↑ "Brian Woods at 'Watersprite'". Fitzwilliam College. 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.