Phill Smith

Co Director @Restless Films

Manchester, GB

I am the co-founder of Restless Films. We have produced award winning films such as 2024 RTS Best Documentary \"Dont Ever Stop\" for Amazon Prime, and for the BBC including “The Kennedy who changed the world”. Which won an RTS for Best Sports Programme, an AIPS award, an AIB and a Silver SJA award. I am cameraman and film editor for our work, other credits include \"Together Treble Winners\" for Netflix, and \"Together 4 in a row\" for Sky Sports, “Rob Burrow: My year with MND” on BBC One, “The Making of Tommy Fleetwood” on BBC2, “Race and Pace: The West Indians in East Lancashire” on BBC Four, “The Silent Killer” on BBC One. I spent twelve years as staff with the BBC, working from Video Editor in Birmingham to Head of Editing for BBC North Current Affairs. Working on multiple award winning current affairs programmes, cutting documentaries for the last eight years. I was lucky to be lead features editor for all major network current affairs content for BBC Breakfast.I have worked at five Olympic Games as an Avid Editor, and will hopefully continue to do so into the future.

Lutterworth Grammar

A levels, Media Studies

Birmingham City University

Television Technology and Production, Cinematography and Film/Video Production