David Pearson
Md Arturi Films Producer and Director @David Pearson
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WORK HISTORY
Md Arturi Films Producer and Director @David Pearson
BAFTA Nominated, BIFA Award and Oscar Nomination Shortlist, Prix Italia and Grierson Award 2010 for Mugabe and The White African. Released in cinemas in UK, USA and France. Various fiction films in development.Broadcast weekly as Movieman for BBC Radio Glos 2012.Development of TV series and in pre-production for TV film.
EDUCATION
Bath Spa University
M.A Creative Writing
Portsmouth Polytechnic
Anthropology and Geography
European Film Business School
Diploma , Film Production
Varndean Grammar School
A level Geography, Maths, Physics and English
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID PEARSON
Director, Producer, Executive, Writer, Lecturer, Trainer, Moderator, Lecturer & Consultant. BAFTA & Emmy Nominated, Oscar Shortlisted, Awards BIFA, RTS, Grierson, Prix Italia, FIPA, Prix Nicki. Founded and programmed the Screenwriters\' Festival. Just completed directing \'The Last Kings Of Soho\' cinema documentary. Currently attached as director to a feature film in development \"The Lock Inn\"(AKA Brother of All Battles) with FoR Films. Provides non-media businesses with story skills. Does your story do you justice? Has held various non-exec director positions and been on advisory boards.Directed 30 full length prime time TV films and Exec Producer of 150+ films for BBC, ITV, C4, PBS etc. including award winning shorts series 10x10. Directed:\"Black Car Home\" cinema short shown 2015 LSFF, Orlando and Red Rock Festivals. A darkly comic drama with Nadia Serantes & Jon Cleave. up Arturi Films, Storyspring and Screenwriters’ Festival- former ITV & BBC executive and commissioned Under The Sun. Worked in many genres in film and TV including documentary, drama series, food and entertainment. Directed the popular BBC series \"A CHANGE OF SEX\" following trans pioneer Julia Grant\'s story.Works freelance on projects eg \"British Cycling: Road To Glory\" for Twofour/Sky.Writes for national newspapers & magazines. Presented for BBC radio as \"Movieman\".Has moderated and conducted numerous stage interviews with writers, producers & directors including Oscar winner Julian Fellowes, Nick Park, Phil Agland, television executives Ben Stephenson Head of BBC Drama, Jane Tranter Director of BBC Drama, Christine Langan BBC Films, and Lost creators Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse.Arturi\'s Mugabe and The White African won BIFA, Grierson, RTS Awards, BAFTA & Emmy Nominated and Oscar shortlisted. Shown theatrically UK, USA & France. Feature dev slate includes his co-written thriller The Hum & Disaster Improved My Life (Ffilm Cymru)Other skills: Co-Productions, New Talent, Trouble ShootingLectured widely : Falmouth & Manchester Universities, UWE, & the Swedish Film Institute. FHEA
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